In the campaign for the southern Indian State of Karnataka’s May 12 election, religion was once more at the centre of the battle between the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which controls the federal government, and its long-term rival, the Indian...
The Patriarch has invited the church for peace talks during his visit to India Even as they have received an explicit invite from Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Aphrem II for initiating peace talks during his visit to India, the Malankara Orthodox Church appears to be...
Apart from the rising number of female foeticide cases in India, more than 200,000 girls under the age of five die each year in the country, finds a Lancet study led by an Indian-origin resear-cher. The study, published in the journal Lancet Global Health, has found...
The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has reminded people to go for a “clean election,” vote with a clear conscience and without influence. May 26 appeal came two days ahead of the Nagaland Lok Sabha by-election. Naga People’s Front (NPF) president Shürhozelie...
Six months ahead of elections in three northern Indian states, Christian leaders have pledged to vote for poli-tical parties assuring protection of their communities from discrimination and abuse. Ecumenical Christian group Sarva Isai Mahasangh (All Christian Forum)...
