Christians in India’s Jharkhand State have claimed that a government plan to probe church land holdings amounts to persecution. The state government is controlled by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which also rules nationally and has been accused of having...
Indian Catholic priest Fr Dominic Valanmanal, who preached that an increased incidence of autism and hyperactivity in children is due to their parents’ lifestyle has apologised for his remarks. “I have a deep affection towards autistic children. I tell their parents...
Indian Christians are among the last in terms of human develo-pment in Indian society. The rate of unemployment among Christian men in rural as well as urban areas is higher than those from other religions across the country, Fides News Agency reported July 2, 2019....
A group of more than 50 people from all walks of life from the Greater Boston area assembled in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA, to protest against the unabated pace of mob lynching and the growing threat to human rights of citizens in India, especially those of...
Expressing concern over religious discrimination, Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on July 5 said one cannot negate the political link behind it. “As per the position of the people of various religions in the Indian Constitution, there should not be any...
