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Horror and heartbreak in India’s Kashmir‍

An unsettling calm has returned along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir following the announcement of a truce on May 10 between India and Pakistan. The agreement, which called for an “immediate and full cessation of hostilities,” came after a week of heavy cross-border shelling that

Prof. Sanjose A. Thomas has received First Will Durant Award

Prof. Sanjose A. Thomas has receiv-ed the First Will Durant Award Inter-national from the Indo-American Phi-losophical Society. He is the head of the Sociology De-partment at SH College, Thevara. The award is based on the excellence of social science studies conducted since 2020. It recognizes his research on how modern education and the general public […]

Indian bishop slams intimidation of Catholic school staff

A Catholic bishop has condemned the harassment of staff from a Church-run school, including a priest and two nuns, while they were on a picnic, by alleged Hindu activists in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. “The men stopped us on spotting the nuns and some of our staff wearing rosaries around their necks, […]

Christian tribals seek ‘separation’ in violence-hit Indian state

A Christian-majority tribal group in India’s Manipur state has reiterated its demand for a separate administrative area as it marked the second anniver-sary of the outbreak of ethnic violence between them and the Hindu-majority Meitei people. Kuki-Zo communities observed May 3 as “Separation Day,” marking the start of the unpre-cedented ethnic violence in 2023 that […]

Indian court denies lower caste legal benefits to Christians

An Indian court has de-nied Christians of Dalit origin legal protections meant for lower caste people, saying a person who converted to Chri-stianity cannot claim to be a member of a lower caste group. The Andhra Pradesh High Court, the highest court in the southern Indian state, issued the ruling in an appeal challenging criminal […]

Bishop slams Christian persecution in eastern Jharkhand state

Church leaders in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand have deplored the continuing persecution of tribal Christians in the state by “anti-social groups” with the backing of some political parties. “These anti-social groups are certainly backed by bigger forces, including political parties; else how can they take the law into their hands?” said Bishop Theodore […]