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  Break silence on conversions, Agnivesh tells Modi

  Politics | December 31, 2014 12:51 IST

  New Delhi: Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence on the issue of religious conversions and reassert his agenda of development and said Hindu chauvinists "should fix

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  Christmas celebrated with zeal and fervour in northeast

  India | December 25, 2014 13:58 IST

  Aizawl/Kohima/Agartala:  Christmas was celebrated Thursday across northeast India with special prayers, hymns, and mass in churches, besides the traditional spread of delicious food.Over 5.3 million Christians live in Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur while there

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  VHP re-converts 30 SC Christians in 'home coming'

  India | December 22, 2014 9:23 IST

  Alappuzha:  Amidst raging controversy over conversion in the country, a batch of 30 persons belonging to eight families of Scheduled Caste Christians were re-coverted to Hinduism under the auspices of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in

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  Muslims, Christians in India were Hindus: Pravin Togadia

  India | December 17, 2014 16:50 IST

  Ahmedabad: Adding fuel to fire in the recent conversion-row, working president of right-wing organisation Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Pravin Togadia said ancestors of Indian Muslims and Christians were Hindus.  “The ancestors of Indian Muslims were

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  Rajya Sabha to discuss issue of forced conversions today

  Politics | December 17, 2014 9:01 IST

  New Delhi: The issue of alleged forced conversion in Agra has been creating ruckus in parliament over the past few days. The Rajya Sabha will discuss the issue today even as the opposition demands Prime

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  CPI(M) slams government's 'Christmas circular' to schools

  Politics | December 15, 2014 12:31 IST

  New Delhi: Terming as “offensive and unjustifiable” government's reported decision to keep Navodaya schools open on Christmas, CPI(M) today demanded its withdrawal saying it was an “assault” on the religious right of Christians.The HRD Ministry

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  After uproar in Parliament, Union Minister regrets comments on minorities

  Politics | December 02, 2014 14:03 IST

  New Delhi: Minister of State Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Tuesday regretted her use of unparliamentary language while campaigning for the Delhi assembly election."I didn't have any ill intention. But whatever words that I spoke, I express

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  PIL in Bombay High Court seeks 5 per cent reservation for Christians too

  India | July 05, 2014 19:52 IST

  Beed (Maha): Close on the heels of Maharashtra government providing 16 per cent reservation for Marathas and 5 per cent for Muslims in jobs and educational institutions, a PIL in the Bombay High Court has

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  Christians observe Good Friday in India

  India | April 18, 2014 9:34 IST

  New Delhi/Chennai/Mumbai/Coimbatore: Christians in India today observed Good Friday, the day when Jesus Christ was crucified.Devotees assembled in churches across the country and offered prayers. It also marks the climax of the season of Lent.Most

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  Nigeria: Attacks on Christians kill at least 100

  World | March 16, 2014 21:19 IST

  Kano: Officials say Fulani Muslim herders attacked three Christian villages and killed more than 100 civilians. Hundreds of thatched-roof huts were set ablaze.Thousands have been killed in recent years in competition for land and water

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  Muslims live on average Rs 32.66 a day, says a Govt survey

  India | August 20, 2013 19:06 IST

  New Delhi: Among various religious groups, Muslims have the lowest living standard with the average per capita expenditure of just Rs 32.66 in a day, says a government survey.At the other end of the spectrum,

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  Francis: Benedict showed courage in retiring

  World | June 30, 2013 16:48 IST

  Vatican City, Jun 30: Pope Francis says his predecessor, Benedict XVI, was courageously following his conscience when he decided to retire.Benedict became the first pontiff in 600 years to quit the post when he resigned

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  Pope warns church leaders against seeking power

  World | June 29, 2013 19:27 IST

  Vatican City, Jun 29: Pope Francis told prelates Saturday to shun the ‘'logic of human power,” pressing his campaign to root out corruption and other wrongdoing from the Vatican's scandal-tainted power structures.The admonition came a

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  Why do Christians celebrate Good Friday?

  India | April 18, 2014 12:10 IST

  New Delhi: Good Friday is observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary.  The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the

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  Prayers and fasting as Christians observe Good Friday

  India | March 29, 2013 13:00 IST

  New Delhi, March 29: With fasts and daylong prayer services in churches, Christians in the national capital and elsewhere in India observed Good Friday, which marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.Many people fasted and prayed

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  TN To Provide Financial Aid To Christians To Visit Jerusalem

  India | December 20, 2011 22:05 IST

  Chennai,Dec 20: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said her Government would provide financial assistance to Christians wanting to visit Jerusalem, the holy land for Christians.Government would make arrangements for 500 Christians to visit Jerusalem

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  Egypt Protests- New Coptic Christians In Demo Against Discrimination

  World | March 08, 2011 9:59 IST

  Egypt Protests- New Coptic Christians In Demo Against Discrimination Cairo, Mar 8: In a sign of simmering unrest in Egypt, thousands of Coptic Christians protested in Cairo on Monday to demand an end to the

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  Christians, Hindus Clash In Batala; Curfew Clamped

  India | February 20, 2010 16:27 IST

  Members of Christian and Hindu communities clashed and indulged in vandalizing public property  in Batala on Saturday over publication of a picture of Jesus Christ in an allegedly objectionable manner, prompting authorities to clamp an