Christians
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Break silence on conversions, Agnivesh tells Modi
National | Dec 31, 2014, 12:51 PM ISTNew 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 | Dec 25, 2014, 01:58 PM ISTAizawl/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 | Dec 22, 2014, 09:23 AM ISTAlappuzha: 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 | Dec 17, 2014, 04:50 PM ISTAhmedabad: 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
National | Dec 17, 2014, 09:01 AM ISTNew 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
National | Dec 15, 2014, 12:31 PM ISTNew 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
National | Dec 02, 2014, 02:03 PM ISTNew 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 | Jul 05, 2014, 07:52 PM ISTBeed (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 | Apr 18, 2014, 09:34 AM ISTNew 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 | Mar 16, 2014, 09:19 PM ISTKano: 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 | Aug 20, 2013, 07:06 PM ISTNew 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 | Jun 30, 2013, 04:48 PM ISTVatican 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 | Jun 29, 2013, 07:27 PM ISTVatican 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 | Apr 18, 2014, 12:10 PM ISTNew 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 | Mar 29, 2013, 01:00 PM ISTNew 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 | Dec 20, 2011, 10:05 PM ISTChennai,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 | Mar 08, 2011, 09:59 AM ISTEgypt 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 | Feb 20, 2010, 04:27 PM ISTMembers 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