Persecution of Christians in India highlighted at Congressional Briefing in US
Prominent Interfaith organizations call on US State Department to take definitive action to safeguard India’s minorities.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Congressional Briefing cosponsored by...
Protect churches during Christmas, appeals Mumbai NGO
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) A Mumbai NGO on Thursday appealed to the Supreme Court to withdraw the permission for the use of fire-crackers during...
Meghalaya: Chief Minister Sangma hits out at Modi government for rejecting Church leader’s...
Shillong (IANS): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday hit out at NDA Central government for rejecting the visa application of Baptist World Alliance...
54 years of selfless service of Sister Enedina in Odhisa rewarded with expulsion from...
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Sister Enedina, 86 years old, belonging to the Daughters of Charity Congregation, left India on 20th August to Spain after the Indian government...
MP: Three arrested for vandalising, torching church in Narmadapuram
Some religious texts and furniture were destroyed in the fire and the word 'Ram' was written on the wall inside the prayer hall.
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Religious leaders of different faith join Christmas celebrations
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Relegious leaders of Islam, Jain, Buddhist, Hindu and Christian faith attended the Mass at CNI Wesleyan church at Sudder Street today on the...
Federation of Telugu churches demand Christian minority issues to be included in election...
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Federation of Telugu Churches (FTC), a registered apex body of Bishops & Church Heads of major Christian Denominations in Telugu States, in their...
Hyderabad Muslims come together to form a human chain and condemn terror attacks in...
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After math of deadly attacks in Sri Lanka at churches which took hundreds of innocent lives and created an environment of fear and...
All India Catholic Union welcomes govt decision to reopen religious places
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As lockdown 5.0 eases restrictions on religious places, All India Catholic Union (AICU) has thanked the government for the decision. This was communicated...
29 incidents of atrocities against Christians in the first 31 days of the year
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Atrocities against Christians seem to rising this year with 29 incidents of atrocities being committed against Christians in 13 states of India in...
“Adivasis lost a great servant,” tribal rights activist Father Stan remembered
Stanislaus Lourduswamy, popularly known as Stan Swamy, was an Indian Roman Catholic priest, a member of the Jesuit order, and a tribal rights activist...
“Beaten, heads tonsured, forced to chant Jai Shri Ram,” tribal Christians from Jharkhand recount...
By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net
Ranchi: Five tribal Christians from the village Bhedikudar in Simdega district of Jharkhand were allegedly beaten, their heads tonsured and forced...
Vatican calls on Christian and Muslims worldwide to promote universal fraternity
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In a message for Islam’s holy month of Ramadan and Id ul-Fitr, the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has released a message,...
AAP accuses government of defaming Goa Church
Panaji (IANS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Goa on Thursday slammed ruling political parties for criticizing the influential Roman Catholic Church over "land...
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue greets people on Ramadan
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The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue in Telengana state has sent Ramadan greetings to the Muslim community, titled ’Christians and Muslims: Protecting together...
On the right side of the border in Assam and Mizoram
The no man's land—the disputed region between Assam and Mizoram saw violent clashes between the forces of the two states leading to the...
Constitution in danger, monoculturalism putting human rights at risk: Goa Archbishop
Panaji (IANS): The Indian Constitution is in danger, Goa's Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao has said, adding that a "new trend" of monoculturalism, which demands uniformity...
Rajasthan: In viral video, RSS leader targets religious minorities
In a viral video, an RSS official can be heard demanding the conversion of 30,000 mosques into temples.
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Christian bodies call attack on Ujjain Mission hospital by BJP workers an ‘act of...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), the Madhya Pradesh Regional Bishops’ Council and the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain have...
Muslim groups in Australia protest against controversial BJP MP’s Tejasvi Surya’s invitation to youth...
Several Australian Muslim youths said that they were shocked after hearing about Surya being invited for addressing the events in Australia and called it...
Why I participated in the Yuva Hunkar rally
Text and photos by Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The Yuva Hunkar rally, which took place in Delhi today, saw a sizeable participation from people from all...
Divisive politics in India: Operation ‘Provoke Muslims & Christians’
Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood
During the last seventy one years since India became independent its sovereignty has been considerably strengthened, internal peace has been well...
Congressional briefing exposes widespread Christian persecution in India
Speakers call for the U.S. and other nations to sanction Indian political leaders.
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WASHINGTON, DC – After using most of an hour-long congressional briefing on...
US Businessman blacklisted and accused of conversions allowed to return to India
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James David Murray, a Christian businessman who was blacklisted and denied entry by the Indian government in June 2015, was finally able to...
To remember violence against Dalits & Christian Adivasis, NSF to commemorate Kandhamal Day on...
The National Solidarity Forum (NSF) on August 25 will remember the victims of targeted violence against Christian Adivasis and Dalits that occurred in Odisha...
‘जिस छुआछूत व जाति-भेद के दंश से बचने को दलितों ने हिन्दू धर्म त्यागा,...
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Good Friday holiday scraped in two union territories, Christians upset
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) The Christian community is up in arms after the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu...
Controversy over Pala Bishop’s hate speech: A stand-alone issue or larger Hindutva scheme in...
Instead of addressing recent issues facing women in the state, the unsubstantial claims of the Bishop have raised concerns whether he is genuinely concerned...
Meet Sheikh Maqsud Alam, a Muslim caretaker of Kolkata’s oldest Christian cemetery for 24...
Forty-seven-year old Sheikh Maqsud Alam is a caretaker of a Christian cemetery. He looks after the Barrackpore Cemetery, which is one of the oldest...
Inducement & demographic shift, a propaganda pattern amid attacks on Christians in Punjab
The attack on the church in Punjab is the latest in a string of more frequent assaults on Christians in recent months amid...
Amid lynching and hate crimes, Indian government says minorities safe in the country
New Delhi (IANS): The central government on Thursday said that the rights of minorities are more safe and secure in India compared with the...
Religious leaders stress on strengthening mutual love, harmony in India
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New Delhi: A get-together of the prominent leaders of different religions was organised at the Archbishop House here on Monday to strengthen mutual...
Christians join Muslims as targets of Hindutva groups in Karnataka
Christians in Karnataka make up less than two per cent of the population but suffer the third-largest number of hate crimes in India. Civil...
Four nuns transferred for protesting against Bishop refuse to go
Kottayam (Kerala), Jan 16 (IANS) Four nuns -- who went on a public protest last year demanding arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who then...
Christians hold mass protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against ‘attacks on churches’
The demonstrators protested against the recent spate of violence faced by Christians in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and other places...
Indian diaspora in London mark Republic Day with protests against Hindutva, attacks on Dalits...
By M Ghazali Khan for TwoCircles.net
Instead of hosting and participating in festivities, the UK-based Indian Diaspora marked the Republic Day by organising a protest...
Yoga guru Ramdev accuses Muslims of terrorism, abducting Hindu women
Ramdev claimed that Islam and Christianity were obsessed with conversion while Hinduism taught its followers to do good.
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NEW DELHI — In...
Dalit Christians caught in the Church vortex
By R L Francis
The Christians all over India observed November 11 as “Dalit Liberation Sunday” (DLS) with an avowed aim of bringing the Dalit Christians...
12 incidents of violence against Christians in 15 days in just one district of...
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New Delhi: In this month, September 2018, this district of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh has witnessed 12 incidents of violence against Christians. The...
Former VC Hamid Ansari, Shashi Tharoor to speak at Reclaiming India conference on democratic...
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Mohammad Hamid Ansari (Former Vice President of India), Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi (Historian and a Grandson of Mohandas Gandhi) and Rev Dr William Barber (Co-Chair...
‘Going Back Is a Dream’: Kuki Women in Assam Now Cope New Fear of...
Arshad Ahmed | Two Circles
Since she left her home with her family in strife-torn Manipur’s Jiribam District in May and reached Assam on a...
Maulana Azad scholarship for research scholars from minority communities to stop: Centre
The fellowship for scholars from the minority communities was started during the UPA regime as part of implementing the Sachar Committee recommendations.
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Maharajganj Church case: Hindu Yuva Vahini member waved Rs 100 note at woman, asked...
By Siddhant Mohan, Twocircles.net
Details emerging from the disruption of Church services at Maharajganj on Friday by Hindu Yuva Vahini are pointing to provocation, intimidation,...
Chhattisgarh: Five more arrested for clash in Narayanpur over ‘religious conversion’
Police have filed three separate cases at Edka police station following complaints received from tribals, tribal Christians and police about alleged attacks on...
‘It’s a constitutional issue, not a Christian one:’ Women groups protest violence against Adivasi...
Over the last few months, hundreds of Adivasi Christians have fled their homes across several villages of Chhattisgarh after alleged attacks by Hindutva...
Church, statue vandalized in Karnataka’s Mysuru; police suspect theft
At around 6-7 pm on December 27, the church staff found the statue of baby Jesus damaged and money from the donation box...
Bombay HC Rules Minority Schools Exempt from RTE Act Quota; Maharashtra Govt Ordered to...
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New Delhi: The Bombay High Court’s Aurangabad bench has recently determined that minority educational institutions cannot enrol students under the 25% quota...
Chattisgarsh: Church vandalised during protest in Narayanpur, senior cop injured
This comes two weeks after Christian families were allegedly assaulted and driven away following coordinated attacks in over a dozen villages in the...
Andhra Pradesh assembly passes resolution to grant SC status to Dalit Christians
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The Andhra Pradesh state assembly passed a resolution on Wednesday, 7th February to grant scheduled caste status to Dalit Christians. The resolution was...
Rights groups condemn ‘pressure’ against USCIRF to report on religious persecution in India
In a letter to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom on April 10, several rights-based organizations and individuals said the commission must...
For the first in history, a Kashmir football club qualifies for I-League
Srinagar (IANS): For the first time in its history, a Kashmir based football club has qualified for the final round of the Hero I-League...
“Halt the Hate”: Amnesty International’s new website to track and document hate crimes in...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
One of the leading human rights organization Amnesty International India has launched a website on Thursday which will be used to...
‘We’ll Keep Opposing:’ – National Protest of Dalit Christians & Dalit Muslims organised by...
Riya Talitha | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI –On March 28, around 1,500 demonstrators gathered at Jantar Mantar to demand the inclusion of Dalit Christians in the...