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- India
Mob attacks church in Chhattisgarh over conversions, SP injured
Raipur: A mob attacked and vandalised a church in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district due to conflicts over religious conversions. The superintendent of police, who reached the spot, suffered injuries in the attack. According…
- Hate Crime
Karnataka: Days after Christmas, church in Mysuru vandalised
Just days after Christmas, a church in Karnataka’s Mysuru was vandalised by unknown people. The statue of Baby Jesus was also reported damaged. According to the police investigating the case, the incident…
- Bangalore
Accused in attempted sexual assault at Bengaluru church premises held
Bengaluru: The man, who attempted sexual assault in the premises of the Bengaluru church but fled when the victim shouted for help, has been arrested after a month-long hunt, police said on…
- Kerala
Kerala parish does away with wooden coffins, starts using cotton shroud for burial
Alappuzha: A church in Kerala has stopped the time-honoured practice of using wooden coffins for burial in favour of eco-friendly cotton cloth. St George Church in Arthunkal near here under the Latin…
- Top Stories
Hyderabad Archbishop to be first Dalit Cardinal at St. Peter’s Basilica Vatican City
Hyderabad: The Archbishop of Hyderabad Diocese Dr. Poola Anthony on Saturday will be the first Dalit in history to be installed as one of the new 21 cardinals, as previously announced by…
- World
1 dead, 2 injured in Alabama church shooting
Washington: One person died and two others were injured after a shooting at a church in the US state of Alabama, police said on Friday. Police in the city of Vestavia Hills said…
- Andhra Pradesh
New Tirupati railway station design slammed for not portraying ‘Indian culture’
Hyderabad: Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday released a model of the future Tirupati railway station, eliciting a volley of criticism from several users on Twitter for not portraying ‘Indian…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Construction of church commences at new Secretariat
Hyderabad: The foundation stone was laid for the construction of a church within the premises of Telangana Secretariat on Thursday. Amidst communal flare-ups across the country, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Rajeshwar…
- India
Goa polls: Congress makes its candidates take pledge of party loyalty before God
Panaji: Ahead of the next month’s Goa Assembly elections, the Congress, which was hit hardest by defections in the BJP-ruled state in the last five years, made its candidates swear before God…
- India
US journalist observes hunger strike over persecution of Christians in India
California-based journalist Pieter Friedrich, on Thursday, began a seven-day hunger strike, protesting against the persecution of Christians in India. The atack on Christians while prevalent across the country off-late is especially worrisome…
