Category: National

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SC must review Sec 377 ruling

Rivise Ruling on Gay Relationship SC must review Sec 377 ruling –  Allow gay relationships: Jaitley, Chidambaram (Amit Anand ChoudharyAmit Anand Choudhary, Nov 29, 2015, in Times of India.)                 (Note: Finally it looks the political top brass in India...

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Streak of sanity – Modiji relenting or repenting at last?

Editorial, 29 November, 2015,. In the Sstatesman                            (Note: Heartening to see that the  Ice is melting, that Modiji is arresting his   combatitive posture, We hope it is a change  of heart and not of tactics.Rout in Bihar must have...

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Minorities, Dalits living in fear: Arundhati Roy

  (In the pic: Arundhati Roy being felicitated with the Mahatma Phule Samata Award in Pune on Saturday. NCP leader Chhagan Bujbal is also seen.) “Dr. Ambedkar left the Hindu religion and proselytised himself to the Buddhist religion precisely for reasons...

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Kerala official’s call for evangelization runs into trouble

Kottayam (Matters India Reporter : A Hindu outfit has called for the ouster of a top Kerala government official, who urged Churches to bring people to Christ and spread Christianity. “There are three ways to spread Christianity, Church evangelization, personal...

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Former IAS officer moots pressure group of Indian Muslims

He believes security and identity and educational and economic backwardness are the primary problems of the community.   (UCAN) A group of educated Muslims is planning to float a pressure group which will subsequently lead to a pan-India political party...

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URGENT  James, we need you!

With the above caption Priya Pillai, of Greenpeace India, writes, what is       Given below which is for your information, reflection & action. james kottoor Dear James, I am writing to you with an urgent request. Last week, the Madras High...

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Catholics welcome secular government in Bihar

Secularist's victory in state elections bucks growing trend of intolerance nationwide. Patna: (UCAN) Church leaders in eastern Indian Bihar state hope the election victory of a secularist chief minister will see more room for religious tolerance, amid worrying trends in...

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One month, seventy five communal clashes….

Joseph Mattappally (Asso. Editor – CCV) It seems that we in India are committed to keep the communal clashes ratio ever vibrant. Going through the small and big 300 + clashes that happened in India during the last four months,...

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Court upholds tax exemption for priests, nuns

Chennai (Matters India): The Madras High Court has ordered status quo on the tax exemption given to nuns and priests working as teachers. Justice R Mahadevan on November 20 gave the direction on two separate petitions moved by Nirmala Education...

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Christians fight local government rules on priests

Bhopal (UCAN) :Some villages in Chhattisgarh state have barred Christian priests from entering. Church leaders in Chhattisgarh are struggling against a local law that helps Hindu hard-liners stop Christian priests from setting foot in certain villages. "The atmosphere in the...

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Christians fight local government rules on priests

Some villages in Chhattisgarh state have barred Christian priests from entering. Bhopal: (UCAN) Church leaders in Chhattisgarh are struggling against a local law that helps Hindu hard-liners stop Christian priests from setting foot in certain villages. "The atmosphere in the...

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BJP may tie up with Church in Kerala: report

The party had made a similar move prior to the Lok Sabha elections and this had to a certain extent reflected in the performance of some of its candidates too. Thiruvananthapuram: (UCAN) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be looking...