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Nun harassment: Two Sangh Parivar members arrested, main accused still at large
arun Posted On April 4, 2021


Four ABVP members who had falsely accused the nuns of conducting forced conversions, and harassed them in a train at Jhansi station, are yet to be booked Weeks after two Catholic nuns, and two young women who want to study […]


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At 47%, Hinduism biggest gainer in religious conversion in Kerala
arun Posted On April 2, 2021


Of the total 506 people who registered their change of religion with the government, 241 were those who converted from Christianity or Islam to Hinduism. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While the BJP, in its election manifesto, has promised an Uttar Pradesh model law […]


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Freedom of Religion and Christian minorities in India
arun Posted On March 31, 2021


The events of March 19, where nuns were forcibly deboarded from a train at Jhansi station reflect an atmosphere of intolerance    Ram Puniyani In the recently released report, Freedom House downgraded India from free to partly free due to the […]


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Nuns’ matter, no small matter: an open letter to Amit Shah
arun Posted On March 30, 2021


Senior journalist AJ Philip reminds Home Minister Amit Shah to do his job and ensure that every law-abiding person is protected Senior Journalist AJ Philip has written to Home Minister Amit Shah to draw his attention to the continued inaction […]


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Harassment of nuns in train at Jhansi can become a major poll issue in Kerala
arun Posted On March 27, 2021


Union Home Minister Amit Shah assures strong action after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan writes to him raises issue, and Congress mocks ‘assurance’ After Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has focussed his attention on poll bound Kerala. The first […]


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Mob attacks Christians in Chhattisgarh, 8 hospitalised
arun Posted On March 18, 2021


Hindutva hardliners accused the Christians of conversions, when they were praying at a house church in Dantewada district Indian Christians Eight Christians were injured and hospitalised in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, after being attacked by a mob of alleged Hindutva […]


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How Unreliable Data On Dalit Christians & Muslims Expose Them To Discrimination
arun Posted On March 15, 2021


There are an estimated 3.2 million Dalit Christians and Muslims in India, according to a 2008 report. But the Census does not enumerate their numbers. Why this is necessary, we explain By Shreehari Paliath Bengaluru: The exclusion of Dalit Christians […]


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Why are SCs among Buddhists and Sikhs given reservations, but not Dalit Christians and Muslims?
arun Posted On February 22, 2021


Sociologist Satish Deshpande discusses reservations, the need for political will to collect disaggregated caste data and why sub-quotas will be a positive step. Shreehari Paliath, Dalits among Christians and Muslims remain excluded from reservations more than 70 years after India […]


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Disha Ravi is not a Christian, but what if she were?
arun Posted On February 18, 2021


For communal right wing trolls, being Christian or Muslim in India, is a crime in itself, the RW ‘influencers’ continue to spread their claims even after fact checks Right Wing (RW) trolls are working overtime to find a communal angle, […]


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No SC quota for Dalits converting to Islam & Christianity to contest elections: Centre to RS
arun Posted On February 14, 2021


However, Dalits adopting other faiths could contest elections from SC reserved seats On February 11, the Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Rajya Sabha that Dalits who convert to Islam and Christianity will not be eligible […]


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