New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP, World Hindu Council) on June 6 accused churches in India of conspiring with the Vatican as “contract killers to destabilize elected governments” and prop up the “puppet” ones. The reaction came after Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman wrote a letterContinue Reading
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By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Subramanian Swamy of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end India’s relations with the Vatican and close the apostolic nunciature in New Delhi. Swamy, a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house in parliament, on May 23 criticizedContinue Reading
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Krishna N. Das New Delhi:The archbishop of Delhi has called for a prayer campaign until the next general election in an unprecedented political intervention, citing a threat to the country’s secular fabric, triggering angry reactions from the ruling Hindu nationalist party. “We are witnessing a turbulent political atmosphere which posesContinue Reading
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