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Chhotebhai Last week the Prime Minister dramatically announced that red beacons would be removed from the cars of netas and babus. The gullible junta applauded. What the PM did not say was whether the hooters/ sirens on these vehicles and their escorts, with which they cut a swathe through denseContinue Reading

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By Alex Williams There’s concern new legislation coming into force next month could restrict the ability of Christians in Vietnam to go to church. Religious groups must have approval from the government and be registered in order to practise under the Law on Belief and Religion. Thomas Muller, an analystContinue Reading

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Phulbani: It is just a matter of rupees one thousand. If Julian Pradhan and his two brothers pay this money as a fine to their neighbours, things will return to the way they were. But eight years after they lost their homes in Kandhamal riots, the three brothers are refusingContinue Reading

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Raipur: Chhattisgarh Catholic Council has expressed serious concern over increasing incidents of attacks on Christian priests, religious places and institutions, alleging that the role of police is also not impartial. “We express community’s deep anguish over the recent incidents of attacks and unlawful actions. We urge the state government toContinue Reading

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Chennai: Catholics and Church of South India members observed Wednesday as a black day to mark the Constitution Order that said that only Hindus can be Scheduled Castes. The order was amended in 1956 and 1990 to include Sikhs and Buddhists respectively. At an event on the Santhome church premises,Continue Reading

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Sweeping new anti-terrorism laws in Russia will stop Christians preaching, teaching, or sharing their faith, charities have warned. Release International, which supports persecuted Christians around the world, has condemned the new legislation, agreed this month, for imposing severe restrictions on what Christians can say about their faith to their friends.Continue Reading