Pathanamthitta: The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) office for Scheduled Caste/Backward Classes will stage a march in New Delhi on March 10 seeking SC status to Christians and Muslims of SC origin, according to Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, Major Archbishop of Thiruvananthapuram, and CBCI president. In a letter issuedContinue Reading
Alappuzha — The Viswha Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday ‘converted’ 39 people from 11 dalit Christian families to Hinduism as part of its controversial ghar wapsi programme in Kerala’s Alappuzha district on Sunday. The ceremony was held from 6 am to 10 am at Nallaveetil Bhadrakali temple near Cheriyanadu inContinue Reading
Lucknow — After several months, Uttar Pradesh had the first instance of “ghar vapsi” when saffron outfits in Gorakhpur re-converted nearly 100 Dalits from Christianity to Hinduism. Reports said members of Hindu Yuva Vahini, the outfit belonging to Gorakhpur BJP MP Mahant Adityanath, held a special ceremony at the DalitContinue Reading
Dalits form 70 percent of Christians in Tamil NaduContinue Reading