The Madras High Court has refused to restore the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card of John Daniel, a US citizen. The Court held that a foreign national who preaches his religion in India needs official permission first, whether or not anyone is converted.
The Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF), a confederation of churches in the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, has written to Chief Minister Pema Khandu urging the state government to hold talks with the Siang Indigenous Farmers Forum (SIFF), a group leading local opposition to the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). The forum has offered to broker the first round.
Dr Randall Sequeira, who grew up in Mumbai, moved to Odisha, in eastern India, in 2017 to treat tribal patients. On the night of October 16, police took him from his home. Eight days on, the 39-year-old physician remains in jail, charged with attempt to murder, while colleagues, friends and rights groups say he is being punished for standing with the communities he treated.
The Methodist Church in Mukteshwar marked 94 years since its founding on October 19, 1932, with a service led by Rev. Chandar Pal, the pastor in charge. About 40 people attended. The church bell was rung for the occasion, and the congregation shared a meal after the service.
The Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) has invited churches, Christian organisations and individuals across the country to observe the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) on 1 and 8 November 2026. The fellowship has asked believers to set aside time on these Sundays to pray for Christians who suffer because of their faith, both in India and around the world.
Christian organisations across India have expressed grief and solidarity with the people of Nepal following the catastrophic floods that struck the Trishuli river basin on August 26, 2026, killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing on both sides of the Nepal-China border.
Devanur’s case is one of two registered so far under the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, the first such cases anywhere in the state since the law took effect on August 1, days after being notified by the state government on July 31. Both cases were registered by Pune Police.
The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, has come into force after receiving the assent of President Droupadi Murmu, making Maharashtra the 13th Indian state to enact a law regulating religious conversions.
Dr Kenneth V. Dodgson, the American medical missionary who spent nearly a quarter of a century at the Jorhat Christian Medical Centre (JCMC) in Assam, passed away on 12 July at the age of 100, four months after his birth centenary celebrations.
Rev. Khoda Tana, a founding-generation figure of the Christian faith among the Nyishi, the largest tribal community in Arunachal Pradesh, died on July 11 of natural causes. He was 82.
Christian denominations across India came together on Sunday, 28 June, to observe a National Day of Prayer and Fasting against the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) and the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) all calling on their members to take part, alongside the Joint Action Forum on Minorities (JAFM), which coordinated the day at a national level.
The Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) held a service of thanksgiving, farewell and commissioning at the EFI Northeast Centre at Guwahati today, honouring the service of Rev. T. P. Mordecai and commissioning Rev. Dr. Aowabang Ozüküm as the new Associate Secretary for Northeast India.
