A Hindu mob, including a few students, gathered at the college gate demanding the installation of a Ganesha idol on the college premises for ten days in celebration of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Life is becoming increasingly "stormy" for India's Christians as a surge in Hindu nationalism over the last decade shows no sign of abating.
UCF highlights several issues with the existing anti-conversion law and its proposed amendment. They argued that the broad and ambiguous language of the bill emboldens individuals and extremist groups to target religious minorities under the guise of preventing fraudulent conversions.
A court in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh has delivered a scathing rebuke to local police for fabricating a case of religious conversion against two Hindu men.
Christians across India observed the annual National Day of Prayer and Protest, drawing attention to the ongoing struggle for equal rights among Dalit Christians and Muslims.
More than 300 faith leaders in the United States have signed an open letter urging the US State Department to designate India as a "country of particular concern" (CPC) due to escalating religious persecution.
The NCCI emphasizes that the anti-conversion law infringes upon “the constitutional right to freely practice and profess religion.”
A pastor in the central state of Chhattisgarh has become the latest victim of religious violence, highlighting the growing concerns over the treatment of religious minorities in the country.
The Uttar Pradesh government has tabled a bill in the state assembly to amend its existing anti-conversion law, proposing significantly harsher penalties and widening the scope of enforcement.
A series of recent incidents across Madhya Pradesh have brought to light the increasing pressure faced by religious minorities, particularly the Christian community.
In the Nawada area of Uttarakhand state’s Dehradun District, 15 church members were immersed in worship when Pastor Rajesh Bhomi’s mother-in-law notified them that she had seen the mob a few meters away on her way to the Sunday service.
A delegation of Christian leaders has urged India's federal government to address the rising violence against Christians and to recommend the repeal of controversial anti-conversion laws in 11 states.
