The high court in Madhya Pradesh has ruled that Catholics do not need government or police permission to sing Christmas carols while visiting homes, easing concerns among the state’s small Christian community ahead of the festive season.
He made the remarks on Dec. 18 during a Christmas celebration in New Delhi attended by senior political leaders, diplomats and Church officials.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has issued a controversial appeal asking Hindus to boycott Christmas celebrations, targeting not only individuals but also shopkeepers, shopping malls and schools that observe the Christian festival.
A mob attacked Christian tribals and manhandled police in Gram Panchayat Bade Tevda, Kanker district, on 17 December, demanding exhumation of a body buried a day earlier according to Christian rites.
The management of Seventh-day Adventist Higher Secondary School in Ahmedabad’s Maninagar area has approached the Gujarat High Court challenging the state government’s decision to take over the institution’s administration.
A particularly moving moment came when the young participants led the dignitaries to the stage, a gesture that resonated with everyone present.
Fresh incidents of harassment and arrests linked to allegations of religious conversion were reported across northern India on recent Sundays, with police detaining at least a dozen Christians in separate cases, church representatives said.
Christian families in Chhattisgarh have been prevented from burying their dead in their home villages, forcing them to seek burial sites far away amid opposition from local residents and limited intervention by authorities, according to media reports.
The Allahabad High Court in Uttar Pradesh has ordered the state government to take firm action against people who convert to Christianity but continue to claim benefits reserved for Scheduled Castes.
The research, conducted over six years by Sciences Po’s Centre for International Studies and The Caravan magazine, represents the first comprehensive mapping of the RSS’s global reach.
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has cleared privately managed schools, including several run by Christian churches, of allegations that they charged excessive fees.
Tribal Christian leaders in north-eastern state of Manipur have appealed to President Droupadi Murmu to take urgent steps to restore peace and support rehabilitation efforts following prolonged sectarian violence.
