The flood, caused by a sudden cloudburst, sent a surge of mud and water crashing into Dharali, a town in Uttarakhand state. Buildings were destroyed as the fast-moving water tore through the narrow mountain valley.
Close to one hundred Christian worshippers cowered behind locked church doors as Hindu extremists surrounded their building, shouting violent threats on a Sunday afternoon in Chhattisgarh state recently.
The Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFIRLC) released a report Tuesday documenting 334 incidents of targeting against Christian communities across India between January and July 2025.
A small Christian church in northern India is experiencing growth and renewed hope after enduring severe persecution, with support from a Christian charity helping to rebuild both the ministry and the pastor’s livelihood.
His comments have drawn criticism from opposition leaders and concern from Christian groups, who fear the law could be misused against religious minorities.
One of the three tribal women at the centre of trafficking allegations against two Kerala Catholic nuns has publicly alleged that she was coerced into giving false testimony, as the sisters remain in judicial custody after courts refused to hear their bail applications.
Tribal student organisations across Assam staged fierce protests on July 30 against Kaziranga MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa following his controversial statement that Adivasis who follow Christianity are not eligible for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status in the state.
Pimpri Chinchwad police arrested an American national and his Indian associate on Monday, July 28 following allegations of attempting religious conversion through financial inducements.
More than 15 families allegedly converted from Christianity to Hinduism during a ceremony in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur district.
Two Catholic nuns were detained by Government Railway Police at Durg Railway Station in Chhattisgarh on 25 July following accusations of forced conversion and human trafficking made by Hindu nationalist activists.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India issued a stark warning on July 28 about escalating violence against religious minorities, accusing authorities of selective law enforcement and constitutional violations while communal tensions rise across the country.
A group of Dalit Catholics in Tamil Nadu’s Trichy district staged a hunger strike on Monday, protesting what they say is long-standing caste-based exclusion from church festival celebrations in their parish.
