In a historic decision, the Madras High Court held that a Dalit non-Christian woman marrying a Christian man or exhibiting religious symbols like the cross cannot be used as a reason to withdraw her Scheduled Caste (SC) community certification.
India has set a new milestone in its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 88,34,70,578 vaccine doses provided to date, including 65,34,306 doses administered in the last 24 hours.
Churches need to offer the world a positive vision of sex, marriage and human sexuality, a Christian academic has said.
Pornography has affected the lives of men, women and children and has left them in need of deep healing from depression, betrayal and trauma, a conference has heard.
Only eight percent of children and young adults in rural regions have access to online classes, and only 37 percent of students nationwide are continuing their education through distance learning.
Human rights defenders in New Delhi released a book in memory of Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old Jesuit priest and human rights activist who died under detention in early July.
Two Indian Jesuits who were trapped in Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover have safely returned home.
The Afghan evacuees who arrived in India are uncertain of their future because they are only here for a brief term on a six-month electronic visa. They also expressed worry for the Afghans who had been left behind.
"No one should be left behind. Vaccine availability is increasing and we must use this opportunity to push back this pandemic.”
Pope Francis is urging people to get vaccinated against Covid-19. He featured in a video by the Ad Council expressing his gratitude for the scientists who have made an effective Covid-19 vaccine possible.
Two Indian Jesuits are still stranded in Afghanistan after the organisation where they worked ceased operations indefinitely. The two Jesuits have been working in Afghanistan for almost 15 years to help the Afghan people rebuild their war-torn country via education.
A pastor in Tamil Nadu has been charged with gang-rapping a married woman and filming the incident. The accused are charged under IPC sections for unlawful confinement, sexual abuse, making death threats and theft by the Tamil Nadu police.
