Authorities in Kashmir have extended security restrictions after large-scale protests followed reports of the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Catholic bishops and Christian rights groups in have strongly condemned an alleged incident of racial abuse against three migrant women in New Delhi, describing it as a stain on the nation’s cultural heritage.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a Writ petition by Chellamanickam, who had sought a ‘No Caste, No Religion’ certificate from the Tahsildar of Thiruppathur Taluk in Sivagangai District.
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that Uttar Pradesh’s anti-conversion law cannot be used to prevent interfaith marriages or to criminalise live-in relationships between consenting adults of different religions.
Christian organizations in Chhattisgarh have welcomed the Supreme Court’s interim order halting forcible exhumation of tribal Christians’ bodies, describing it as “a victory for religious freedom and human dignity” while calling for strict implementation and accountability for past violations.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has informed the Supreme Court that it found no evidence of forced religious conversion in the 2022 suicide case of a Class XII student at a Christian missionary school in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.
The head of the Catholic Church in Chhattisgarh has expressed concern after the country’s highest court declined to hear a challenge to local restrictions affecting Christian pastors and missionaries.
His sudden passing leaves a void in state and national politics, particularly within the VPP. He was widely regarded as a strong and articulate voice for Meghalaya in national politics.
Christian and Muslim organisations have mounted strong opposition to the Central government’s recent directive mandating the singing of all six stanzas of the song Vande Mataram at official functions and schools, with several groups threatening to approach the Supreme Court if the order is not withdrawn.
Observers say the case reflects ongoing tensions between tribal self-governance structures, anti-conversion legislation and constitutional protections for religious minorities.
The Supreme Court of India has refused to intervene in a case concerning village councils in Chhattisgarh that have barred Christian missionaries and Christian converts from entering certain tribal villages.
A 13-year-old Christian boy was buried under police supervision in eastern India after villagers reportedly objected to a Christian funeral service unless his family agreed to give up their faith.
