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In Your Face | Conversion is a primary reason for religious discord in India, must be stopped immediately

We need to realise that religion is a map that helps bring us to the door of spirituality; we can either open the door or wander aimlessly looking for God

Reclaiming Hindu identity, again: A Dalit journey in America

This is an unusual story of Aldrin Deepak, told in his own words. Deepak is a Dalit Hindu living in San Francisco, but for him ‘caste’ has not been part of his Hindu identity

A former Christian’s view of missionaries in India: Of lies, deceit and supremacist worldview

In their attempts to convert Hindus, Christian missionaries use falsity, scare tactics, threats of poverty and starvation, ridicule of Hinduism, promises of immediate riches, and an eventual utopia after death

Acquitting Bishop Mulakkal, Kerala court says 'inconsistent versions' pose questions on survivor's credibility

The court said that the survivor’s claim that she was raped on 13 occasions under duress cannot be relied on the basis of her solitary testimony

I am an Indian Christian and I do not feel persecuted in my motherland

A few, isolated cases of Christian persecution cannot be generalised to be the plight of all Christians in India. It is the conversion that is the real trigger to the disharmony between Christians and Hindus

Christmas 2021: Who are the Three Wise Men or Magi and what is their story?

It is believed that the Three Wise Men — Melchior, Gaspar (also called Caspar) and Balthazar — gifted Jesus gold to signify his status as King of the Jews, frankincense representing the infant's identity as the Son of God; and finally, myrrh that touched upon Jesus' mortality

St. Stephen releases first cut-off list for undergraduate courses; interviews to be held online

St. Stephen's College releases a separate cut-off list from the Delhi University that has 85 percent weightage, and the remaining 15 percent is based on online interviews

Police complaint against Kareena Kapoor Khan filed over title of her book Pregnancy Bible

Alpha Omega Christian Mahasangh has filed a complaint against Kareena Kapoor Khan and two others for "hurting religious sentiments" by using the word "Bible" in the book's title.

Turkey appoints three imams, including professor, for Hagia Sophia ahead of prayers in Istanbul landmark

A Turkish high court recently ruled that the Hagia Sophia had been illegally made into a museum more than eight decades ago.

In Pakistan, casteism runs deep into its gutters as only Christians can apply for sewer cleaner jobs; neglected community mired in poverty, illiteracy

Doctors often refuse to treat the sweepers, who are seen as unclean and untouchable.