Recent News

Marthoma Metropolitan breaks the record of longest serving Bishop in the country

August 8, 2007
Tiruvalla, Kerala (Christian Today) - Rev. Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostem, a Marthoma Metropolitan who is the supreme head of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church (commonly known as the Mar Thoma Church), broke the record as the longest serving bishop in India.
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Foetuses suspected to be female, found dumped in Bangalore

August 6, 2007
Bangalore (Christian Today) - In a shocking incident, over 20 aborted foetuses, suspected to be female, were found in a dumpyard in Bangalore. The foetuses were found in Jakkarayanakere area and have been sent to Victoria Hospital for sex determination.
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Gujarat Government to soon actuate the anti-conversion law

August 4, 2007
New Delhi (Christian Today) - Gujarat ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), now wants to reconsider and bring back an old anti-conversion law in the state. In 2003, the parliament had approved the law but had not publicized it due to the protests and resistance by the people.
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National Scheduled Caste Commission Endorsed Dalit Christians’ Rights

July 26, 2007
New Delhi (Christian Today) - National Schedule Caste Commission (NSCC) asserted its commitment to the cause of all Dalits (down-trodden) from various religions.
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The Supreme Court Accepts Christians' Plea for Adoption Rights

July 24, 2007
New Delhi (Christian Today) - The highest court in the country, the Supreme Court of India has accepted the petition of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) to make provision for Christians to be able to adopt children legally, so far only Hindus are allowed to do so.
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Gujjar protest turns violent, PM appeals for peace in Rajasthan

June 4, 2007
Jaipur (Christian Today) - Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has appealed for peace to the people in Rajasthan even as escalating inter-caste violence threatens to breakdown law and order situation in the state.
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Tens of thousands of Dalits, tribals embrace Buddhism to escape caste oppression

May 28, 2007
Mumbai (Christian Today) - Tens of thousands of Dalits and tribals have converted to Buddhism at a massive gathering in Mumbai to mark the 50th year of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's conversion to the religion to escape the oppressive and stratified Hindu caste system.
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Principal of Catholic school in Delhi shot

May 27, 2007
New Delhi (Christian Today) - In a shocking incident, a Catholic priest who manages a school at Sangam Vihar in South Delhi was shot by two unidentified youths, May 15, giving rise to concerns about the safety of the Christian community in the state.
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Minority Commission rules in favour of Dalit Christians, recommends affirmative action

May 28, 2007
New Delhi (Christian Today) - The National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities (NCRLM) has finally presented its long-delayed report to India's government, backing the demand for extending reservation benefits to Dalit converts to Christianity and Islam.
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Nation recalls love of Christ on Good Friday

April 7 , 2007
New Delhi (Christian Today) - Millions of Christians in India commemorated Good Friday with prayer and fasting, remembering the immeasurable love and sacrifice of Lord Jesus who was crucified on the Cross this day 2000 years back.
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New documentary to prove Christ resurrected

April 3 , 2007
New York (Christian Today) - A new DVD documenting evidence for the Christ's resurrection is scheduled to be released by Grizzly Adams Productions, a corporation that releases family-friendly films, television series and specials, during Easter this year in the US.
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Nandigram violence evokes nationwide protest, leaves WB Govt. red-faced

March 19, 2007
Kolkata (Christian Today) - Flouting all human rights norms, policemen in Nandigram unleashed a reign of terror, opening fire at innocent villagers who were protesting against forcible farmland acquisition by the State Government, that left at least 20 dead, scores injured and the State Government red-faced even as the nation decried the atrocities.
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Half of India's children are malnourished: Study

March 14, 2007
New Delhi (Associated Press) - Almost half of India's children are malnourished, putting the country in the same league as some of the world's poorest countries - even though fewer infants are dying and more pregnant Indian women are seeing doctors, according to a government data released recently.
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India to launch 'cradle scheme' to prevent female infanticide

March 1, 2007
New Delhi (Christian Today) - The Indian Government will launch a novel "cradle scheme" – a series of orphanages - in a bid to reduce the number of sex-selection abortions and female infanticides that have ravaged the population of girls in the Asian nation.
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Bible college students [attacked] during outreach; two in critical condition

February 20, 2007
Mumbai (Christian Today) - Five students studying at a Bible college...were beaten...while sharing the Gospel on the streets of a local village in India, February 18.
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False reports of mass conversion spark tension in Uttar Pradesh

November 17, 2006
False media reports of over 300 Hindus embracing Christianity at a conversion ceremony held at Baksha area of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, have sparked tension in the region.
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Jimmy Carter Project builds homes and hopes

November 17, 2006
Pune (Christian Today) - The annual Habitat for Humanity (HFH) project led by former U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn kicked off on October 30 with more than 2,000 volunteers from North and South America, Europe, Asia and from across India lending a hand in building homes for poor families from the Lonavala area near Pune, Maharashtra
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'No Entry' for leprosy-afflicted people in YMCA Delhi

November 17, 2006
New Delhi (Christian Today) - National daily, The Times of India (TOI) has reported a shocking news that the Delhi YMCA Tourist Hostel has shut its doors on a delegation of lepers, canceling their bookings on grounds that their presence in the premises may offend other guests.
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Prayer service disrupted in Jhabua, pastors arrested

September 19, 2006
A mob of around 40 people stormed into a pastor's house in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, disrupting a prayer service and attacked the congregation, injuring two pastors severely.

Church vandalized in Punjab, police currently have no suspects

September 19, 2006
The Christian community is tense in Amritsar, Punjab after some unidentified miscreants broke into a 200-year old church and indulged in acts of vandalism, destroying and stealing historic and religious items.

Prayer service disrupted in Jhabua, pastors arrested

September 19, 2006
A mob of around 40 people stormed into a pastor's house in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, disrupting a prayer service and attacked the congregation, injuring two pastors severely.

Pastor attacked in Punjab, hospitalized

September 11, 2006
A pastor of Happy Life Prosperity Church was severely beaten up in Punjab by villagers who accused him of using "evil spirits" to cure people and had to be hospitalized for treatments.

Malegaon blast claims 37 lives, sketches of suspects released

September 11, 2006
In a suspected terrorist attack, 37 people were killed and over 150 injured when three high-intensity bombs exploded, including one near a mosque in Malegaon town in Nasik district, Maharashtra.

India to verify UN's HIV/AIDS figures

August 16, 2006
India has announced that it will verify United Nations' estimates that it has overtaken South Africa as the country with the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world.

Gang-rape of two Christian women in Madhya Pradesh sparks widespread protest

August 16, 2006
A Hindu mob has gang-raped two Christian women in a village in Madhya Pradesh, sparking widespread protest within the Christian community.

Chattisgarh to penalize heavily people guilty of conversion

August 8, 2006
The BJP-ruled state of Chattisgarh is considering making the existing anti-conversion law more stringent with provisions for 10 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10 lakh ($22,500) for any one involved in and found guilty of illegal and forcible conversion.

Bill to repeal anti-conversion law introduced in Tamil Nadu Assembly

August 8, 2006
A Bill to repeal an anti-conversion law, which was enacted by the previous AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu in 2002 has been introduced in the State assembly without opposition.

Death threat issued to pastor in Uttar Pradesh, investigations on

July 17, 2003
Lucknow - A pastor has been issued death threats by local supporters of the...Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh following complaints by a woman that he and six of her uncles had forcibly tried to convert her to Christianity.