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  Mar 25, 2024

  Christians in India facing surge in attacks ahead of elections

  A prominent civil society group has sounded the alarm over a surge in attacks and discrimination against Christians across India, raising concerns about the erosion of fundamental rights and protections for religious minorities ahead of the upcoming general elections.

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  Feb 21, 2024

  2 Americans accused of preaching, conversions at Baptist hospital in India

  Authorities in India fined two American citizens for allegedly violating the conditions of their tourist visa by preaching and carrying out conversions — a claim their host refutes.

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  Feb 16, 2024

  Christian schools in India given ultimatum to remove religious symbols

  Christian institutions across the northeastern Indian state of Assam find themselves at the center of escalating religious tensions this week after a Hindu nationalist group issued a 15-day ultimatum demanding the removal of all Christian symbols and alleged missionary activities from school campuses.

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  Feb 9, 2024

  Suspect in hand-chopping case captured by police after evading arrest for 13 years

  In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a man named Savad, the first accused in the shocking 2010 hand-chopping case of professor T.J. Joseph.

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  Feb 9, 2024

  Pastor rendered unconscious after Christians ambushed, assaulted in India

  A group of Christian, including women, were physically assaulted by members of Hindutva organisations to the point where a pastor passed out and needed to be taken to the hospital. Hindutva is a religious nationalist philosophy that aspires to a Hindu nation.

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  Jan 26, 2024

  Supreme Court of India agrees to hear case on income tax exemption for priests, nuns

  The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear a crucially important case regarding income tax exemptions for nuns and priests working as teachers in government-aided Christian missionary schools across the country. This development marks a new chapter in the long-running legal struggle surrounding the issue.

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  Jan 15, 2024

  Woman brutally murdered at church compound in India

  A Christian woman was brutally attacked and murdered at the St. Mary's Cathedral Church compound in Varanasi, India, on Jan. 1, markng the second murder in that city this year.

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  Jan 3, 2024

  Christian man arrested for praying in his own home on New Year's Eve

  Police in Uttar Pradesh detained a Christian, along with a guest, for praying in his own house on New Year’s Eve in Maharajganj district on Sunday.

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  Dec 28, 2023

  Pastor's arrest forces 7 churches to shut down; family says he was ‘falsely framed’

  Pastor Dashrath Gupta, from Barwa Khurd village under the Nautanwa administrative division, was taken into custody by the Nautanwa police based on a complaint filed by a female church member who had been attending regular services for the past year.

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  Dec 7, 2023

  Radical Hindu group plotting protest against tribal Christians on Christmas Day

  In a move that threatens to heighten communal tensions, the Janajati Dharma Sanskriti Suraksha Manch (JSM), an affiliate of the pro-Hindu Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has announced its intention to stage a protest rally on Christmas Day in Agartala, the capital of Tripura.