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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ignited Kerala's political landscape by accusing the ruling LDF of a clandestine alliance with the BJP, raising concerns about minority rights and governmental accountability in the upcoming Assembly elections. Photograph: @priyankagandhi/XKey PointsPriyanka Gandhi Vadra alleges a secret deal between Kerala's LDF and the BJP for the Assembly elections.Vadra accuses both the LDF government and the BJP-led Centre of suppressing dissent and targeting minorities.She claims Pri ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With just a day left for campaigning, Kerala heads into the 2025 assembly polls amid a charged atmosphere of claims and counterclaims by the principal political fronts. Over the past 22 days, candidates of the CPM led LDF, Congress-led UDF and BJP-led NDA have braved the summer heat to reach voters, offering promises that range from social welfare expansion to vision of a "Viksita Keralam". On April 9, a majority of the 2.71 crore registered voters will line up at polling s ...Read More >
Kannur/ Malappuram (Kerala), Apr 6 (PTI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday alleged that the CPI(M)-led LDF has struck a "secret deal" with the BJP to protect its leadership and remain in power, accusing both the state and the Centre of "compromising" and suppressing dissent. Addressing various corner meetings in these northern districts as part of the campaign for the April 9 Assembly polls, the Wayanad MP claimed that the alleged understanding was aimed at shielding leaders from ...Read More >
Kannur: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday alleged that the CPI(M)-led LDF has struck a "secret deal" with the BJP for the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala. She also accused both the state and the Centre of "suppressing dissent and targeting minorities". Addressing a corner meeting at Peravoor in this northern district as part of the poll campaign, the Wayanad MP claimed that the LDF had aligned with the BJP despite the latter "harassing minorities", especially the Christian commun ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala), Apr 6 (PTI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday alleged that the CPI(M)-led LDF has struck a "secret deal" with the BJP for the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala. She also accused both the state and the Centre of "suppressing dissent and targeting minorities". Addressing a corner meeting at Peravoor in this northern district as part of the poll campaign, the Wayanad MP claimed that the LDF had aligned with the BJP despite the latter "harassing minorities", especiall ...Read More >
NAGAPATTINAM: Special Easter Vigil prayers were held at the world-renowned Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, popularly known as the "Rome of the East," to mark the start of Easter Sunday at Velankanni in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu on Saturday night. The celebrations began with the Paschal Vigil ceremony. During the ritual, the "Paschal Light," symbolising the resurrection of Jesus Christ, was lit by the Rector of the Basilica, Fr. Irudhayaraj, followed by solemn prayers. The sacred ...Read More >
Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): Special Easter Vigil prayers were held at the world-renowned Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, popularly known as the "Rome of the East," to mark the start of Easter Sunday at Velankanni in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu on Saturday night. The celebrations began with the Paschal Vigil ceremony. During the ritual, the "Paschal Light," symbolising the resurrection of Jesus Christ, was lit by the Rector of the Basilica, Fr. Irudhayaraj, fol ...Read More >
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has strongly refuted Rahul Gandhi's allegations regarding his involvement in the Chhattisgarh nuns attack, accusing the Congress party of enabling the legal framework that led to the incident. Photograph: Sanjay Sharma/ANIKey PointsKerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan refutes Rahul Gandhi's claim of his involvement in the Chhattisgarh nuns attack.Vijayan accuses Congress of enabling laws misused against minorities in BJP-ruled states.The CM questions Congress's inac ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegation that he had sided with those who attacked nuns in Chhattisgarh, terming the remarks "ignorant and an instance of excessive rhetoric. "The arrest of two Catholic nuns from Kerala in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh in July last year on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion triggered a political row in the state, with Congress and CPI(M) targeting the saffro ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 4 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegation that he had sided with those who attacked nuns in Chhattisgarh, terming the remarks "ignorant and an instance of excessive rhetoric." The arrest of two Catholic nuns from Kerala in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh in July last year on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion triggered a political row in the state, with Congress and CPI(M) targeting ...Read More >
Palakkad (Keralam) [India], April 2 (ANI): Congress MP and General Secretary K.C. Venugopal slammed the BJP over the FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 on Thursday, asserting that his party has exposed the BJP's double standards to the common people. Speaking to ANI, the Congress leader alleged that while the BJP approaches the Christian community with cakes during the Christmas season, they simultaneously target nuns and introduce FCRA amendment legislation to systematically attack the community. Also ...Read More >
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India] April 1 (ANI): Tibetan monk Dargye, who was detained and forcibly taken away by Chinese police from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, on August 5, 2021, was secretly handed a seven-year prison sentence, according to a report by Tibet Times (TT). The Chinese authorities accused Dargye of performing prayers and making religious offerings to the Dalai Lama, as well as helping a few Tibetan monks escape from Tibet. On August 5, 2021, he was arrested in Lhasa along ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is aiming to expand its footprint in Kerala in the upcoming Assembly elections with the support of the 19% Christian population in the state alongside its core Hindu vote, is on the defensive in the wake of some Christian denominations opposing the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) amendment bill moved by the Union government in the Lok Sabha. The bill, introduced by Union Minister of State (Home Affairs) Nityanand Rai in th ...Read More >
Madikeri: The Codava National Council (CNC) has announced a Sathyagraha on April 2 at 10:30 AM near the Deputy Commissioner's office in Madikeri to press for creation of exclusive "virtual" or "intangible" constituencies for the indigenous Codava community in Parliament and the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Drawing parallels with Sikkim's unique Sangha constituency chairperson of the CNC NU Nachappa stated in a press release here today -- reserved exclusively for Buddhist monks and nuns under ...Read More >
KOCHI: A convent-run sch-ool's curbs on wearing the hijab in Kerala's Kochi have spiralled into a religious and political dispute, with three students seeking transfer certificates and CPI alleging the controversy is being stoked by Sangh Parivar to deepen communal divides.The row began recently when a class 8 student attended St Rita's Public School in the Kochi neighbourhood of Palluruthy wearing a hijab, which the management said violated its dress code.The girl's parents complained to CM Pin ...Read More >
Kochi/T'puram: St Rita's Public School, Palluruthy, on Wednesday rejected the report submitted by the deputy director of education (DDE) Ernakulam which found "serious lapses" by the school in allegedly denying an eighth-standard student entry to class because of wearing a hijab.The school, which opened after remaining closed for two days, termed the report "false and misleading" and said it had sufficient evidence to prove its position. Education minister V Sivankutty, who had directed the scho ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress on Sunday slammed RSS, accusing the Hindu group of highlighting an "anti-Christian sentiment" in the article titled 'The Timeline of Global Religious Conversion' in its mouthpiece Kesari.All India Congress Committee general secretary and Alappuzha MP K C Venugopal said the article aims to spread hatred and position Christians as adversaries of the nation under the guise of religious conversion."When the nuns wrongfully detained in Chhattisgarh were released, the true ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Education minister V Sivankutty demanded that the Election Commission conduct a repoll in Thrissur. There were widespread complaints before and after the election that fake votes were added in the Thrissur constituency, he said."What happened in Thrissur is a democratic massacre. The news emerging regarding the Thrissur parliamentary elections is shocking. These events highlight how lightly the BJP regards democracy. It is a serious offence that votes were registered at addre ...Read More >
'They should be given a strong message that they are not the ones who decide the rule of the land, and they are not the ones who decide what justice is.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the heads of various Christian organisations during his visit to Kerala. Photograph: ANI Photo It was on the 26th of July that Preethi Merry and Vandana Francis, two Catholic nuns from Kerala, working in the tribal areas of Chhattisgarh, were arrested along with Sukaman Mandavi, a youth from Narayanpu ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 4 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 11 paise to 87.29 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by sustained foreign fund outflows and concerns over trade tariffs. Forex traders said the weakness in the dollar index and easing crude oil prices supported the rupee at lower levels. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 87.21 and fell to an early low of 87.29 against the American currency, registering a decline of 11 paise over its previous close. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Congress MP Hibi Eden on Monday moved a notice for Adjournment Motion in Lok Sabha to discuss the arrest of two Kerala-based nuns and a tribal youth in Chhattisgarh on the charges of human trafficking. Giving the notice to the Secretary General of Lok Sabha, Eden wrote, To discuss the arrest of two Catholic nuns and a tribal youth. The victims have now lodged a complaint against Bajrang Dal activists, necessitating a thorough investigation. Given the gravity a ...Read More >
A special court in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district has granted bail to two nuns from Kerala and one other person. They were arrested on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion following a complaint by a Bajrang Dal functionary. The court's decision came after a hearing where the prosecution did not request custody for interrogation. A special court in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district on Saturday granted bail to three persons, including two nuns from Kerala, arrested on cha ...Read More >
MUMBAI: After the transfer of Mahadevi, an elephant belonging to a Jain shrine in Kolhapur, to Vantara, an animal rescue and rehabilitation initiative by the Reliance Foundation in Jamnagar, those who were unwilling to let go staged a march on Sunday. Thousands of locals and leaders from the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Kolhapur marched for 45 km from the shrine to the collector's office, demanding that Mahadevi be brought back, following which CM Devendra Fadnavis said he would hold a meeting on ...Read More >
KOZHIKODE: In a major embarrassment to the BJP leadership, strong reactions are pouring in from senior Sangh parivar leaders against the way the party handled the issue related to Chhattisgarh police's arrest of two Malayali nuns for alleged forcible conversion and human trafficking. What irked them is Kerala BJP leadership's posture that their intervention had helped the nuns get bail. The nuns were arrested on July 25 after the intervention of Bajrang Dal workers and were granted bail by the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Irinjalakuda Diocese in Kerala on Sunday issued a sharp rebuke to Thalassery Archbishop Joseph Pamplany over his remarks praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for their purported role in securing the release of two nuns arrested in Chhattisgarh. Bishop Mar Pauly Kannookadan, head of the Irinjalakuda Diocese, made it clear that only authorised Church leadership is empowered to express the official position of the Ch ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Aug 1: Chief Minister and NPP national president Conrad K Sangma has written to his Chhattisgarh counterpart, Vishnu Deo Sai, to consider the revocation of a criminal case filed against two Catholic nuns from Kerala who were detained on July 26 at Durg Railway Station. In his letter, Sangma described the incident as a grave case of harassment and called for immediate intervention to ensure justice and protection of religious freedom. The two nuns Sister Vandana Francis and Sister Pre ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan An ...Read More >
Shillong [Meghalya] [India], August 1 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday wrote a letter to Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai over the arrest of two Kerala nuns, saying religious persecution of any kind has no place in a democratic and secular nation. The CM Sangma condemned the arrest and demanded the withdrawal of the false case. The nuns from Kerala, Sister Vandana Francis and Sister Preethy Mary, were arrested at Durg Railway Station in Chhattisgarh on July 25 for allege ...Read More >
Thodupuzha: The arrest of two Kerala nuns in Chhattisgarh has triggered widespread protests across Kerala. Bishop Mar George Madathikandathil of the Kothamangalam Diocese demanded that the false charges filed against the nuns be withdrawn unconditionally by the court. He emphasised that merely granting bail is not sufficient. The bishop was speaking at the inauguration of a prayer rally and public meeting held in Thodupuzha, organised jointly by the CRI and various diocesan organisations. He u ...Read More >
Udupi: Vinay Kumar Sorake, former minister and President of the Karnataka State Congress Campaigning Committee, has issued a strong condemnation of the Chhattisgarh state government's recent arrest of two Christian nuns. Sorake alleges that the nuns were apprehended on what he believes are fabricated charges. In a press statement released earlier today, Sorake asserted that Sister Vandana Francis and Sister Preeti Mary, both members of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Assisi congregation, were ...Read More >
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