Christians say the dormant law, first passed in the 1970s, targets their faith. Those trying to revive it say it is essential for preservation of indigenous faiths and culture.

At least two attacks on Christians are being reported every day in India this year, according to new figures released by a ...

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The possible adoption of the term Bharat over India closely aligns with the inclinations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the mother organization of Modi’s BJP. Founders of both the RSS ...

Over the past 20 years, India has transformed into a battleground where faith can determine whether one has the right to honor the dead, maintain employment, or even remain in their home village.

NARAYANPUR, India — Over two decades of practicing and proselytizing Christianity, Badinath Salam had been kicked out of his home several times and often harassed. But in December, he recalled ...

Each claims exclusive truth, dismissing predecessors as flawed: Christianity supersedes Judaism via Jesus as the Messiah; ...

His mother had been dead less than 24 hours. A distraught Jaldhar sat beside her body in the house while his father, Budru, made calls to arrange the funeral. A Christian priest had to be summoned.

Police and paramilitary personnel look on as officials persuade Christian protesters to move away from a road on July 1 in ...

Christianity spread in Kerala through the efforts of Saint Thomas, who arrived on the Malabar Coast of South India. He stayed in Kerala and Tamil Nadu for about 20 years, spreading the teachings ...

Reports of rising Christian persecution in India have reached the country's Supreme Court, which last week directed eight Indian states to verify the claims of Christian groups that filed a ...