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Mystic Mantra: Hope of the hopeless world

The belief in Jesus' resurrection actually changed that defeat, that darkness and hopelessness into a new Hope.

24 April 2018 12:35 AM IST

VHP steps in to check conversions in Northeast

The leader said that the conversions were being encouraged by Christian missionaries in West Bengal and the Northeast.

25 July 2018 1:54 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

In Delhi, CM Mamata Banerjee to invite Opposition leaders

Everybody knows that it is she who is fighting against the BJP and communal forces.

24 July 2018 6:17 AM IST

She is revered for the many voices she heard, which she believed were spiritual promptings to follow God. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Build your own ark

Another Frenchman of our times, Jean Vanier, was born on September 10, 1928. As a youth, he joined the Navy.

30 May 2019 6:35 AM IST

A latest searching statistic in Britain has discovered that fewer than 50 per cent of the population now claim to be Christian (Representational Image/AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Of right-wing bigots, religion & (in)tolerance in...

What the statistic tells us is that the influence of religion over life in Britain, unlike, say, in Iran or Afghanistan,...

3 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at supporters during a roadshow, in Kochi, Monday, April 24, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Will Modi's reaching out to Christians in Kerala work?

There are far too many reasons why wooing Christians is an attractive proposition for the BJP

26 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

Genital cutting of girls was banned in Egypt in 2008, criminalized in 2016, but continues to be viewed as a way to promote chastity. (Photo: Pixabay)

Egypt struggles to end female genital mutilation

According to the World Health Organization, more than 200 million girls, women have been cut in 30 countries in Africa,...

10 March 2018 2:27 PM IST

Raging debates between conversion and reconversion have produced not merely forms of symbolic violence but resulted in actual physical violence.

Yoke of conversion: For dalits, it's out of the pan into the fire

It's true conversion was a gateway to a better life, free of the yoke of casteism.

16 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

Accounts of the Gospel state that He was put to death after he was betrayed by Judas and the date falls during Holy Week on the Friday before Easter Sunday. (Photo: Pixabay)

10 things you probably did not know about Good Friday

The earliest known use of "Guode Friday" is found in The South English Legendary, a text from around 1290.

30 March 2018 9:38 AM IST

In many countries and in some of the big Indian cities too, shops and malls are already decorated with Christmas trees, stars and, of course, Santa Claus with his white flowing beard.

The challenge of Advent

The world is not as just, not as loving, not as whole as we know it can and should be.

24 Nov 2016 7:09 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump's list' to stop terrorism

Combating terrorism is a laudable aim and one we support because terrorism causes the death of innocents.

19 Nov 2016 4:07 AM IST

The separation period under the Hindu Marriage Act, Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act and the Special Marriage Act is one year.

Christian divorce: Bill to tweak law to be tabled soon

The proposal to amend the provisions dealing with Christian marriages is yet to be cleared by the Cabinet.

14 Nov 2016 7:22 AM IST