Mon, 05/07/2010 - 1:12pm Kerala, hand severed of Christian Professor accused of blasphemy

Kerala, hand severed of Christian Professor accused of blasphemy

Stella, Sister of Prof Joseph.

The victim is a college professor who "insulted Muhammad" in an exam questionnaire. Islamic extremism is growing in Kerala: many schools face pressures on the use of the veil. The condemnation of national Muslim organizations. Sajan K. George: Sharia is not law in India.

Sun, 04/07/2010 - 10:42am Persecution Update India June 2010 Issue

Dearly beloved brothers and sisters in Christ,
May the grace, love and peace of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ be upon you!
A young university student, Taylor after his explorative visits to Red Fort and Taj visited the IT capital of Asia, Bangalore for a reality check. He posted the following note and it talks volumes about the state of affairs in Karnataka

Dr. Sajan K George
National President
Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC)

GUEST EDITORIAL

The Global Investors Meet took place 3rd and 4th of June 2010 in Bangalore. The Time News Bureau reported that the Global Investors Meet (GIM) expected to bring in Rs. 5 trillion to Karnataka in the next four-five years. Many leading investors & industrialists attended the two-day event. Arun Jaitley, a leader in the BJP (an opposition party), told the GIM that Karnataka was the safest place to invest and will benefit the underprivileged in the social sector.

Fri, 25/06/2010 - 2:53pm eight cars belonging to Protestant Church set on fire, Hindu extremists suspected

Tamil Nadu

by Nirmala Carvalho
Hosur police arrested extremists in connection with violence during a Pentecostal convention. Police opens a file against person or persons unknown.
Mumbai (AsiaNews) – Last night someone set fire to eight cars parked near the New Grace Jesus with Us Pentecostal Church in Mathikere (Hosur, Tamil Nadu).

Sun, 20/06/2010 - 7:52pm GCIC demands action against Offensive Graffiti in Mehalaya

GCIC condemns in the strongest possible the offensive graffiti in Shillong.The caricatures of Jesus Christ, Pope Benedict XVI deeply wound our religious sentiments

Thu, 17/06/2010 - 5:26pm PM against quick transfers of CJs, Dinakaran file back with SC collegium

The Supreme Court collegium’s recommendation to transfer controversial Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran to Sikkim High Court is stuck, at least for the time being. The government is learnt to have sent back the file of all recommendations, including that of Dinakaran, to the Supreme Court collegium for reconsideration.

Wed, 16/06/2010 - 6:28pm Caning has no connection with Rouvan suicide: Church

Kolkata, Jun 16 (PTI) The Church of North India (CNI)'s Kolkata Diocese, which runs La Martinere School for Boys here, today claimed the caning of Rouvanjit Rawla by the Principal had no connection with the student's suicide.

Tue, 15/06/2010 - 9:40am GCIC slams rent-a-riot- Pramod Muthalik for his fabricated and malicious statements against Christian missionaries

GCIC slams rent-a-riot- Pramod Muthalik for his fabricated and malicious statements against Christian missionaries

Founder of Sri Rama Sene, Pramod Mutalik had visited the ashram of Swamiji on Sunday June 13. He met the religious leader, who was released on bail on Saturday evening and held discussions with Nityananda for about 150 minutes.

Mutalik after his meetng with the disgraced Nityananda Swamiji in a statement to the media said that Christian missionaries were behind defaming Nityananda Swamiji, who is mired in controversies for allegedly improprieties.

He accused Christian missionaries of hatching a conspiracy to defame the religious leader.