Posts Tagged ‘christian’
Five Christians in BJP’s first list of Goa poll candidates
Panaji: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its first list of 22 candidates for the March 3rd assembly polls in Goa. The list includes five Christian candidates.The list was issued late Here is the original post: Five Christians in BJP's first list of Goa poll candidates
In Goa, it’s time to sponsor pilgrimages
Politicians in Goa have suddenly begun sponsoring pilgrimages to Hindu and Christian religious sites with gusto - possibly hoping for "divine intervention" in the March 3 polls. Visit link: In Goa, it's time to sponsor pilgrimages
Indian Christmas with desi fusion fare
Christmas has over the years become an annual ritual celebrated in India with a 'desi' flavour in millions of Christian homes -- and even at public places. Excerpt from: Indian Christmas with desi fusion fare
India takes Gita issue with Russian Federal authorities
Moscow: India has strongly taken up the demand for banning Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita, which a group linked to the Christian Orthodox Church has described as 'extremist', with the Russian Read this article: India takes Gita issue with Russian Federal authorities
Iraq arrests 12 suspects in Baghdad church attack (Reuters)
Reuters - Iraqi security forces arrested 12 suspected al Qaeda members on Saturday in connection with an attack on a Christian cathedral in Baghdad, a security official said. Originally posted here: Iraq arrests 12 suspects in Baghdad church attack (Reuters)
Suspected US missiles kill 6 in NW Pakistan (AP)
AP - Four suspected U.S. missiles slammed into a house in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing six people in an area near the Afghan border teeming with local and foreign militants, intelligence officials said Originally posted here: Suspected US missiles kill 6 in NW Pakistan (AP)
Big German protests pressure Merkel before CDU meet (Reuters)
Reuters - Tens of thousands of people marched in cities across Germany on Saturday to protest against government policies and social inequality, a day before a key meeting of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU). Go here to read the rest: Big German protests pressure Merkel before CDU meet (Reuters)
Baghdad Christians in firing line as deadly bombs sow panic (AFP)
AFP - A string of anti-Christian bombings has cost six more lives in the wake of a Baghdad church bloodbath, sowing panic in Iraq's 2,000-year-old minority on Wednesday, many of whom now want to flee. The rest is here: Baghdad Christians in firing line as deadly bombs sow panic (AFP)
Merkel says German multi-cultural society ‘has failed’ (AFP)
AFP - Germany's attempts to create a multi-cultural society in which people from various cultural backgrounds live together peacefully have failed, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. Read the original here: Merkel says German multi-cultural society 'has failed' (AFP)
6 abducted police found slain in Mexican state (AP)
AP - The bodies of six kidnapped police officers, most of them dismembered, were found Sunday in a ravine in the Mexican state of Guerrero, bringing to eight the death toll from a mass abduction of policemen, officials said. More: 6 abducted police found slain in Mexican state (AP)
