Christians in India recall the martyrdom of Pastor Graham Staines and his two young sons, who were burned to death in 1999 by Hindu nationalists. A report provides rankings of the most deadly states for Christians in India.

Poor sanitation infrastructure, coupled with under-regulated anti-biotics, makes India a veritable crucible of drug-resistant bacteria.

This morning the famous actress Rekha was sworn in to the Rajya Sabha (Council of States or upper house). In the last month, even cricket's Sachin Tendulkar and entrepreneur Anu Aga have become deputies.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asks exporters to convert 50 per cent of their foreign exchange holdings into rupees. They will also have to use their entire foreign exchange holdings before buying any more. Since august of last year, the rupee lost 21 per cent against the US dollar.

New Delhi must avoid the "devastating" effect of an Iranian atomic bomb on the world. During an official visit, the US secretary of state says India's slowness in reducing trade with Iran is unacceptable. Iran supplies 12 per cent of India's oil needs.

For Isai Mahasangh, an ecumenical Christian forum, the ultranationalist Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to favour its candidates in state and federal elections scheduled for 2013 and 2014 respectively. The names of some 10,000 Christians have disappeared from each voters' lists in Jabalpur, ...

India and the U.S. may never become allies, but the rivalry between India and China may serve U.S. interests.

Officials in India have declared that tea will be formally named the country's national drink.

Susan Nathan is the author of 'The Other Side of Israel', and has been associated with banned Islamist groups in India.

In the Jhalawar District of Rajasthan, 30 minors were being illegally married in a group.

Americans tracing their origins to China, India, and Korea have relatively few daughters. Why?

The Agni-V launched this morning at 8:05 (local time) in Orissa, reached its target in 20 minutes, a point off Indonesia. Test Director described launch as "perfect." With a range of over 5 thousand kilometers, the missile can reach Beijing and Shanghai.

Before with John Paul II, and especially today with Pope Ratzinger, the Church in India has changed from being a "needy" Church to one that "goes" on mission. The Archbishop of Mumbai Card. Oswald Gracias traces the path of the Indian Church in the years of the papacy of Benedict XVI: New ...

The Agni-V will have a range of over 5 thousand miles and can reach all of Asia and some parts of Europe. If the launch proves successful, India will become the seventh country with intercontinental ballistic missiles in its arsenal, along with the United States, Russia, Britain, China, France and ...

Sudanese are killing each other over oil, as investors in China, Malaysia and India look on.

Ruling by Supreme Court upholds the principle, but unaided minority schools are excluded. The legal decision clarifies the Right to Education Act, a law that establishes free compulsory education for children from 6 to 14 years of age.

The freely and informed baptism some people underwent on the eve of Easter shows that the Church is alive, that Jesus is alive and that Christianity is alive. Jesus' message is always alive and always brings peace and joy. Every Christian has drawn strength from the historic event of the ...

A 12-hour prayer service and cultural meetings are held in a Catholic school in Kandhamal. Together, people from all walks of life sang, read the Bible, prayed and took part in small recitals. Catholic priest says, we brought "our unity" to "bear our Christian witness to all".

Just a light tap on the neck will do.

It happened yesterday in West Bengal. Meanwhile in Mumbai, 400 people attended a rally to celebrate the event. Bishop Agnelo Gracias, President of the Diocesan Commission for human life: "It is in giving that we receive. Jesus died on the cross to give us life. "

A New Delhi court has issued arrest warrants for three Iranian nationals believed to be involved in last month's attack on an Israeli diplomat's car.

Police in India have announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with last month's bomb attack targeting an Israeli diplomat's car in New Delhi.

In the presence of an Italian delegation, Indian experts conduct tests on weapons seized on the Enrica Lexie. Four boxes contain two machine guns, six rifles, 18 pistols and six bulletproof vests. Indian human rights activist says, "Italians also have a right to justice."

His Beatitude George Alencherry, major archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar Church (Kerala), is one of the 22 new cardinals created by Benedict XVI. In India, globalisation is widening the gap between rich and poor and the Church, "through its educational and social services, in ...

In 2011-2012 marks 6.9%, compared with 8.4% last year. Decline in industrial production and mining sector growth slows. Service sector is at 9.4%, compared to 9.3% in 2010-2011. The Indian Ministry of Finance defines the data "disappointing" but "not surprising, given the global economic situation."

The authorities had laid charges against the Anglican clergyman after an Islamic court accused him proselytising and forced conversions. For Sajan George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), the life of the Anglican pastor “is still in danger”. Three of the seven converts ...

Titled ‘Rabbi’, the series is in Kannada, Karnataka’s official language. The show’s producer wants to “promote communal harmony” by showing the daily “challenges Christian families face”.

One girl in 13 does not reach the age of six. A member of the Pontifical Academy for Life says that “socio-cultural factors” are at the root of gender discrimination. The Catholic Church adopts strategies to “protect and promote girls.”

Established by Pope Leo XIII on 1 September 1886, the archdiocese now includes seven dioceses, and is served by 224 priests, 125 brothers and 350 nuns. To mark the occasion, the archdiocese opened a hospital for the poor affected by leprosy, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.

Authorities in India have released a suspect in the murder of a Christian human rights activist. No clues on murderers.

Hundreds of worshipers celebrate in Mumbai the feast of St Arnold Janssen, founder of the Society of the Divine Word in 1875. Today, the Verbites have 901 members of Indian origin, 676 in India and 225 in 43 countries, including an archbishop in Zimbabwe.

Persecution of Christians by Hindu radicals is expected to grow in 2012.

Two Christian missionaries to be sentenced by Islamic court in India. Tiny Christian community panicked by Islamists in Kashmir in officially secularist India.

An hour of prayer a day throughout 2012. John XXIII elevated the shrine in Tamil Nadu to basilica, November 3, 1962. During the 2005 tsunami, the "Lourdes of the East" saved the lives of people who were inside.

Card. Oswald Gracias, president of the Bishops' Conference of India, on the feast of Holy Innocents. Feticide and female infanticide, anti-Christian persecution and corruption destroy Christ and human life.