Tag: Mizoram

India’s president says religious diversity should be ‘cherished’

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India’s president says religious diversity should be ‘cherished’
India’s president, Ram Nath Kovind, has urged his countrymen to “preserve” and “cherish” ethnic and religious diversity, during his first visit to the north-eastern Christian-majority state of Mizoram on 29 November. “We see a huge variety of ethnic and religious identities, and so many languages, cultures and customs, modes of . . . Read More

Indian Christians protest at Good Friday launch of ‘Digital India Day’

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Indian Christians protest at Good Friday launch of 'Digital India Day'
Ignoring protests from Christians, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, launched Digital India Day on 14 April – Good Friday – as part of his government’s campaign to promote widespread use of electronic products and services. India’s Christians said they felt marginalised by the move because it fell on an . . . Read More

NE India – Manipur violence sparks fears of religious conflict

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NE India - Manipur violence sparks fears of religious conflict
India’s north-east corner consists of seven states* linked to the rest of the country by a narrow strip of land: tribal peoples there perceive themselves to be very different – in culture, identity, and even looks – from the rest of India. One state, Manipur, on the Myanmar border and . . . Read More

Modi’s UN Yoga Day latest example of co-incidence with Christian ‘high days and holidays’

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Modi’s UN Yoga Day latest example of co-incidence with Christian ‘high days and holidays’
Thousands in India celebrated the first International Day of Yoga, 21 JuneFB/Narendra Modi   As you may have seen, June 21 was the first-ever International Yoga Day, observed from New Delhi to New York. In yoga’s birthplace, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself led a yoga session attended by 37,000 . . . Read More