Christian schools shut to protest Orissa violence

Thousands of Catholic educational institutions across the country shut down today in protest against the violence unleashed against the Christian community in Orissa following the murder of a Hindu......

Why BJP MPs get away with explosive speeches

The BJP has 165 first-time MPs. Are we to expect such utterances from all 165 of them? Or only those from a rural background? Because that is the explanation given by the PM, says Jyoti Punwani.......

Yoga guru Ramdev slams conversions

Yoga guru Swami Ramdev has criticised religious conversion by inducement and said he would work to build a healthy and stronger India by taking the benefits of yoga and ayurveda to more than six......

Discuss religious freedom with Dr Singh, Bush told

The Congressionally-mandated United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan, federal agency that advises both the Administration and US lawmakers, has......