Attack On Christians

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Saturday condemned attacks on the minority communities in the violence-hit nation, terming them as "heinous", and urged the youth to protect all Hindu, Christian, and Buddhist families from harm.

At least five members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said.

At least seven people were killed in Haiti on Saturday, local rights group CARDH said, after a gang that controls a northern suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince opened fire with machine guns on a protest organized by a Christian church leader.

Christians in Pakistan have sought "safe places for their families" after a vigilante mob launched a violent attack on their home. Police and residents said the attack started after someone took allegedly desecrated pages of the Quran.

The United States on Wednesday voiced alarm and urged Pakistan to investigate mob attacks against churches and Christian homes following rumors of blasphemy of Islam.

Several churches were set on fire by a rampaging mob in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday after a Christian family was accused of blasphemy, officials said.

The Congress in Kerala on Tuesday continued their attack on BJP over the saffron party's recent outreach towards the Christian community by stating the people understand the "hypocrisy" of the Sangh Parivar.

The Centre on Thursday disputed in the Supreme Court the figure pertaining to alleged attacks on Christian institutions and priests, terming the data "wrong".

The Supreme Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to file a report on alleged attacks on Christian institutions and priests across the country as well as on the implementation of its earlier guidelines to curb hate crimes.

The Supreme Court today told the Ministry of Home Affairs to seek reports from states including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand on "attacks" on Christian institutions as alleged in a plea.

There is a limit to which you target judges, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while expressing displeasure over news reports that it was delaying hearing a plea alleging increasing attacks on Christian institutions and priests across the country.

A plea urging to stop the "targeted hate speech" against the Christian community and attacks at their places of worship will be heard by the Supreme Court on July 11.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on "re-opening day itself" a plea alleging a rising number of attacks on Christian institutions and priests across the country and seeking the implementation of earlier top court guidelines to curb hate cri

Taking part in the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's address, the Congress on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government in Rajya Sabha on issues of "inflation, Chinese incursion and the attack on Christianity".

A Dalit family was allegedly attacked by a group of people accusing them of converting neighbours to Christianity, police said on Monday.

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Saturday condemned attacks on the minority communities in the violence-hit nation, terming them as "heinous", and urged the youth to protect all Hindu, Christian, and Buddhist families from harm.

At least five members of a minority Christian community were rescued on Saturday after a Muslim crowd attacked their settlement in eastern Pakistan, police and a community leader said.

At least seven people were killed in Haiti on Saturday, local rights group CARDH said, after a gang that controls a northern suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince opened fire with machine guns on a protest organized by a Christian church leader.

Christians in Pakistan have sought "safe places for their families" after a vigilante mob launched a violent attack on their home. Police and residents said the attack started after someone took allegedly desecrated pages of the Quran.

The United States on Wednesday voiced alarm and urged Pakistan to investigate mob attacks against churches and Christian homes following rumors of blasphemy of Islam.

Several churches were set on fire by a rampaging mob in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday after a Christian family was accused of blasphemy, officials said.

The Congress in Kerala on Tuesday continued their attack on BJP over the saffron party's recent outreach towards the Christian community by stating the people understand the "hypocrisy" of the Sangh Parivar.

The Centre on Thursday disputed in the Supreme Court the figure pertaining to alleged attacks on Christian institutions and priests, terming the data "wrong".

The Supreme Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to file a report on alleged attacks on Christian institutions and priests across the country as well as on the implementation of its earlier guidelines to curb hate crimes.

The Supreme Court today told the Ministry of Home Affairs to seek reports from states including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand on "attacks" on Christian institutions as alleged in a plea.

There is a limit to which you target judges, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while expressing displeasure over news reports that it was delaying hearing a plea alleging increasing attacks on Christian institutions and priests across the country.

A plea urging to stop the "targeted hate speech" against the Christian community and attacks at their places of worship will be heard by the Supreme Court on July 11.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on "re-opening day itself" a plea alleging a rising number of attacks on Christian institutions and priests across the country and seeking the implementation of earlier top court guidelines to curb hate cri

Taking part in the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's address, the Congress on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government in Rajya Sabha on issues of "inflation, Chinese incursion and the attack on Christianity".

A Dalit family was allegedly attacked by a group of people accusing them of converting neighbours to Christianity, police said on Monday.