Christians Attacked In India’s Karnataka State

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in India's Karnataka State were recovering Monday, December 20, after several attacks by Hindu militants, a church group said.

NEWS ALERT: India’s Hopegivers Founder Thomas Dies At 74

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- The often prosecuted founder of one of India's largest evangelical mission groups that rescues orphans and abandoned children has died after a long battle with health problems, his family and organization confirmed Saturday, December 4.

Hindu Militants ‘Attack Christians’ As Police Watch

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm remained Saturday, November 27, in several villages of India's troubled state of Orissa after Hindu militants reportedly attacked local Christians as police forces watched nearby.

India Hindu Militants Attack Punjab Church

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By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent reporting from India
LUDHIANA, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A major evangelical group has urged the government of India's Punjab state to protect minority Christians after Hindu militants allegedly attacked a church and injured at least one Christian, BosNewsLife learned Saturday, November 20.

India Christians Face Forced Conversions After Deadly Attacks

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By Joseph C. DeCaro, BosNewsLife International Correspondent
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Two years after losing relatives and property in anti-Christian violence that killed over 100 people, survivors in India's Orissa state are still being pressured to "return" to Hinduism, according to a human rights investigation.

Militants Attack Christians Across India

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By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent reporting from India
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Hindu and Muslim militants have attacked several Christians and a church in several incidents across the country as part of efforts to crackdown on the spread of Christianity in the country, Christians said Monday, November 8.

Hindu Militants Attack Pregnant Christian At Funeral For Daughter

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Hindu militants armed with machetes and sticks "severely beat" a pregnant Christian woman Thursday, October 28, while she was attending the funeral of her infant daughter in India's volatile state of Orissa, a human rights group said.

Pentecostal Pastor Arrested in Karnataka, Christians say

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By Joseph C. DeCaro, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent with BosNewsLife Asia Service KARNATAKA, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A Pentecostal pastor in India's state of Karnataka has been detained on charges of conducting "false religious conversions" after Hindu militants attacked him during a church service, the latest clash over spreading Christianity in the predominantly Hindu nation, representatives said Wednesday, October 13 .

14 Killed As Anti Christian Violence Spreads In India

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By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Southeast Asia Correspondent reporting from India with additional reporting by BosNewsLife's George Whitten NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Tensions remained high Wednesday, September 15, in several parts of India where reports of Koran burning in the United States sparked deadly attacks against Christian institutions.

India Militants Attack Christian Aidworkers, Pastors

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By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Southeast Asia Correspondent reporting from India NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Suspected Buddhist militants attacked Christian aid workers in a flood stricken area in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, Christians said Saturday, September 11, and there was also anti-Christian violence reported elsewhere the country.