New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) BJP National Information & Technology Department in-charge and West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya, on Saturday, hit back at TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose over her remarks on the Centre’s alleged treatment of Christian institutions and the Missionaries of Charity after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the organisation’s Mother House in Kolkata. Reacting to Ghose’s post on X, Malviya accused her of spreading misinformation and deliberately distorti…
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Kottayam, April 10 (IANS) A sharp political row has erupted in Kerala with the BJP leaders P.C. George and his son Shaun George on Friday launching a strong offensive against sections of the Catholic Church, alleging political partisanship.P.C. George who contested on a BJP ticket from the Poonjar constituency accused certain religious leaders of supporting the Congress-led UDF.They claimed that appeals were made from within Church-led institutions to vote for the UDF in the Assembly elections.H…
Amaravati, April 9 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday paid rich tributes to the founder of the Rural Development Trust (RDT) Father Vicente Ferrer Moncho on the occasion of his birth anniversary. “I pay my humble tributes to a man who served with a humanitarian spirit, undertaking numerous development initiatives to foster the progress of 2.5 million underprivileged and backwards-class people across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,” the Chief Ministe…
Tiruvalla (Kerala), April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sharpened his attack on Kerala’s two dominant political fronts, alleging a “tacit understanding” between the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), even as both try to brand each other as the BJP’s “B team”.Addressing a mammoth NDA rally in Tiruvalla, PM Modi said the very exchange of such accusations reflects a growing realisation that the BJP has emerged as the “on…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 (FCRA), Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that any misunderstandings regarding the law would be addressed, while emphasising that action would be taken against violations, but organisations working for the welfare of the country would not be disturbed. “Concerns have been raised, and I have told everyone not to worry because our government is working f…
New Delhi/Kozhikode, April 1 (IANS) The proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) triggered sharp political reactions on Wednesday, with the Opposition vowing to block the Bill and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) signalling a possible rethink amid mounting concerns.Numerous Church heads in Kerala have come out strongly against the Centre’s move.All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary and Alappuzha Lok Sabha member K.C. Venugopal said the Opposition wo…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member, Priyank Kanoongo, on Wednesday, criticised Opposition leaders protesting outside Parliament over the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), alleging that their stand supports organisations involved in religious conversions through foreign funding. Taking to social media platform X, Kanoongo said, “These honourable MPs, eager to change the demography of India in the pursuit of foreign d…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 (IANS) Even with just eight days left for the April 9 assembly polls in Kerala, the national Congress leadership has issued an urgent directive to its Members of Parliament to reach New Delhi and attend the ongoing session, signalling a coordinated push to oppose the contentious amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). All India Congress Committee General Secretary K. C. Venugopal said the move comes in response to the Centre’s attempt to in…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 (IANS) The proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), have triggered a sharp political divide, with Congress MP Manish Tewari terming them an encroachment on fundamental rights, and Union Minister George Kurien defending the changes as progressive and legally sound.Addressing the media in Thiruvananthapuram, Manish Tewari who has arrived for the election campaign in Kerala, said the amendments go beyond minority-majority considerations a…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 (IANS) The proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) have snowballed into a major political flashpoint in Kerala ahead of the Assembly elections, with Church leaders and the Congress raising strong objections, even as the Centre firmly rejected allegations of targeting minorities.Supreme head of the Orthodox Church Baselios Marthoma Mathews III Catholicos led the criticism from the Christian community, warning that the amendmen…