Canada expels top India diplomats, links them to murder of Sikh leader
New Delhi, India/Ottawa, Canada Reuters Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada. Earlier in the day, India retaliated by ordering the expulsion of six high-ranking Canadian diplomats including the acting […]
At the Republic National Convention in the US, an uneven, awkward embrace of religious pluralism
United States RNS Connecticut businesswoman and former US Senate candidate Leora Levy’s prayer before this year’s Republican National Convention was filled with distinctive Jewish references. After thanking God on Monday night for former President Donald Trump, Levy, who is on the national leadership of the Republican Jewish Coalition, prayed for Corey Comperatore, who was killed […]
US religious freedom watchdog “implores” Biden administration to designate India
Washington DC, US Reuters The US religious freedom watchdog on Friday again called on the Biden administration to designate India as a “country of particular concern” under the US Religious Freedom Act, citing its alleged targeting of religious minorities overseas. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent federal government commission, said “recent […]
Canada’s Trudeau wants India to cooperate in murder probe, declines to release evidence
New York, US Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday called on India to cooperate with an investigation into the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia and said Canada would not release its evidence. Trudeau said on Monday that Ottawa had credible allegations linking Indian government agents to the murder of […]
Trudeau says Canada wants answers from India over slain Sikh leader
Ottawa, Canada Reuters Canada is not trying to provoke India by suggesting it was linked to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, but wants New Delhi to address the issue properly, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday. Trudeau announced on Monday that Canadian intelligence agencies were actively pursuing credible allegations tying New Delhi’s […]
Details revealed about King Charles III’s coronation service; Stone of Scone arrives in London
London, UK AP It will be a coronation of many faiths and many languages. King Charles III, keen to show that he can be a unifying figure for everyone in the United Kingdom, will be crowned in a ceremony that will for the first time include the active participation of faiths other than the Church […]
In the US, Rev Al Sharpton delivers eulogy after police killing of Patrick Lyoya
RNS Rev Al Sharpton reminded mourners that Black people are created in God’s image at the funeral of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday. “We were created in the image of God,” Sharpton said in his eulogy on 22nd April. “When you see us, you are seeing what God put together. And […]
Major faiths reject use of religious identity for political gain ahead of Indian election
World Watch Monitor Leaders of six major faiths have issued a joint call condemning the use of religion for political ends, ahead of India’s 2019 general election. Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Muslim and Sikh leaders met in the western state of Goa on 5th April to discuss rising communal tensions in several areas of the […]