Anugrah Kumar

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  Jan 24, 2022

  South Dakota House committee rejects Gov. Noem’s bill to 'restore protections for prayer in schools'

  A Republican-controlled South Dakota House committee rejected Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s bill that would require public schools to set aside time for students to pray every morning if they so choose, reportedly due to pressure from education groups.

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  Jan 24, 2022

  Supreme Court declines request to speed up Texas abortion law challenge

  The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected abortion providers’ request to accelerate the ongoing challenge to Texas' heartbeat abortion ban by ordering a federal appeals court to return the case to a federal judge. The case will now go to the Texas Supreme Court.

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  Jan 23, 2022

  Burkina Faso's ruling party headquarters torched as 1.5 million displaced by jihadi violence

  Violence broke out in Burkina Faso’s national capital, Ouagadougou, Sunday, as the headquarters of President Rock Kabore’s political party was burned and looted by protesters upset with his administration’s inability to thwart extremist violence that has run rampant in recent years. 

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  Jan 23, 2022

  Indian bishops urged to take a stand as violence against Christians continues to rise

  A group of Catholic clergy and laity in India has said that “the complete silence” of India’s bishops despite a rise in attacks on Christians and other minorities is “shocking” and urged the Catholic Bishops Conference of India to speak out.

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  Jan 22, 2022

  Federal judge blocks Biden's enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees

  Just over a week after the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large businesses, a federal judge in Texas also blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal employees Friday. 

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  Jan 22, 2022

  China warns Olympic athletes who protest rights abuses are subject to 'certain punishment'

  A Chinese government official has warned that foreign athletes participating at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing next month could be “subject to punishment” if they speak out about rights issues, especially against Chinese laws and regulations.

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  Jan 17, 2022

  Pastors among 9 Christians arrested, charged with 'illegal' conversions in India: watchdog

  Police in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh arrested nine Christians, including two pastors, on false charges of illegal conversion under the state’s controversial “anti-conversion” law, a Christian persecution watchdog organization reports. 

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  Jan 17, 2022

  Christian MP says prosecution for tweeting Bible verse on homosexuality is a ‘privilege’

  A Christian politician in Finland who faces the possibility of six years in prison for sharing her deeply held biblical beliefs on sexuality and marriage says it’s “quite a privilege” to be interrogated for her religious beliefs.

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  Jan 17, 2022

  California drops Aztec prayers from ethnic studies curriculum after parents file suit

  The California Department of Education said it's removing two religious chants to Aztec gods from its ethnic studies curriculum in response to a lawsuit filed by parents.

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  Jan 17, 2022

  14-year-old Pentecostal girl kidnapped, forced to marry captor in Pakistan

  Yet another underage girl in Pakistan has been abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry her Muslim captor as police have allegedly been slow to act on the case, according to a report.