Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has greeted all the people of the state, especially the people of the Christian community, on the occasion of Christmas.
Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer on Sunday extended greetings to all members of the Christian community in the state on the occasion of Christmas.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday extended greetings to the people of state, especially the Christian brethren on the joyous occasion of Christmas.
Among those attending the meeting was His Beatitude Theophilos III Giannopoulos, Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem; His Beatitude Nourhan Manougian, Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem; His Beatitude Cardinal Battista Pietro Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and many more.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to the Vice-Chancellor and other higher officials of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Science (SHUATS), accused of persuading a woman to adopt Christianity by offering her job and other alluremen
Speaking after the inauguration of the Linear Accelerator Radiation Therapy Service at Baptist Hospital in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah said, " Christian community's service towards the fields of education and health in the era of social inequality is commendable."
Clarifying stance, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai stated that he is not against people following Christianity as their religious faith adding that his concerns revolve around specific actions like the slaughtering of cows and religious conversion.
Starting by saying he respectfully disagrees, Vivek went on to say he is not a 'fake convert' and won't lie to ramp up his political career, "I am a Hindu". Going on to add, Vivek asserted that Hinduism and Christianity "share the same value set in common"
Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre has said his India visit aims to enhance collaboration between European free trade partners and India, improve framework conditions for job creation, value creation, investments.
Norwegian Trade Minister Jan Christian Vestre and Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs Helene Budliger Artieda, commended growing ties between India and EFTA member countries.