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St. Stephen's ropes in church for admissions, teachers condemn move as 'un
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): In a first in the history of Delhi University's St Stephen's College, its panel to interview students for undergraduate admissions this year will include one member of the college's Supreme Council, which comprises six members of the Church of North India
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Burkina Faso: 6 killed in church shooting
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Silgadji [Burkina Faso], May 13 (ANI): At least six people, including a priest, were killed after gunmen opened fire at congregants outside a Catholic church in Burkina Faso on Sunday.
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Pope Francis issues new rules requiring priests, nuns to report sexual abu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Vatican city [Vatican city], May 9 (ANI): Pope Francis issued new laws for the Catholic Church on Thursday, mandating that all priests and nuns report sexual abuse and cover-ups to church authorities.
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Delhi church seeks security from 'perceived threat' from illegal occupants
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The 'Free Church' on Sansad Marg here has written a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police on Tuesday over a 'perceived threat' from illegal occupants inside the church and sought assurance of security from the police.
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Goa: Police conduct security assessment in Basilica of Bom Jesus Church
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Goa [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Police on Tuesday conducted a security assessment in Basilica of Bom Jesus Church in old Goa, as a precautionary measure in the wake of serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka on April 21.
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Burkina Faso: Attack on church kills 6
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Silgadji [Burkina Faso], Apr 30 (ANI): An attack by motorbike-borne assailants on a Protestant church here claimed the lives of six people, including of a pastor. At least two people are said to be missing after the attack that happened on Sunday.
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Possible it could have been due to Christchurch attack, says Sri Lankan PM
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka) [India], April 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday asserted that there is a possibility that the Easter Sunday attack in the country could have been due to the Christchurch attack.
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Vaiko expresses anguish over terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): MDMK Chief Vaiko on Tuesday expressed anguish over the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. He reckoned that the churches which were attacked were mainly situated in Tamil areas and hence, many Tamil people may have lost their lives in the attack. Read More
UNSC condemns Lanka terror attack; underlines need to hold 'perpetrators a
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 23 (ANI): United Nations Security Council on Monday condemned the "heinous" and "cowardly" terrorist attacks that shook Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
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'Controlled explosion' reported near Colombo church
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 22 (ANI): A "controlled explosion" was recorded near the St. Anthony's church in Kochchikade here on Monday, according to reports in Sri Lankan media.
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Celebrity chef Shantha Mayadunne, daughter killed in Sri Lanka terror bomb
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 22 (ANI): Celebrity chef Shantha Mayadunne and her daughter Nisanga Mayadunne were among those who lost their lives in the deadly coordinated blasts that rattled three churches and three high-end hotels across Sri Lanka, killing nearly 290 people on Sunday.
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Woman carrying gun and a baby tackled after threatening to blow up San Die
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 22 (ANI): A woman carrying a baby and a handgun threatening to blow up the church during Easter service on Sunday in San Diego, was tackled by the churchgoers, the police said.
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