Officials in Tripura state’s Dhalai region have reported the deaths of three men who inadvertently consumed acid while drunk, according to a report in The Sentinal. “Under the influence of excessive drinking, all three consumed acid reserved for rubber sheets instead of alcohol,” Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ratna Sadhan JamatiaContinue Reading
In response to the Nipah virus case in Kerala state, India, which resulted in the death of a 12-year-old boy earlier this month, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India to send a letter to Smt J Chinchurani, Kerala’s minister for animal husbandry and dairy development, urging herContinue Reading
A woman from the city of Kollum in Kerala state, India was gang-raped after traveling 300 kilometers to visit a man she’s been communicating online with for some two years. The 28-year-old woman traveled to the coastal city of Kozhikode to meet the man, only to get drugged by theContinue Reading
In a bizarre and tragic story out of Mumbai, India, police investigated the pregnancy of a 16-year-old girl who was hospitalized. The girl was five months pregnant. Upon questioning, police were told by the child that she had become addicted to watching pornographic movies on her phone and she wouldContinue Reading
World leaders at the G7 Summit hosted by the UK in Cornwall, south-west England, concluded on Sunday with a plan to be setting out tough climate action targets and a restriction of the use of coal and fossil fuels. The leaders of the UK, the US, Canada, France, Germany Italy,Continue Reading
The Dalai Lama received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharmsala. The 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader was given the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Upon receiving his shot, the Dalai Lama said people needed to be vaccinated to “prevent someContinue Reading
In this video, I look at the news surrounding Naegleria fowleri in the US and around the world. Cases reported in India, Costa Rica and the United States. Also, a report on the situation in Karachi, Pakistan, the hotspot for the parasitic infection during the past decade. Naegleria fowleri isContinue Reading
Six Christian families have received an ultimatum from the Latehar District Police of Jharkhand state to either renounce their Christian faith or prepare to leave the village. The police have given the Christians a single month to respond to this demand. The police issued the ultimatum after the six ChristianContinue Reading
A Christian father of two were murdered in Jharkhand, India, likely in response to reporting on the gang-rape and attack on his mother-in-law, who was targeted for converting to Christianity, with her assailants calling her prayers “witchcraft.” Munda was in bed when his attackers came, warning his wife, Bindi, notContinue Reading
On June 12, 2020, an independent church in the state of Tamil Nadu, southern India, was set on fire on Friday night by unknown aggressors. The fire brought down the entire roof, affected the building structure, furniture, speaker boxes, and amplifier, causing damages estimated around US $2,700. While the reasonContinue Reading
According to local reports, Sombura Madkami, a 14-year-old Christian boy from Kenduguda village, located in the in Malkangiri district of India’s Odisha state, was brutally murdered by religious extremists. Christian leaders claim Sombura was murdered by religious extremists who had been harassing Christians in Kenduguda village for years. “On theContinue Reading
A pregnant Indian elephant died after eating food that was filled with firecrackers in India’s Kerala state. A video of the injured animal went viral, sparking outrage across India. The man suspected of the heinous act has been arrested, but not identified. The wild elephant, thought to be 15 yearsContinue Reading
On Thursday, May 28, Pastor Dinesh Kumar was brutally beaten by radical Hindu nationalists in the Mau district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Pastor Kumar was returning from a prayer meeting when he was attacked and remains unconscious in the hospital. Police are waiting for Pastor Kumar recover consciousness to takeContinue Reading
