*Farm relief package could cost India up to 1 trln rupees-sources. NEW DELHI, Jan 18- A series of vote-catching measures planned by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he braces for a difficult general election may cost more than 1 trillion rupees, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party lost three major state...
NEW DELHI, Jan 11- India's government has recently announced a series of measures to try to win over farmers, small business owners and the less well-off, after the ruling party suffered setbacks in state elections and with a general election due in months. The measures are likely to be a drain on finances in Asia's third-biggest economy, where Prime Minister...
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church says the data-gathering capacity of devices such as smartphones risks bringing humanity closer to the arrival of the Antichrist.
The Vatican blocked U.S. bishops from taking measures to address the clergy sex abuse scandal because U.S. church leaders didn't discuss the legally problematic proposals with the Holy See enough beforehand, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
A five-kilometer passageway that connects Sikh shrines from the Indian city of Dera Baba Nanak to the town of Kartarpur in Pakistan is hoped to normalize relations between the historical rivals.
Nov 30- Swaminathan Gurumurthy, who joined the Reserve Bank of India's board in August, is now one of the country's most influential economic voices, pressing the central bank to loosen policy to help India's smaller businesses. Here are a selection of his views on politics, economics and society, taken from speeches and social media posts. "I reject not Western...
AT LEAST 26 KILLED IN A BLAST INSIDE A MOSQUE IN AFGHANISTAN'S EASTERN KHOST PROVINCE- OFFICIALS.
BLAST AT A MOSQUE IN AFGHANISTAN'S EASTERN KHOST PROVINCE -OFFICIALS.
The Bay Area has the least churchgoing population in the United States. But there's a group of religious leaders and savvy businesspeople out to change that. They're creating modern, hip and tech-friendly churches across the Bay Area.
The Bay Area has the least churchgoing population in the United States. But there's a group of religious leaders out to change that.
Oct 28- Gab.com, the website where the suspected Pittsburgh synagogue gunman posted anti-Semitic views, said on Sunday it was offline for a period of time after being asked by its domain provider to move to another registrar. The 46- year-old suspect Robert Bowers in the shooting incident has been charged with murdering 11 people on Saturday in the deadliest...
Pope Francis on Thursday received an invitation to visit North Korea and the pontiff indicated he would consider making what would be a landmark trip to a nation known for severe restrictions on religious practice, according to South Korean officials
The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation of child sexual abuse inside the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania.
Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit North Korea, according to reports.
Start-ups are working to make "clean" meats like kosher bacon ready as early as next year, the New York Times reports.
Pope Francis has defrocked the Chilean priest at the center of the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy, invoking his "supreme" authority to stiffen a sentence originally handed down by the Vatican in 2011.
BRASILIA, Sept 27- On a visit to Israel two years ago, far-right Brazilian lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro leaned back into the River Jordan in a white robe to be baptized in the arms of a fellow congressman and evangelical pastor. While still an avowed Catholic, Bolsonaro is riding a wave of support from Brazil's evangelical Christians, who have helped make him the...
BRASILIA, Sept 27- On a visit to Israel two years ago, far-right Brazilian lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro leaned back into the River Jordan in a white robe to be baptized in the arms of a fellow congressman and evangelical pastor. While still an avowed Catholic, Bolsonaro is riding a wave of support from Brazil's evangelical Christians, who have helped make him the...
One of Trump's lawyers is involved with pastor Andrew Brunson's defense, and ex-advisor Michael Flynn has reportedly caught Mueller's attention over potentially illegal activity related to the case.
Aug 7- M Karunanidhi, five-time chief minister of India's Tamil Nadu state and one of the dominant figures in the politics of southern India for half a century, died on Tuesday at the age of 94.. An outspoken atheist in a country where politicians often trumpet their piety, Karunanidhi built his political machine as a crusader for social justice, with policies...
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