John Malhotra

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• Nov 14, 2009

  Tourism Initiative to Heal Riot Scars in India

  Determined to expunge the past and exhibit a more secular image, the government of India's Orissa state, in partnership with the Church of North India, has introduced Christian heritage tourism.

• Jul 25, 2009

  Indian Christian Calls for 'Peace Day' to Forget Violent Past

  August 23 must be remembered as "Peace Day" to mark the murder of a Hindu fundamentalist leader and the ensuing violence that targeted the Christian community, says Archbishop of Orissa

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  Jul 8, 2009

  Indian Gov't Compensates Victims of Anti-Christian Violence

  Top Indian official Home Minister P. Chidambaram stayed true to his promise as the government began distributing funds to victims of last year's anti-Christian violence.

• Jul 2, 2009

  Indian Court Decriminalizes Homosexuality Amid Protests

  An Indian court on Thursday decriminalized homosexuality, ruling that banning it violates the fundamental rights of the people. The ruling is the first of its kind in the conservative country.

• Jun 30, 2009

  Hindu Activist Slams Indian Official for Apologizing to Christians

  Hindu hardliner and chief of the Rashtriya Hindu Sena, Pramod Muthalik, has criticized a India's top government official for apologizing to the victims of last year's anti-Christian violence.

• Jun 22, 2009

  India Christians Affected by Violence to Receive Free Legal Services

  A group of lawyers and social activists under the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) has agreed to offer free legal services to the riot-affected Christians in Orissa, India.

• Jun 12, 2009

  Ministry Uses Facebook to Campaign for Slum Children

  An evangelical ministry has launched a campaign to support and build schools for slum children in India. The Slumschool Project is being promoted through Facebook, to weave a network of one million supporters.

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  Jun 2, 2009

  Disease Outbreak 'Imminent' in Sri Lankan Relief Camps

  There is an urgent need to ward off outbreaks of disease among the hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils living in relief camps, an international Christian development agency warned.

• May 25, 2009

  Aid Agencies Still Without Access to Sri Lankan Refugee Camps

  Even after a visit from the top U.N official, the Sri Lankan government has refused to budge on its disallowance of aid agencies to relief camps, in spite of repeated calls made by the agencies.

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  May 23, 2009

  U.N. Chief Visits Sri Lanka; Calls for Reconciliation

  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who toured Sri Lanka's largest refugee camp on Saturday said he was "humbled" by what he saw.