Prime Minister Modi in his address to nation through Mann Ki Baat radio programme today paid tributes to Sister Mariam Thresia who will be canonised on 13th October by Pope Francis.
The Orthodox faction had moved the High Court after the state government failed to implement the apex court’s order that gave them the management rights in the Piravom St Mary's Church.
The 19-year old Christian girl was drugged and sexually abused in a building in the park. The father of the victim alleged that Jasim recorded videos of the act and started blackmailing the victim pressurising her to convert to Islam.
In the letter, Kurian reportedly urged the Home Ministry to "take note of this alarming trend and order a probe by the National Investigative Agency" and bring in an effective law to curb such fraudulent activities of radicalised elements.
The Kerala police have arrested a leader of Popular Front of India (PFI) which is an ally of Congress in the state for the brutal murder of Congress worker P Naushad.