Archdiocese of Bangalore to organise Peace Gathering against Anti Conversion Bill in Karnataka
Gathering at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Grounds, Fraser Town in Bengaluru on 4 December
Bengaluru: The Archdiocese of Bangalore on Friday announced that it will hold a Peace Assembly against the Karnataka Government’s move to introduce Anti-Conversion Bill in the state assembly. The assembly will be held at the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Grounds, Fraser Town in Bengaluru on Saturday, 4 December.
A press statement from the Archdiocese of Bangalore, the government’s move was called “needless exercise”. It also added that a few Religious Fundamentalist Groups have already started attacking and vandalizing churches and prayer halls across Karnataka as a “prelude” to the government’s decision of introducing the bill in the assembly.
“In order to express our resentment and disagreement against the arbitrary move of the state government in its efforts to introduce the Anti-Conversion Bill, a Peace Gathering was planned for 19th November 2021, but it was canceled due to the inclement weather. Now the Peace Gathering is arranged on Saturday, 4th December 2021 (3:00 pm to 5:00 pm)” the press statement added.
It also added that the organisers have asked the church leader to minimize the number of participants in the wake of the rising number of COVID cases in the state.
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Trump’s fresh threat to bomb Iran amid reports of deal to end war
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with more bombing if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, amid a report that the warring sides were nearing an agreement to end the war.
US media outlet Axios reported, quoting US officials and two other sources, that the US and Iran were getting close to a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations.
The US expects Iranian responses on several key points over the next 48 hours, Axios reported, adding that nothing has been agreed yet. This was the closest the parties had been to an agreement since the war began.
"Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
"If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before," Trump said.
According to Axios, the deal would involve Iran committing to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment, the US agreeing to lift its sanctions and release billions in frozen Iranian funds, and both sides lifting restrictions around transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
It said many of the terms laid out in the memo would be contingent on a final agreement being reached, leaving the possibility of renewed war or an extended limbo in which the hot war has stopped, but nothing is truly resolved.
