The Indian foreign ministry, in a statement Friday, welcomed the bill but made note of what it called "extraneous" requirements.

To administer sacraments in a given location, all priests involved in the Indian ministry would need a license.

The strains were evident on May 7 when the Indian foreign ministry, in a move unprecedented ahead of a prime minister's visit, lashed out at Washington.

The Congress soon joined the new Indian ministry.

The Indian foreign ministry released a statement, describing the actions it expects Islamabad to take.

An early 3rd-century Syriac work known as the Acts of Thomas connects the apostle's Indian ministry with two kings, one in the north and the other in the south.

It is involved in national policy decisions and coordinates with Indian central ministries, state governments, and central sponsor programs.

The Indian interior ministry has given approval for Cairn Energy to sell its stake in its Indian operations to mining firm Vedanta.

The Acts of Thomas connects Thomas, the apostle's Indian ministry with two kings, one in the north and the other in the south.

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