Buddhism
- India
SC status for converts : Govt extends tenure of Commission till Oct 2025
New Delhi: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has extended by a year the tenure of a commission established to examine whether Scheduled Castes (SC) status can be granted to individuals…
- India
Guj: ‘Hundreds of Dalits, Tribals’ embrace Buddhism on Ambedkar Jayanti
Ahmedabad: Organisers of an event in Gujarat claimed “hundreds of people” belonging to Dalit and tribal communities embraced Buddhism on the occasion of the 132nd birth anniversary of social reformer BR Ambedkar…
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45 adopt Buddhism in Gujarat, VHP says not averse to this conversion
Vadodara: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) here said on Thursday that it was not averse to the group of 45 people adopting Buddhism in Balasinor Taluka of Gujarat’s Mahisagar district. The group…
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RajasthaConversions to Buddhism, Christianity trigger demand for law to ban them
Jaipur: Conversions to Buddhism and Christianity are growing steadily in numbers in Rajasthan, both in the tribal belt as well as in non-tribal areas among the Dalits, which has given rise to…
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12 members of Dalit family convert to Buddhism in Rajasthan
Kota (Rajasthan): Twelve members of a Dalit family in Rajasthan’s Baran district have converted to Buddhism, allegedly upset over the assault of a family member by a man and the police’s refusal to…
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‘Conversion row’: Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam resigns after controversy
Rajendra Pal Gautam, the Delhi minister who recently caused controversy over a conversion oath at a Buddhist event, resigned from Arvind Kejriwal’s cabinet on Sunday. Rajendra Pal Gautam purportedly denouncing Hindu deities…
- India
Reservation benefit issue: SC grants three-week to Centre to place on record current stand
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three weeks to the Centre to clarify its stand on the pleas including those raising issue of Scheduled Castes (SC) reservation benefits to Dalits…
- World
Not seeking independence but meaningful autonomy for Tibet: Dalai Lama
Jammu: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday said more and more people in China are beginning to realize that he is not seeking “independence” but meaningful autonomy and preservation of…
