Christians
- Kolkata
Back-to-back attacks on Christians in Bengal reported in August
West Bengal: A Christian family was allegedly attacked by a Hindutva group while bidding farewell to a departed soul in a cemetery inside a church premises in West Bengal. The incident occurred…
- India
Naga students march to Assembly over singing of Vande Mataram
Kohima: The Naga Students’ Federation on Tuesday, September 1, marched to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, demanding a resolution against the singing of Vande Mataram at official events, saying the protest was not…
- India
Bhopal Shahar Qazi urges MP govt to withdraw UCC bill
Bhopal: “Withdraw the Madhya Pradesh Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, or exclude Muslims from it,” Bhopal Shahar Qazi Maulana Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadvi declared, adding that interference in personal laws is…
- Opinions
What India’s Left and Right have in common: Criticising Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas are contested in India today as rarely before, in the country he led to independence on August 15, 1947, and where he was shot dead on January 30, 1948.…
- Hate Crime
Raipur: Christian activist held for remarks against Lord Shiva
Raipur: An office-bearer of Chhattisgarh Christian Forum was arrested in Raipur for allegedly posting an objectionable comment on Lord Shiva on social media following a complaint by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
- Hate Crime
87 hate crimes, 15 pc rise: June tracker paints grim picture
Hyderabad: India logged 87 incidents of hate crime against religious and caste minorities in June, a jump of nearly 15 per cent over the previous month, according to data compiled by Siasat.com. The attacks…
- Hyderabad
Free police exam coaching applications open for minorities
Hyderabad: The Telangana Minorities Study Circle (TGMSC) on Tuesday, July 7, opened applications for minority candidates for free coaching for the upcoming Telangana State-level Police Recruitment examinations. The exams pertain to the…
- Hate Crime
West Bengal: Multiple attacks on Christians reported on July 5
Kolkata: A Hindutva mob on July 5 vandalised an under-construction church located in the Subhashgram area of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal, in what was a series of attacks against Christians…
- India
74 hate crimes in India in May: Bengal, Bakrid and beyond
Hyderabad: In early May, West Bengal’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister made his intentions plain. “The Hindu people of Nandigram made me win again. There, the entire Muslim vote went to…
- Kolkata
Bengal: VHP attacks Christian prayer, claims religious conversion
West Bengal: A Christian Sunday prayer meet was disturbed and attacked by members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on June 21 in West Bengal. The Hindutva members stormed into the prayer…
- Kerala
Kerala: Protest against Christian prayer meeting over abuse allegations
Pathanamthitta: Tension prevailed outside a hall where a prayer meeting organised by a pastor-run Christian worship centre was scheduled to be held in Omallur on Sunday, as BJP workers staged a protest…
- Hate Crime
Saying Muslims unsafe here affects India’s global reputation: Rijiju
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju’s latest remarks on Indian Muslims during a media-sponsored event have raked up a controversy. The Union Minister, in a nonchalant manner, said that Indians are…
- India
61 hate crimes in April: A month of bulldozers, boycotts and deleted voters
Hyderabad: Siasat.com recorded 61 hate crimes across India in April – 49 targeting Muslims, 10 against Dalits and two against Christians. The numbers are consistent with the steady religious and caste-motivated violence that has…
- Hate Crime
Chhattisgarh: Christian families claim denial of access to water, livelihood
Kanker: Several Christian families in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district have alleged that they are deliberately being denied access to water and livelihood opportunities due to their faith. According to an appeal filed by…
- Bangalore
Unauthorized church built in tribal hamlet in Karnataka; over 40 detained
Madikeri: Tension prevailed in Heruru tribal hamlet under Nakur Shirangala Gram Panchayat limits near Suntikoppa after police detained more than 40 persons from Tamil Nadu in connection with the alleged inauguration of…
