Hindus
- Hyderabad
Drugs racket targeting minor girls in Hyderabad’s Old City, claims Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad: Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday alleged that a drugs racket, allegedly operating with the “support of Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM”, was targeting Hindu minor girls, kidnapping and assaulting them in…
- India
Hindus are ‘responsible’ for Bharat: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Bengaluru: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that Hindus are “responsible” for Bharat, asserting that the RSS aims to organise Hindu society for the glory of the nation, not…
- India
Four Hindus held for ‘I Love Muhammad’ graffiti in UP temples
Days after communal tensions simmered in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhagwanpur and Bulaqigarh villages, where ‘I Love Muhammad’ graffiti was found drawn on the walls of five temples, police have now arrested four Hindu…
- India
Assamese-Hindus now only about 40 pc of state’s population, claims CM Biswa
Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday claimed that Assamese Hindus now make up only around 40 percent of the state’s population, about the same as that of Muslims. Speaking to…
- India
Navaratri festivities stir debate over rising exclusion of minorities
Garba, a traditional Gujarati dance performed during the Hindu festival of Navratri, has historically seen participation from people of all communities. In recent years, however, several incidents have emerged where Muslims were…
- India
Maharashtra: VHP issues diktat for garba; entry based on Aadhaar details
Mumbai/Nagpur: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Saturday, September 20, said only Hindus should be given entry to ‘garba’ events marking Navratri and advised organisers to check the Aadhaar card of entrants for…
- India
‘Secularism, communism will survive if…’: Union minister on minorities
Kolkata: Asserting that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, was a moral obligation towards minority communities in countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan, who had been “forgotten since Partition”, Union Minister of State for…
- India
UP traders come together to perform last rites of woman from another faith
In a wholesome display of communal harmony, Hindu traders in UP’s Mughalsarai came together to perform the last rites of a Muslim woman who had been living alone for 18 years. The…
- India
Nitesh Rane objects to `Hindus’ being targeted for not speaking in Marathi
Mumbai: BJP leader and Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane has taken exception to MNS supporters allegedly beating up a `Hindu man’ for not speaking in Marathi, and asked if “those who wear skull…
- India
Global religious landscape shift: Growth in Islam, non-religious populations
Between 2010 and 2020, Christianity, which is still the world’s biggest religious group, saw a decline while Muslims have relatively increased. A new report by Pew Research Centre, titled How the Global…
- India
Hate fuelled Ram Navami processions witnessed across India
As Ram Navami concluded on Sunday, April 6, the nation witnessed frenzied hate rallies against the Muslim community, where many Hindu devotees took to the streets chanting Islamophobic slogans. Even after the…
- India
West Bengal: Minorities shower rose petals, offer water to Ram Navami devotees
As the nation celebrates Ram Navami, a heartwarming display of communal brotherhood was witnessed in parts of West Bengal. In one video, Muslims from West Bengal’s Siliguri district gathered in large numbers,…
- Offbeat
Neha serves iftar at Delhi’s Jama Masjid spreading communal harmony
For the last three years, a young Hindu woman has been serving iftar during the holy month of Ramzan at Delhi’s iconic Jama Masjid, breaking religious barriers and winning hearts. Her presence…
- India
Himachal clash over truck union dispute painted as communal attack
Tension prevailed in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district on Monday, February 24, after a violent clash broke out in Gwalthai village. While some reports claimed that Muslims attacked Hindus celebrating Mahashivratri, police denied…
- India
RSS Mohan Bhagwat sparks row: Calls to boycott English, wear traditional attire
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), an Indian right-wing outfit chief Mohan Bhagwat sparked controversy after his recent remarks advocating the Hindu community to wear Indian traditional attire in public events and refrain from…
