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Sri Lankan MP Namal Rajapaksa stresses 'India's leadership central to main
Updated : 2 months ago IST
He pointed out that "countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have experienced periods of political instability in recent years, often marked by public unrest and changes in government." According to Rajapaksa, at times these disruptions have been "supported and promoted by extremis
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"Very painful": Assam BJP president condemns violence against Hindus in Ba
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia on Wednesday condemned the violence against minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh, saying it's "very painful" and demanded immediate action.
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HRFP condemns attack on kot Radha Kishan church, calls for justice and pre
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Naveed Walter, President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), demanded swift and transparent justice for the perpetrators. He stated that merely identifying suspects and registering a First Information Report (FIR) is insufficient. "Preventing such incidents in the future is equally import
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Bangladesh's minority communities alarmed as communal violence intensifies
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Communal violence has surged in Bangladesh ahead of parliamentary elections, with dozens of incidents reported in December and early January, including killings, assaults and attacks on minorities. A minority rights body expressed concern, saying fear among communities could affect free a
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"Finger pointing": India rejects Pakistan's claims on minority attacks, ci
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's record on minority rights has been shaped by decades of violence, systemic discrimination and social exclusion, with religious communities frequently facing mob attacks, communal unrest, restrictive laws and coercive religious conversions.
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"Atmosphere of terror": KC Venugopal writes letter to PM Modi over Christm
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post shared on X, Venugopal said, "This Christmas, there was an atmosphere of terror and violence across most BJP-ruled states, with a clear strategy of humiliating minorities. I wrote to the PM to take urgent action on this well-planned assault on Christians to ensure this doesn't e
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Indian, Bangladeshi Hindu communities protest killings of Hindus outside B
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the ongoing protests, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers held a torchlight rally in Siliguri to highlight the issue. BJP leader Anita Mahato, who participated in the rally, said that violence against Hindus would continue unless the community united.
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"There are civil war-like conditions in Bangladesh...": Uttar Pradesh Mini
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Minister Jayveer Singh on Friday reacted to the recent violence against the minorities in Bangladesh, saying that there are civil war-like conditions in Bangladesh, highlighting that the atrocities are mostly targeted towards the Hindu community there.
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Hindus increasingly being targeted in Bangladesh, government should take c
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday expressed concern over the rising incidents of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh and urged government to take appropriate action.
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"Continuous attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh a matter of concern": Congress
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday voiced concern over attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh and said the opposition does not have information on how the government is dealing with the situation.
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Suvendu Adhikari speaks to father of Dipu Chandra Das, brutally lynched in
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday, spoke to Rabilal Chandra Das, the father of Hindu worker Dipu Chandra Das, who was brutally beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh.
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"His son says Sanatan should be eliminated": BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla slam
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Stalin lectures others about religious tolerance, harmony, and secularism, but his son says Sanatan should be eliminated. His leader, A Raja, has said that Hinduism and Hindus are like AIDS. The DMK government is denying the rights of Hindus by not allowing them to light lamps at temples
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