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Ajmer Sharif Dargah spiritual head reaffirms religious unity in area amid
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"It is not right to create such controversies. The majority of the population here is Hindu. Even outside the dargah, there are most of the shops by Hindus. They keep their keys outside the dargah and open their shops. This tradition is still prevalent today," the Darghah's spiritual leader
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"Moment of existential threat not only for Bangladesh's minorities but ent
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Johnnie Moore, the former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), expressed views on how global leaders have maintained silence on the persecution of minorities in Bangladesh.
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"Donald Trump is coming to town": Former spiritual advisor to Trump warns
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Johnnie Moore, the former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), and close aid of US President-elect Donald Trump expressed views on how the incoming Trump administration would address the issue of ongoing violence against minorities in Bang
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"Human rights organisations must speak up for Hindus" says former Spiritua
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Johnnie Moore, the former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), expressed views on how Bangladesh is handling the issue of the arrest of priest Chinmoy Krishna Das by fostering negative sentiment towards India.
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"Muhammad Yunus is failing, there isn't a minority in Bangladesh that does
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Johnnie Moore, former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), has slammed the Bangladesh interim government over the situation of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, saying there isn't a minority in the country that doesn't feel under
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Sheikh Hasina calls for 'immediate release' of priest Chinmoy Krishna Das
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"A senior leader of the Sanatan religious community has been unjustly arrested, and I demand his immediate release. Temples have been set ablaze in Chittagong," Hasina said in a statement
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Mamata Banerjee condemns ISKCON priest's arrest in Bangladesh, says "We st
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
She expressed West Bengal's government's complete solidarity with the Centre over the issue. She also voiced concern over the over the safety of religious minorites in the neighbouring country.
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Indian Diaspora foundation expresses concern over situation of Hindus in B
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In a statement addressed to United States President Joe Bide, FIIDS highlighted the precarious situation of religious minorities in Bangladesh. The body also emphasised that Bangladesh has had a "long and tragic history of violence" against religious minorities, especially Hindus.
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"Religious radicalism, jihad becoming challenge": VHP's Alok Kumar on ISKC
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
International president of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and senior advocate Alok Kumar on Wednesday said that religious fundamentalism and jihad are becoming such a challenge that the whole world will have to fight it not only at the level of law and order but also at the level of ideolog
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SC rules religious conversion for quota benefits without actual belief imp
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court has held that religious conversion undertaken solely to access reservation benefits without genuine belief in the adopted religion undermines the fundamental social objectives of the reservation policy.
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Congress expresses concern over "atmosphere of insecurity" faced by religi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday said that the Indian National Congress has expressed "deep concern" over the insecurity being faced by religious minorities in Bangladesh, citing the recent arrest of religious leader and spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote, Ch
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Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL for formation of body to protect Sanatan
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court declined to entertain a PIL that sought directions to the central government and other respondents to constitute a religious body on Wednesday, like a "Sanatan Dharm Raksha Board," for "the protection of Sanatan Dharma and its culture."
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