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100-year-old Hindu temple demolished in Pakistan’s Punjab, minority groups demand probeA more than 100-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Punjab province was demolished in Siraj village, Narowal, on August 21. While minority ...
Trump plans $4 million for right-wing media in Europe, sources sayThe Trump administration plans to allocate at least $25 million to European civil society groups, including $4 million aimed at strengtheni...
Over 100-year-old temple demolished in Pakistan's Punjab provinceAn ancient Hindu temple in Pakistan's Punjab province was reportedly demolished. Local groups claim religious zealots destroyed the structu...
Karnataka minister’s ‘greatest religion’ Islam remark sparks BJP-Congress rowKarnataka minister Basavaraj Rayareddi's comments on Islam have ignited a political controversy. Senior BJP leaders accused the Congress go...
Human rights panel faults Pakistan's response to PoJK unrest; warns of excessive force, shrinking civic spaceGrowing distrust and expression curbs fueled unrest in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. State authorities responded confrontationally, ...
USCIRF seeks revocation of RSS chief Bhagwat's visa ahead of New York eventA US advisory body urged the Trump administration to revoke RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's visa. The organization cited alleged violent attacks ...
Goa cabinet clears anti-conversion bill, to be tabled in upcoming assembly sessionGoa's cabinet has approved a bill against religious conversion, proposing stringent penalties. This bill will be tabled in the state assemb...
Headscarf not an essential part of Islam: Allahabad HC rejects student’s plea to wear hijab with school uniformAllahabad High Court has dismissed a minor student’s plea seeking permission to wear a hijab with her school uniform, saying she failed to ...
‘Hijab is integral to Islam’: Clerics hit back after Allahabad HC orderIslamic Centre of India Chairman Maulana Khalid Rasheed on Tuesday criticised the Allahabad High Court's order, dismissing a petition filed...
Democrat Senate nominee from US State of Michigan pulls up Pakistan for lack of democracyAt a gathering of Pakistani-Americans, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed directed pointed criticisms at Pakistan's military authorit...
‘Biased, no credibility’: MEA hits back at US body over call for RSS sanctionsIndia's External Affairs Ministry criticized the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. The ministry called the US body biased a...
Silencing Jama Masjid pulpit now part of state policy: Mirwaiz Umar FarooqMirwaiz said those who place such restrictions may not know the history of Jama Masjid, which has stood for people’s rights, coexistence an...
India rejects USCIRF call for RSS sanctions, calls organization biasedIndia has rejected remarks by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. The External Affairs Ministry spokesperson called the o...
US religious freedom body seeks sanctions against RSS, no high-level meetings with its leadersA US advisory body urged sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Officials asked the US government to avoid high-level meetings ...
Pune Police revises two cases after invoking Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act before Aug 26 enforcementPune Police withdrew religious conversion law sections from two cases. The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act had not yet come into force....
Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act to come into force on August 28: What changesMaharashtra's Freedom of Religion Act, 2026 will take effect on August 28. This legislation prohibits religious conversions through coercio...
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will one day reintegrate into India: Baba RamdevYoga guru Ramdev said Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan would eventually “reintegrate” with India and urged patience. He also said no ma...