New Delhi, August 23, 2020: BJP leader Gajendra Parikh has sent 1-kilogram silver brick for Lord Ram Temple building in Ayodhya. Former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje posted the pictures of the brick and also said that she is happy that she too was able to do puja of the silver brick. BJP Leader […]
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Indore Creates Record by Winning Title of Cleanest City Fourth Time in A Row
New Delhi, Agust 20, 2020: Indore makes India proud again! Hardeep S Puri, MoS(I/C), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs gave away the awards for Swachh Survekshan 2020, the fifth edition of the annual cleanliness urban survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India at a virtual event titled […]
Turkey-backed militants accused of ‘silently’ killing Yazidis
By Namta Gupta New Delhi, June 12, 2020: The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad has accused the Turkey-backed militants of ‘silently carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Yazidis in Afrin, Syria. Detailing the crimes of the Turkey-backed militants she said that they are ‘kidnapping women, killing civilians, and destroying houses and […]
Buddhist Temple attacked by mob in Bangladesh’s Chittagong
Bangladesh’s Buddhist minority was left aghast after a mob of 40-50 people attacked a Buddhist Temple “Bibbili Shanti Bihar” in Bibbili area of Chittagong. The attack took place on May 3rd at around 3.30 am and the Buddhists say that Maulvi Helaluddin (40) and one Jamaluddin participated in the attack and that some police personnel […]
Pakistan constitutes National Commission for ‘minorities’ with eight Muslims on board
By Namta Gupta New Delhi, May 11, 2020: Pakistan has reconstituted National Commission for Minorities (NCM) but it is just old wine in a new bottle. Pakistan Minorities Teachers’ Association (PMTA) in a statement to CurrenTriggers noted that while there are 8 Muslim members, just 10 members are from 5 minority religions of Pakistan. It […]
Rights of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs feature in the Indo-US talk
New Delhi, May 8th, 2020: India spoke out for the protection of the rights of the Afghan Hindus and Sikhs when the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad called on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on May 7th, 2020. Zalmay was accompanied by Senior Director in the […]
UAE: Three Hindus fired from jobs, after support to CAA and ‘insult’ to Islam
By Namta Gupta Three Hindus lost their job in Gulf, over allegations of insult to Islam, after a campaign by Indian Muslims on social media. In March this year, first it was just chef Trilok Singh who was sacked for backing Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 after he ran into an argument with an anti-CAA activist. […]
Mauritius: Hindu Temple attacked, fingers point to a politician
By Namta Gupta Attacks on Hindu Temples are happening at an alarming pace in otherwise Hindu-majority Mauritius. On April 23rd, 2020, at Port Louis’ Valley Pitot, another Hindu Temple came under attack. The use of the Molotov cocktail to set fire to the Hindu Temple sets a dangerous precedent in the otherwise happy and picturesque […]
Minority group writes to Pakistan President, asks why Pak Muslims have been made even more privileged class?
A minority group has shot of a letter dated 23rd April 2020, asking the Pakistani establishment why there are double standards when it comes to human and religious rights of minorities such as the Christians. The letter by Pakistan Minorities Teachers’ Association (PMTA) comes close on the heels of the current declaration that Mosques would […]