New Delhi, September 26, 2020: Two Hindu Temples in Harare (Zimbabwe), run by The Hindoo Society Harare (HSH), which have been closed for few months due to COVID-19, are opening again on September 26 with various protocols. The temperature of each person entering the premises of the Hindoo Society will be taken and hands will be […]
New Delhi, September 13, 2020: Upset Hindu leader Rajan Zed is urging Wayne (a Philadelphia suburb) based online retailer “4Rissa” to apologize and withdraw bedspreads carrying images of Hindu deities, calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that inappropriate usage of sacred Hindu symbols or deities […]
New Delhi, September 9, 2020: Hindus want schools in Cherry Hill Public Schools (CHPS) in New Jersey to stay closed on Diwali; the most popular of their festivals; starting 2021. They are thus urging Lisa Saidel and Dr. Joseph Meloche, Board President and Superintendent respectively of CHPS headquartered in Cherry Hill, to adopt Diwali as […]
New Delhi, August 23, 2020: On August 22nd, 2020, the Hindu community of Ireland witnessed the Opening Ceremony of “Sarv Sampradaya” Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Temple authorities only 50 people were allowed to enter the ceremony at 1 pm yesterday. This Temple is […]
New Delhi, August 15, 2020: After protests by Hindus online, Boston headquartered online home giant Wayfair has apologized and removed beach-towel carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha, within an hour of protesting Hindus contacting it, calling it “highly inappropriate”. Jane Carpenter, Global Head of Communications of Wayfair, in an email to Hindu statesman Rajan […]
Two idols, including one belonging to Hindu Goddess Kali were desecrated by unknown perpetrators in the middle of the night at Sri Sri Rakshakali Temple in Shakharipara 5th ward under Sadar police station in Laxmipur district on April 25th, 2020, Bangladesh police said. Hindus are in insecurity in the minority areas. Advocate Rabindra Ghosh, President […]
Sitangshu Guha is a senior journalist and human rights advocate based in the United States, here, he narrates what he and his family had to bear at the hands of Pakistani Military before the liberation of Bangladesh: I guess it was hidden in my brain for a long time. Nobody ever asked me, nor did […]
After toeing the party line on Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today tried to appear sympathetic to human rights of minority Sikhs of Afghanistan as he made an appeal to External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to save the handful of Afghan Sikhs who are still under the fear of […]
Dr. S. Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister of India today reacted to reports from Afghanistan today that said even the cremation site of the Hindus and Sikhs, who were killed by Islamic State in a place of worship in Kabul, was hit by a blast. The EAM said that he was deeply concerned at the […]
At least 25 people were murdered in an attack on a Sikh-Hindu Temple in Kabul today. Islamic State has taken responsibility for the murderous attack. Reports suggest a child was also murdered in this cold-blooded attack. 25 civilians were killed and eight wounded in today’s attack said a government official who claimed that the attacker […]
