Bishnu Malo (22) a Hindu man belonging to village-Sadarpur in the Faridpur District of Bangladesh has been arrested for allegedly posting an objectionable picture against Islam on his Facebook account on last Thursday. The blasphemy against Islam made the local Muslims very angry and they, in turn, destroyed the houses and shops of Hindus. The […]
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Bangladesh: Temples attacked, Hindu woman thrashed
Hindu Temple situated at the Shil Para in the Manikganj district of Bangladesh has been demolished and desecrated by perpetrators. The perpetrators were equipped with country-made weapons and they attacked Durga Temple and looted the belongings of Hindu communities which was reported by the daily Ittefaq dated 29th October,2017. Promoth Chandra Shil Surjya, the President […]
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago on Divali
Divali is a major festival in Trinidad and Tobago. Yes, it is ‘Divali’ and not ‘Diwali’ which is the way we spell out the festival in Asia. Kamla Persad-Bissessar is a senior politician of Trinidad and Tobago and is the first woman to hold the office of Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and […]
San Antonio to have the largest City-sanctioned Diwali in the USA!
Hindus are happy and are urging all Texas cities to celebrate most popular Hindu festival Diwali just like the City of San Antonio, which is producing Diwali event on November four, claimed to be the “largest City-sanctioned Diwali in the nation”. This free six-hour long event in downtown San Antonio will reportedly include releasing 2,000 […]
USA: Diwali holiday in New Jersey’s Millburn Schools draft calendar
Hindu community has welcomed the reports of closing Millburn Township Public Schools (MTPS) in New Jersey on November seven in the Draft Calendar 2018-2019, the day on which most popular Hindu festival Diwali falls next year. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, urged the MTPS Board of Education to unanimously approve […]
Game depicts Goddess Parvati as subservient, earns ire
Hindu leader Rajan Zed expressed his displeasure at “Fate/Grand Order” (FGO) mobile role-playing video game, developed by Japan’s Delightworks Inc., for reportedly introducing goddess Parvati as one of the “new” servants; saying it trivializes a highly revered Hindu deity. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, urged Tokyo headquartered Delightworks Inc. […]
No country has given Hinduism “official” or “preferred” religion status
Although over 80 countries have either an “official religion” or “preferred religion”, but Hinduism is not an official or preferred religion in any country of the world, according to a Pew Research Center report published on October three. Islam, Christianity, Buddhism is the “official state religion” in 27, 13 and two countries; and “preferred/favored religion” […]
Myanmar Hindus: Don’t call us ‘Rohingya’ Hindus
Myanmar Hindus are unhappy with the term Rohingya Hindu which is being used to describe the Hindus who are living in Rakhine. In a scathing retort, All Myanmar Hindu Central Council said “that some international media, who although, were kind enough to report the news described the Hindus living in Rakhine state by an invented […]
Now, Shabana Azmi courts controversy with a tweet
Shabana Azmi is back busy courting controversies. First, it was her husband, writer Javed Akhtar who was doubting that Hindus were murdered by the Rohingya militants and got trolled on Twitter for it: If there is a mass grave of Hindus it must be their Army 's doing . Or why hundreds of Hindus are […]
What Pakistani Hindus do during Muharram
Chander Parkash Khatri, a Pakistani Hindu, has penned a beautiful note detailing the feelings of the Hindu community during the Muslim Muharram. Here is his note, unedited, where he speaks about it: “Though I don’t know much about Hussaini Brahmins/Hindus, but I always notice a few things amongst many Hindus of Sindh during the 1st […]