Near the River Yamuna at Okhla, a small community of Rohingya Muslims live. These people, have escaped from Myanmar with almost nothing to call as ‘belongings.’ But now, for this bunch, India is where their heart and home is. Rohingya Muslims are in a feud with the Myanmarese establishment and are considered a persecuted community. However, […]
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Siva Senai wants ferry service for Hindus set to attend a Pooja in Tamil Nadu
Siva Senai, a newly formed Hindu group in Sri Lanka, has requested a ferry service for the Sri Lankan Hindu devotees who wish to attend a Hindu puja in Chidambaram, reported SundayTimes.Lk. Siva Senai wants the Sri Lankan government to take measures to ensure a ferry service for Siva devotees who want to join in the […]
Illegal erection of Buddha statues contested in North Sri Lanka
Buddha statues erection in the Hindu and Christian dominated northern province of Sri Lanka has evoked controversy with Chief Minister of Northern province, C.V.Wigneswaran, coming out to clarify that the issue is illegal erection of Buddha statues and the building of Buddha Viharas without taking into account the number of worshippers which would need the […]
Afghan Hindu Asylum seeker deported from Germany
Afghan Hindu deportation from Germany has evoked condemnation from many Hindu groups. The Afghan Hindu in question is Samir Narang, who braved many hardships to escape Afghanistan four years ago and was able to reach Germany and assimilated well, in the local culture. But now, Germany has decided against him and he faces deportation. In a […]
Indian Muslims must speak out against violence on Hindus in Pakistan and Bangladesh
Indian Muslims should speak out against the human rights violation of Pakistani and Bangladeshi Hindus, said senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. He also said that while Hindus in India support secularism, the Indian Muslims don’t speak out against violence that the minority Hindus face in Muslim nations such as Bangladesh and Pakistan. An IndiaTVNews […]
Cow slaughter and beef eating at Hindu Temple troubles Hindus
Cow slaughter and feasting in the Hindu Temple premises by the local Muslims has stunned the Hindus in Bangladesh. As per bdnews24, this was going on in the Temple premises of Sree Sree Brahma Mandir and Dakhineswar Kali Mandir at Langalbandh-Bandar Sub-district of Narayangonj District. Langalbandh is a Hindu religious place and millions of devotees from […]
Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Diwali with the Prime Minister himself! (Pics)
Trinidad and Tobago probably saw the best ‘Divali’ when the Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and his wife Sharon Rowley came to the Divali Nagar to see a mesmerizing display of Hindu traditions. While the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister chose a white Indian style coat his wife chose a purple Indian dress with golden […]
Bangladesh: Human chain protest against violence against Hindus
Bangladesh Ainjeebi Oikkya Parishad made a human chain in front of the Supreme Court Bar Association on 09.11.2016 demanding justice for the minority Hindu victims who were attacked by Islamists at Brahmanbaria and Hobigonj District of the nation. Advocate Rabindra Ghosh of the Bangladesh Minority Watch advocate delivered a speech demanding equal rights for the […]
Bangladesh:Heartbreaking violence against Hindus in pics
Bangladesh Minority Watch, a human rights agency has released pictures of its fact-finding missions that it undertook to investigate extreme violence against the Hindu community. The pictures show the extent of material violence that shook the struggling minority but what about the mental agony? None can measure that. Many Bangladesh Hindus wonder if they can live […]
Bangladesh Hindu today proudly says that ‘I am a Hindu’ and is unafraid
Mr. Ripon Dey is a young activist serving as the International Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mohajote (National Hindu Grand Alliance) and is the former founder president of Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Yuvo Mohjaote (Youth Front of Hindu Mohajote). Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Moajote is a nonpolitical organization which is working for almost a decade for […]