The Dhaka Tribune on July 27, 2022 reports that the population of Muslims have increased in the country compared to devotees of other religions, according to the preliminary report of Population and Housing Census-2022. The report said that the Hindu population decreased from 8.54% to 7.95%, the Buddhist population from 0.62% to 0.61%, the Christian […]
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Multi-faith religious leaders holding candlelight vigil to honor Nevadans who died homeless in 2022
New Delhi, Feb 13, 2022: Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha’i, Pagan religious leaders of the area are joining together to remember homeless Nevadans who died in 2022. Besides lighting candles in memory of Nevadans who lost their lives while homeless, some from exposure to the elements, religious leaders plan to offer prayers in their […]
Multi-faith clergy to hold candlelight vigil to pray for peace in Eastern Europe
New Delhi, March 05, 2022: Christian-Muslim-Hindu-Buddhist-Jewish-Baha’i-Pagan religious leaders of northwestern Nevada will unite in a candlelight vigil and pray together in Reno on March six, seeking peaceful resolution of violent armed conflict in Eastern Europe. Being jointly coordinated by Saint Catherine of Siena Episcopal Church Rector the Reverend Thomas W. Blake and distinguished Hindu statesman […]
Multi-faith religious leaders holding candlelight vigil to honor Nevadans who died homeless in 2021
New Delhi, February 20, 2022: In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha’i religious leaders of the area are joining together to remember homeless Nevadans who died in 2021. Besides lighting candles in memory of Nevadans who lost their lives while homeless, some from exposure to the elements, religious leaders plan to […]
Number of educational institutions run by minority communities in India
New Delhi, December 23, 2021: The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) has granted Minority Status Certificate to 13,602 Minority Education Institutions, which includes 14 institutions run by the management belonging to Parsi Community, 5,153 institutions by Muslim community and 7,550 institutions by Christian community, 300 institutions run by the management belonging to Sikh […]
Bangladesh Hindus bear Temple desecration, houses burnt as Islamist rage over France
New Delhi, November 3rd, 2020: Bangladesh is witnessing another wave of attacks on Hindus on the pretext of blasphemy against Islam. Many Hindus are being accused of blasphemy Islam for ‘liking’ statuses on Facebook in support of France. Dr MK Roy of the Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance (Hindu Mohajote), who spoke to Currentriggers.com, told […]
Rajput Muslim leads assault on Hindu Bheels in Pakistan, houses set on fire (Video)
By Namta Gupta New Delhi, May 11, 2020: Hindu Bheel community of Bheel Mori, at Hala, District Matiari, Sindh came under severe attack by a Muslim Rajput and his accomplices in the time of Ramazan and also Coronavirus. The group led by Luqman first assaulted the Hindus and then also put fire to their humble […]
Pakistan’s atrocities: ‘My Hindu mother was forced to dress like a Muslim widow to stay alive’
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 […]
Forgotten Bhola tragedy: When 200 Hindu women were raped in 24 hours
On October 20, a blasphemous post against Islam was posted by a hacker using the Facebook id of Biplob Chandra Baidya Shuvo and Bhola erupted. The account was hacked to post the message but after the alleged blasphemy, Bangladesh’s Muslim rioters desecrated Temples, assaulted policemen and terrified the minorities. When they kept baying for Shuvo’s […]
Dilution of Article 370 will strengthen unity and integrity of the country
The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that dilution of Article 370 would strengthen the security, safety and integrity of India and should not be viewed through any other narrow prism. He was delivering the 1st Balramji Dass Tandon Memorial Lecture, at Panjab University in Chandigarh today. Stating that the state of […]