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Dec 12, 2018
Meghalaya HC judge asks Centre to allow citizenship to immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan without question
The Meghalaya High Court has urged the prime minister, law minister and Parliament to bring a legislation to allow citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, Christians, Khasis, Jaintias and Garos, who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. -
Nov 29, 2018
BJP's rationale for Citizenship Amendment Bill shows how sectarian politics, short-term gains make people miss woods for trees
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre seems to have put on hold its plans to amend the existing Citizenship Act in order to facilitate the grant of citizenship to Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Hindus, Parsis and Sikhs from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. -
Nov 25, 2018
Uddhav Thackeray asks BJP govt to bring ordinance on Ram Mandir, says sentiments of Hindus can't be hurt any further
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday in a press conference in Ayodhya said that the BJP government at the Centre "may not last" if the Ram Temple is not constructed at Ayodhya and demanded that an ordinance be brought in to pave for its way, warning that emotions of Hindus should not be taken for granted. -
Nov 25, 2018
Pokhran set for close fight in Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha polls; BJP pits Pratap Puri against Congress' Shale Mohammad
Pratap Puri and Mohammad's father Gazi Fakir both hold considerable sway among their communities, making the Pokhran constituency in Jaisalmer district one of the state's most hotly contested seats. -
Nov 17, 2018
Sabarimala row throws CPM into a political conundrum in Kerala as BJP, Congress scramble for Hindu votes
The CPM’s quandary in the Sabarimala row is clear. If it doesn’t comply with the Supreme Court verdict, the Left government can be accused of committing contempt of court as well as pandering to sentiments of religion. And by implementing the judgment, they face music from angry Hindus. -
Nov 09, 2018
Tipu Sultan Jayanti: Tempers flare in Kodagu as Karnataka govt's intent puts Congress, BJP on collision course
District in-charge minister SR Mahesh chaired a meeting in Madikeri on Wednesday to discuss Tipu Jayanti arrangements during which he appealed for people to co-operate with the administration in celebrating the event peacefully. -
Nov 09, 2018
Appropriating Tipu Sultan: 'Intolerant' Mysuru ruler no different to current politicians, so why the hype
Watching these conflicting narratives from the sidelines are the descendants of Tipu Sultan, headed by Asif Ali. Ali said, "We are worried about certain segments of the society attributing wrong things to the Sultan and accusing him of violence and subjugation; we watch this with tearful eyes and a heavy heart." -
Oct 15, 2018
'We don’t come to your events, you aren't allowed to ours': Astrophysicist Karan Jani accuses US temple officials of religious bias
Astrophysicist Karan Jani has alleged on Twitter that a temple in US' Atlanta, Shakti Mandir, denied him and his friends entry to play garba and celebrate the Hindu festival of Navratri as the temple officials couldn't identify them as Hindus. -
Sep 12, 2018
Had Congress lost closely-fought MLA seats from 1960 to 2000, India would've seen 11% more communal riots: Study
If the Congress had lost all the elections it narrowly won at the district level between 1960 and 2000, India would have experienced 11 percent more Hindu-Muslim riots (1,114 instead of 998) and 46 percent more riot casualties (43,000 instead of 30,000), according to the study. -
Sep 08, 2018
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calls for unity among Hindus, says wild dogs can destroy lone lion
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, speaking at the second World Hindu Congress (WHC) which coincides with the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s speech at the Parliament of World Religions in 1893 in Chicago, called on the world's Hindu community to come together in a tighter embrace although it is a "difficult" task.
