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  Islamist group in Bangladesh seeks removal of Supreme Court’s Hindu Chief Justice

  World | April 13, 2016 18:12 IST

  Dhaka: An Islamist group in Bangladesh has demanded the removal of Surendra Kumar Sinha, the Chief Justice of the country’s Supreme Court, from the post. The demand is not solitary as the group has also

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  Pope Francis washes feet of Musilm, Hindu refugees, says 'we are brothers'

  World | March 25, 2016 10:42 IST

  Castelnuovo Di Porto: Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees today, declaring them children of the same God, in a gesture of welcome and brotherhood at a time

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  Severed cow's head placed at Hindu sanctuary in US, police start investigation

  World | March 23, 2016 9:34 IST

  New York: The severed head of cow has been placed at a Hindu cow sanctuary in Pennsylvania and the state police are investigating the crime as a case of "ethnic intimidation." The cow's head was

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  Jesus Christ was a Tamil Hindu, claims 70-year-old book

  India | February 24, 2016 13:22 IST

  New Delhi: Sparking off a debate, a controversial book penned by the brother of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar named Ganesh Savarkar, has claimed that Jesus Christ was a Tamil Hindu.The book, Christ Parichay, will be

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  Hindu priest killed in Bangladesh, Islamic State claims responsibility

  World | February 22, 2016 22:27 IST

  Dhaka: In its first such attack targeted at the Hindu community, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) today claimed to have murdered a 50-year-old head priest at a Hindu temple in Bangladesh in

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  Attempts are being made to convert India into Hindu nation: Sharad Pawar

  National | February 05, 2016 20:32 IST

  Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad Pawar today alleged that attempts were being made to convert India into a "Hindu Rashtra" distorting history in school textbooks and implored historians to come together and "pen the truth" for

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  Hindus' cremation procedure causes air, water pollution: NGT

  India | February 03, 2016 16:15 IST

  New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has questioned the centuries-old tradition practised by Hindus to cremate dead bodies at the river banks, saying the method of burning wood leads to air pollution and also

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  Panic grips Hindu community in Pakistan after temple desecrated

  World | February 02, 2016 14:52 IST

  Karachi: Three pistol-waving bearded men stormed a 60-year-old temple in Pakistan's largest city and desecrated the idol of a Hindu deity, leading to fear among the minority community here, a media report said today.The incident

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  'Congi Chamcha': Anupam Kher, Shashi Tharoor lock horns on Twitter

  National | January 31, 2016 8:46 IST

  New Delhi: Veteran Actor Anupam Kher and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor were involved in a war of words on Twitter after the politician slammed Kher's comments that he is scared to openly say he is

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  UP: Man tonsured, paraded on donkey for converting Hindus to Christianity

  India | January 30, 2016 10:57 IST

  New Delhi: A man was tonsured, garlanded with shoes and paraded on donkey on the streets of Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh by Bajrang Dal activists who accused him of converting Hindu men to Christianity.According to

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  Drumbeats roll! 60 Hindu couples tie knot at mass wedding in Pakistan

  World | January 26, 2016 22:32 IST

  Karachi: A one-of-its-kind mass wedding ceremony concluded on Sunday with around 60 Hindu couples tying the knot at the YMCS Lawns in Karachi, Pakistan, leaving the parents of the couples overjoyed.Keeping in view the inability

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  My son was burnt alive because he was Hindu, alleges Pune teen's father

  India | January 23, 2016 10:15 IST

  Pune: Days after a 17-year-old ragpicker was allegedly murdered by three persons here after setting him afire, his father and some right-wing activists on Thursday claimed he was killed because he was a 'Hindu' and

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  #KPExodusDay : Kashmiri Pandits observe Exodus day with faint hope of return

  India | January 20, 2016 7:56 IST

  New Delhi: Kashmiri Pandits on Tuesday protested at Jantar Mantar in the capital to mark the 27th anniversary of their Holocaust/Exodus Day, hoping to go back to their homes with dignity. The displaced Kashmiri Pandits has

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  Indian-origin Hindu couple launch Islamic airline

  World | December 24, 2015 10:44 IST

  Kualalampur: An ethnic Indian Hindu couple has launched Malaysia's first Islamic airline offering Shariah compliant services including prayers before take-off, no on-flight serving of alcohol or meals with pork and a strict dress code for

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  Check fringe elements misusing the name of Hinduism: Mehbooba Mufti

  National | December 05, 2015 17:08 IST

  New Delhi: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti today demanded that "fringe elements" acting in the name of Hinduism should be checked, drawing comparison with elements of ISIS who misuse Islam."In our country tolerance is the strength

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  Hindustan is for Hindus: Assam governor

  National | November 22, 2015 7:27 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya has said that "Hindustan is for Hindus" and not a single Bangladeshi's name should figure in the National Register for Citizens (NRC).According to TOI, Acharya made these remarks during

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  Subramanian Swamy criticizes Dalai Lama for his comment

  National | November 15, 2015 18:34 IST

  New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today criticized Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama for his recent remark about the Bihar Elections result. The BJP leader while speaking to a news agency said that Dalai Lama's

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  Will stand by you against injustice, Nawaz Sharif tells Pak Hindus

  World | November 12, 2015 11:25 IST

  Karachi: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday vowed to take action against injustice towards Hindus in Pakistan, saying he will stand with them against the oppressor as he is the premier of all communities.

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  Hindu outfit to serve pork meat to protest beef fests

  India | October 19, 2015 22:25 IST

  Coimbatore: Protesting beef fests organised by political parties and organisations, a Hindu outfit here today said it would stage a counter-agitation serving pork meat.Indu Makkal Katchi-Tamilagam would stage protest demonstrations against beef fests and serve

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  No info on definition of 'Hindu', says govt in RTI reply

  India | October 11, 2015 21:03 IST

  Indore: In reply to an RTI query by Neemuch, a resident of Chandrashekhar Gaur in Madhya Pradesh, the Union Home Ministry said it "does have any information" regarding the definition of 'Hindu', the most widely