Hindus
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Modi conspired to instigate Hindus post Godhra, says Zakia Jafri's lawyer
National | Jun 29, 2013, 11:50 AM ISTAhmedabad, Jun 29: Zakia Jafri's lawyer on Friday alleged before a court in Ahmedabad that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had conspired to instigate Vishwa Hindu Parishad workers and other members of Hindu community after
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FBI to track hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus
World | Jun 06, 2013, 01:02 PM ISTWashington, Jun 6: America's FBI will begin formally tracking hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus and Arabs, thus meeting one of the long pending demands of these religious minority communities in the US, who have increasingly
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Hindus living 'dangerously' in Balochistan
World | May 20, 2013, 11:00 AM ISTIslamabad, May 20: Though Hindus have richly contributed in the economic prosperity and development of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province since pre-partition days, they are today faced with the dilemma of survival and living "dangerously".Historically, it
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Know why we celebrate Navratri twice in a Year
India | Apr 01, 2014, 07:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: Observed over a period of nine nights, the Navratri festival is famous throughout India for its religious and social importance. It is devoted to the worship of Maa Durga in various forms .It
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Know why Hindus worship Shiva Lingam
India | Apr 19, 2014, 06:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: Lord Shiva is considered the Supreme God within Hinduism. In other branches of Hinduism such as in the Smarta tradition, he is regarded as one of the five primary forms of God.He is
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For Holi, Hindus and Muslims come together in UP
India | Mar 27, 2013, 01:21 PM ISTLucknow, March 27: For a state that saw 34 small and big communal riots in the last one year, Hindus and Muslims came together in this Uttar Pradesh capital Wednesday to celebrate Holi.The octagenarian Mohd
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Stop violence against Hindus, says Bangladeshi daily
World | Mar 04, 2013, 03:39 PM ISTDhaka, Mar 4: Attacks on Hindus signify a "sinister trend" and the government must deal with the situation firmly, said a Bangladeshi daily Monday, the second day of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's Dhaka trip that
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Hindus now have a fellow believer in Congress
World | Jan 14, 2013, 03:55 PM ISTNew York, Jan 14: When Dr. Uma Mysorekar looks at the members of the new Congress, the Indian immigrant and practising Hindu can see that, for the first time, there's someone who shares her ethnicity
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80% of Hindus and Muslims have fallen prey to communalism: Justice Katju
India | Dec 13, 2012, 09:46 PM ISTAligarh,Dec 13: Chairman of Press Council of IndiaJustice Markanday Katju today alleged politicians in independent India “have played a major role in spreading deeper the poison of Hindu-Muslim divide, whose seeds were sown by the
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Century-old Rama Pir temple demolished in Karachi, Hindus protest
World | Dec 03, 2012, 08:27 AM ISTKarachi, Dec 3 : In a hurried operation on Saturday, a builder demolished a century-old Hindu temple in Soldier Bazaar Karachi while the Sindh High Court was hearing a petition seeking a stay order, The
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Where Muslims help Hindus celebrate Durga Puja
India | Oct 24, 2012, 07:05 PM ISTPatna, Oct 24: In a rare show of brotherhood, Muslims in a village in Bihar's Purnia district joined hands with Hindus to celebrate the Durga Puja.Only four Hindu families live in Saguuniya, a Muslim-dominated village
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Zardari asks Sindh authorities to allay grievances of Hindus
World | Aug 10, 2012, 11:48 PM ISTIslamabad, Aug 10: President Asif Ali Zardari today took serious note of reports of a “sense of insecurity” among Hindu families in Pakistan's Sindh province and directed authorities to allay the minority community's grievances.The president
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Pakistan allows 250 Hindus to cross into India after detaining them
World | Aug 10, 2012, 04:34 PM ISTLahore/Islamabad, Aug 10: A group of some 250 Pakistani Hindus were today allowed to cross over to India for a pilgrimage after being detained at the Wagah land border crossing due to a controversy over
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Pak Minister Admits, Hindus Being Forcibly Converted To Islam
World | Mar 24, 2012, 03:51 PM ISTIslamabad, Mar 24: The Pakistani minister responsible for the welfare of religious minorities has called for stronger legislation to protect them from forced conversions, alleging that 100 non-Muslim women, mostly Hindus, were forced to convert
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Togadia Threatens Stir Against Muslim OBC Quota
National | Jan 06, 2012, 03:35 PM ISTKanpur, Jan 6: Opposing the 4.5 per cent reservation to Muslims within the OBC quota, Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia today accused the UPA government and the Congress party of ignoring the interests of
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Hindus Pledge Allegiance To Pakistan At Mass Wedding Ceremony
World | Nov 13, 2011, 04:52 PM ISTKarachi, Nov 13: Amid attacks on Hindus in Pakistan's Sindh province, hundreds of community members here have pledged their allegiance to the country. The pledge came at a mass wedding ceremony organised by the Pakistan
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Hindus In Pak Struggling To Register Their Marriages : Report
World | Sep 19, 2011, 04:53 PM ISTIslamabad, Sept 19: Pakistan's Hindus are struggling to register their marriages due to chronic delays in the passage of the draft bill for the Hindu Marriage Act that was proposed in 2008, according to a
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There Is Nothing Called Saffron Terror, Says RSS Chief
National | Oct 17, 2010, 06:36 PM ISTNagpur, Oct 17 : Taking strong exception to the use of the term 'saffron or Hindu terror', RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today said terrorism and Hindus are "oxymoron" and can never be linked to each
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Govt Appeals For Peace After Ayodhya Judgement Is Delivered
India | Sep 16, 2010, 08:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Wary of extreme reactions to the Allahabad High Court judgement on Ayodhya dispute expected on September 24, the government on Thursday appealed for peace, saying the judicial recourse will not end till all
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Hindus Demand Reopening Of Temple In Rawalpindi
India | Aug 23, 2010, 11:21 AM ISTThe Hindu community in Pakistan appealed to the authorities on Sunday to help reopen the Swami Narayan Temple in Rawalpindi, closed since 1992, to enable them to perform their religious activities. President of Hindu Sikh