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Tensions in Meerut, a major city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh prevailed on Sunday following a Muslim youth and his family had kidnapped a Hindu girl, forced her into a Muslim marriage as an 2nd wife and convert to Islam. Below is a video of the 20 year-old rape victim’s brave testimony of […]
Priests in India have come together and decided to make Sunday’s a priority day for cleaning the areas leading down to the Ganga River (ghats). After noticing flowers, polythene and other tossed objects floating chaotically in the sacred river they hope to raise awareness for all nearby to help in keeping the river clean especially […]
The torching of 100+ tents setup and used by Hindu pilgrims has caused clashes with security forces between various communities. The Amarnath cave temple is one of the most sacred and holy pilgrimages for Hindus in the world. Amarnath is located in Pahalgam, which is in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Over 300,000 too […]
Global Hindu Heritage Foundation (GHHF) has called for short films on preservation of old temples in India as part of its ‘Save Temples Organisation.’ The Board of Directors of GHHF and its brand ambassador and well-known Ghazal singer Ghazal Srinivas told a press meet in Texas earlier this week that the aim of the ‘Save […]
Just over a year ago, a most engaging conversation took place between Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev and Dr Jayaprakash Narayan in which they discussed topics ranging from politics to spirituality. Sadhguru believes that a paradigm shift in power from government to industry is occurring in which transforming the Indian economy is the key. This transformation should […]
On the eve of Holi, a religious festival known as ‘the festival of colours’ where Hindus around the world burn pyres symbolizing the victory of good over evil, Pakistani Hindus watched in horror as mobs set fire to their dharamshalla (community center) and temple in Larkana, a city in the southern Sindh province. The Hindu American […]
The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) hired the American lobbying firm, Fidelis Government Relations, to push a resolution critical of India, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) revealed today. The Foundation previously released a statement censuring House Resolution 417 for attacking India’s record on religious freedom, targeting only Hindus as instigators of violence, and ignoring the impact of […]
Sansrod is a Muslim-majority village in Karjan taluka of Vadodara district in the western Indian state of Gujarat. It is located next to national highway no.8. On Id-Ul-Zuha day (also known as Bakra Eid) the Shinor police’s ASI B.Gumansinh was in Karjan where Karjan CPI(Circle Police Inspector) Vala received information about slaughter of cows. The information […]
National Hindu Students’ Forum UK (NHSF) and partners are launching the Human Boundaries campaign to raise awareness of the Human and Civil Rights abuses which are faced by minority groups living in Pakistan. We are also looking to petition the British, Pakistani and Indian government, as well as the United Nations, to see if we […]
Are all Hindus bad? The Council of World Religions seems to think so – based on their recent decision to reject a Hindu community event celebrated by Hindus from all across the United States, consisting of professors, doctors, entrepreneurs, teachers, lawyers and yoga teachers. Rejecting a request from a coalition of over three hundred North […]