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No public Easter celebrations in Bethlehem amid 'double standard' claims
Tel Aviv, April 19: As Christians in the Palestinian Authority are forced to forego traditional public celebrations of the Easter holiday for the second consecutive year, one Palestinian Christian told The Press Service of Israel his community faces a double standard.
Karnataka BJP asks CM Siddaramaiah to apologise to students for removing sacred thread before CET exam
Bengaluru, April 19: The Karnataka BJP has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to apologise to the people of the state for denying entry to examination halls for students wearing the sacred thread (Janivara) before the Common Entrance Test (CET) examination.
Students asked to remove sacred thread before CET exam, K'taka Minister assures action
Bengaluru, April 18: The incident of Brahmin students allegedly being asked to remove their sacred thread (Janivara) by authorities before being allowed to attend the Common Entrance Test (CET) has stirred a major controversy in Karnataka.
Vested Property Act - saga of affliction of Hindu population in Bangladesh
Vested Property Act in Bangladesh has affected the Hindu population dwelt on the figures that indicated a continuing silent exodus of Hindu population from Bangladesh from the time of Partition to this day. The relative share of Hindu population declined from 18.4 per cent of the total population in 1961 to 12.1 per cent in 1981, to 10.5 per cent in 1991 and further down to 9.2 per cent in 2001. There was a corresponding rise in the relative share of Muslim population from 80.4 per cent in 1961 to 86.7 per cent in 1981, 88.3 per cent in 1981 and 89.7 per cent in 1991. It was estimated in 2007 that the Hindu population may have gone down to a further 8 per cent and the corresponding Muslim population risen up to 92 per cent. The 2011: and 2022 (7.95 per cent) figures cite further decline in the rate of Hindu population over the years.
Dividing Bharat Mata in the name of religion is govt's only agenda: KC Venugopal on Waqf Bill
New Delhi, April 2: KC Venugopal, Congress MP from Kerala, launched a blistering attack at the Centre over the ‘discriminatory’ Waqf Amendment Bill and stated that the only motive behind this contentious bill was to push its agenda of hatred and dividing the country in name of religion.
Proposed Amendment granting 4 per cent quota in Govt contracts to Muslims is unconstitutional and discriminatory: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje
New Delhi March 22: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje has urged Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to withhold consent to a proposed amendment to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, which seeks to reserve 4 per cent of government contracts for minority communities, arguing that such a provision violates 'constitutional principles of equality, secularism, and non-discrimination' while potentially deepening social and economic divisions.
India's UN Representative raises voice at UNHRC over persecution of Hindus and Christians in Pakistan
Geneva, March 21: Christians (2.4 billion) and Hindus (1.2 billion) are considered minorities in Pakistan, constituting only over 3 per cent of the country's total population, and they endure severe persecution.
India calls for more inclusive fight against bigotry that targets religiophobia
United Nations, March 15: India has called for a more inclusive fight against bigotry that takes on religiophobia, targeting hatred of all religions.
I faced discrimination, my career was destroyed..., says former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria
Washington, DC, March 13: Former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria has alleged that he faced huge discrimination in Pakistan and his career was destroyed.
Unreasonable: MoS Bandi Sanjay on Telangana govt's decision to change exam timing for Ramzan
Hyderabad, March 2: Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar has termed as ‘completely unreasonable’ the change in the timings of Class 10 pre-final exams in Telangana in view of Ramzan.
Pakistan: University reportedly targets Hindu students for celebrating Holi
Karachi, February 23: Dawood University of Engineering and Technology in Karachi has come under scrutiny after issuing a show-cause notice to students who celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi on campus. The incident has sparked widespread controversy, with reports stating that FIRs have been registered against several Hindu students, accusing them of chanting anti-state slogans in the University premises.