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Pak Hindus Stage Sit-In Protest Against Kidnappings, Lathicharged
Several members of Pakistan's Hindu community and other faiths were injured on Thursday after the police in Sindh province baton charged them. They held a sit-in against the increasing cases of kidnappings of Hindu traders and others for ransom.
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Hindu Leader Of Imran Khan's Party Quits, Condemns Violent Protests
Jai Parkash, a prominent Hindu leader and a minority member of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, resigned on Friday, making him the latest politician to quit the former prime minister's party.
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Drones, Radio Track Tags To Monitor Amarnath Yatra That Begins June 30
The Ministry of Home Affairs has reviewed preparedness for the annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra amid a series of targeted attacks on migrant workers and members of the minority community in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Bangladesh "Completely Failed" To Protect Minority Hindus: RSS Leader On Temple Attack
RSS national executive member Indresh Kumar on Saturday condemned the alleged incident of vandalism at a temple in Bangladesh and urged India to intervene, saying the Sheikh Hasina government has "completely failed" in protecting minority Hindus.
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Hindu Minor Boy Sexually Assaulted, Murdered In Pakistan
The boy's body was found in an abandoned house in the Khairpur-Mir area of the Sindh province, his family members said.
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45 More Arrested Over Attack On Hindu Temple In Pakistan
Pakistani police have arrested 45 more people for their alleged involvement in the vandalisation of a Hindu temple by a mob led by members of a radical Islamist party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Providing Visas To Hindus, Sikhs In Afghanistan Who Want To Come: Centre
There has been a recent spurt of attacks on Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan by terrorists at the behest of their "external supporters" and India has been providing necessary visas to members of these communities who want to come, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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16 Collectors Get Power To Grant Citizenship Rights To Minority Migrants
The government has authorised 16 collectors across seven states to register members of minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh as Indian citizens. A notification from the Home Ministry said Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from the three countries can avail of this facility.
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Hindu Woman Elected To Pakistan's Senate In Historic First: Report
Kirshna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan's Sindh province has become the first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country, according to a media report today.
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Pak Hindus Criticise Parties Opposing 'Minorities Bill'
A Hindu lawmaker and civil society members in Pakistan have criticised two religious political parties for opposing the Minorities Bill which criminalises forced conversions in the Muslim-majority country.
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Bangladesh Assures India It Is Committed To Safeguarding Rights Of Hindus
Bangladesh, which is witnessing violence against Hindu minority members, has assured India that it is fully committed to safeguarding their rights, maintaining that many of these incidents were not communal in nature.
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Hindu Teacher Assaulted In Latest Attack On Bangladesh Minorities
A Hindu college teacher was seriously injured on Wednesday when he was assaulted by suspected terrorists, police said, the latest in a string of attacks on minority members and liberal activists in the mainly Muslim nation.
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Rajya Sabha Members Condemn Inflammatory Statements By Sangh Parivar In Agra
Opposition members in Rajya Sabha today expressed serious concern over reports that some Sangh Parivar leaders had allegedly sought to take "revenge" on the minority community for the killing of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, with a nominated member making a fervent plea for preserving the unity and diversity of the country.
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Mohammad Salim Should Probe Allegations or Resign, Says Nitin Gadkari
Charging the opposition with making baseless charges against the BJP to create fear among the minorities, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said that CPI-M's Lok Sabha member Mohammad Salim should either prove his allegations against Home Minister Rajnath Singh or resign.
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Pak Hindus Stage Sit-In Protest Against Kidnappings, Lathicharged
Several members of Pakistan's Hindu community and other faiths were injured on Thursday after the police in Sindh province baton charged them. They held a sit-in against the increasing cases of kidnappings of Hindu traders and others for ransom.
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Hindu Leader Of Imran Khan's Party Quits, Condemns Violent Protests
Jai Parkash, a prominent Hindu leader and a minority member of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, resigned on Friday, making him the latest politician to quit the former prime minister's party.
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Drones, Radio Track Tags To Monitor Amarnath Yatra That Begins June 30
The Ministry of Home Affairs has reviewed preparedness for the annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra amid a series of targeted attacks on migrant workers and members of the minority community in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Bangladesh "Completely Failed" To Protect Minority Hindus: RSS Leader On Temple Attack
RSS national executive member Indresh Kumar on Saturday condemned the alleged incident of vandalism at a temple in Bangladesh and urged India to intervene, saying the Sheikh Hasina government has "completely failed" in protecting minority Hindus.
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Hindu Minor Boy Sexually Assaulted, Murdered In Pakistan
The boy's body was found in an abandoned house in the Khairpur-Mir area of the Sindh province, his family members said.
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45 More Arrested Over Attack On Hindu Temple In Pakistan
Pakistani police have arrested 45 more people for their alleged involvement in the vandalisation of a Hindu temple by a mob led by members of a radical Islamist party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Providing Visas To Hindus, Sikhs In Afghanistan Who Want To Come: Centre
There has been a recent spurt of attacks on Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan by terrorists at the behest of their "external supporters" and India has been providing necessary visas to members of these communities who want to come, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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16 Collectors Get Power To Grant Citizenship Rights To Minority Migrants
The government has authorised 16 collectors across seven states to register members of minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh as Indian citizens. A notification from the Home Ministry said Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from the three countries can avail of this facility.
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Hindu Woman Elected To Pakistan's Senate In Historic First: Report
Kirshna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan's Sindh province has become the first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country, according to a media report today.
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Pak Hindus Criticise Parties Opposing 'Minorities Bill'
A Hindu lawmaker and civil society members in Pakistan have criticised two religious political parties for opposing the Minorities Bill which criminalises forced conversions in the Muslim-majority country.
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Bangladesh Assures India It Is Committed To Safeguarding Rights Of Hindus
Bangladesh, which is witnessing violence against Hindu minority members, has assured India that it is fully committed to safeguarding their rights, maintaining that many of these incidents were not communal in nature.
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Hindu Teacher Assaulted In Latest Attack On Bangladesh Minorities
A Hindu college teacher was seriously injured on Wednesday when he was assaulted by suspected terrorists, police said, the latest in a string of attacks on minority members and liberal activists in the mainly Muslim nation.
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Rajya Sabha Members Condemn Inflammatory Statements By Sangh Parivar In Agra
Opposition members in Rajya Sabha today expressed serious concern over reports that some Sangh Parivar leaders had allegedly sought to take "revenge" on the minority community for the killing of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, with a nominated member making a fervent plea for preserving the unity and diversity of the country.
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Mohammad Salim Should Probe Allegations or Resign, Says Nitin Gadkari
Charging the opposition with making baseless charges against the BJP to create fear among the minorities, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said that CPI-M's Lok Sabha member Mohammad Salim should either prove his allegations against Home Minister Rajnath Singh or resign.
