Religious Intolerance

Religious Intolerance Shouldn't Undermine India's Soft Power: Shashi Tharoor

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 7, 2020

The "precious pluralism" that has been a civilisational asset to India in the globalised world is "sadly" under threat today and religious intolerance and majoritarian politics should not be allowed to undermine the country's soft power, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday.

Police Warning To Zomato User Who Cancelled Order Over "Non-Hindu Rider"

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday August 1, 2019

A man who cancelled his order because he was assigned a "non-Hindu" delivery executive by food ordering service Zomato, triggering a nationwide debate over religious intolerance, has been sent a notice by the police in Madhya Pradesh, warning him of jail if he tweets anything divisive in the next six months.

Javed Akhtar's Outburst As Shekhar Kapur Tweets "Fear Of Intellectuals"

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday July 28, 2019

Lyricist Javed Akhtar lashed out at his colleague from the film industry Shekhar Kapur on Sunday, attacking the filmmaker for saying that he was afraid of intellectuals who were like snakes and that he still felt like a refugee decades after the partition of India.

"Say Jai Shri Ram": Jharkhand Minister Heckles Muslim Legislator On Video

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 26, 2019

A minister in Jharkhand was seen on Thursday heckling a Muslim lawmaker from the Congress, asking him to shout "Jai Shri Ram" just outside the state assembly, in an incident that was caught on video, provoking condemnation.

Hamid Ansari's Wife Plans Temple, Mosque At Madrasa To Ensure "Student Safety"

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday July 15, 2019

Salma Ansari, the wife of former Vice President Hamid Ansari, has decided to construct a temple as well as a mosque on the premises of a madrasa run by her in Aligarh. The move will serve the dual purpose of promoting "religious harmony" among the people and ensuring the safety of its students amid increasing instances of communal violence, news ag...

"Don't Worry About Who Will Be PM": Mamata Banerjee At Opposition Rally - 10 Facts

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday January 19, 2019

Around 23 opposition parties came together at the "United India Rally" organised by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today to reiterate their resolve to defeat the Narendra Modi-led BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The event -- held at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Grounds and attended by lakhs of people -- saw the participation of Samaj...

Naseeruddin Shah's Remarks On Intolerance Like Treason: Baba Ramdev

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday December 22, 2018

Yoga guru Ramdev today said actor Naseeruddin Shah's remarks on mob violence amounted to degrading the country's pride.

China Is On "Wrong Side" Of Religious Freedom Says US Secretary Of State

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 20, 2018

China is on the "wrong side" on the issue of religious freedom, a fundamental human right, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said stressing that America was opposed to "religious intolerance" in any country whether it is an ally or not.

Do Ram Nath Kovind And I Have No Other Qualities Than Being Dalits? Asks Meira Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 1, 2017

The Opposition's presidential nominee said India is at a crucial juncture today with prevalence of religious intolerance and narrow-mindedness.

'Hyper-Nationalism' Growing: 65 Former Officers Write Open Letter

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 14, 2017

A spate of recent developments - from cow vigilantism and religious intolerance to trolling and intimidation - has evoked a "sense of deep disquiet" in a group of 65 former bureaucrats, who have urged the State to take corrective measures to tackle growing "hyper-nationalism" in the country.

In Mamata Banerjee vs BJP, 125 Schools Told To Explain Religious Teaching

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday March 10, 2017

The battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP in West Bengal has escalated with the state government issuing a show cause notice to 125 schools, many of them linked to the BJP's ideological mentor RSS over suspicions that they were promoting religious intolerance.

Opinion: Delhi Media Is Hurting Brand India With Distortions

Opinion | Mohandas Pai | Thursday March 2, 2017

There has been a worrisome tendency over the last two years of Delhi-based media using highly local events, mostly in Delhi, to broad-brush the entire country as religiously intolerant; increasingly intolerant; as Freedom of Expression (FOE) and our rights being under attack; becoming increasingly communal; becoming fascist, etc. The good citizens ...

15 Temples Vandalised In Bangladesh Over Facebook Post

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 1, 2016

An angry mob vandalised at least five Hindu temples and attacked property in Bangladesh after an alleged Facebook post mocking one of Islam's holiest sites, police and residents said Monday.

Javed Khan - The India-Born Muslim Cop Who Keeps US Hindu Temple Safe

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday July 25, 2016

A Mumbai-born Muslim police officer is the security in-charge of the largest Hindu temple in the Indianapolis city of US, setting an example of inter-faith cooperation and social harmony at a time when religious intolerance rhetoric is on the rise due to the election cycle.

To US Senator's Intolerance Comment, India Hopes Of 'Better Understanding'

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 3, 2016

India today made light of the criticism of alleged human rights violations and religious intolerance by a American senator Ben Cardin, saying it was his "first visit", and that after Mr Cardin's meetings in India, he would have developed "better understanding" of the country.