minority rights

New Delhi, April 3 The All India Catholic Union on Friday demanded the complete withdrawal of the FCRA amendment bill and said the Christian community "cannot be fully satisfied" until it is scrapped entirely.The union said in a press statement: "Given its experience with government...

New Delhi, April 3 The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday condemned the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill by the Gujarat Assembly as "unconstitutional" and asserted that it would challenge it in the Gujarat High Court.The Board said the Bill is an attempt to...

Islamabad, April 3 – A prominent organization advocating for minority rights has expressed serious concerns over the dilapidated condition and alleged encroachment on the historic Ramchandra Temple in Karachi, calling the situation a "national disgrace."According to the Voice of Pakistan...

Guwahati, April 2 AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi stated on Thursday that Muslims will cast their votes unitedly in favour of the AIUDF in the Assam assembly elections to be held on April 9.Addressing a rally at the Binnakandi constituency in support of AIUDF candidate and party chief...

Bhubaneswar, April 2 – Uday Bhanu Chib, president of the Youth Congress, alleged on Thursday that people are facing an LPG crisis due to the "faulty foreign policy" of the Centre.Addressing a 'Yuvakranti Samavesh' organized by the Odisha unit of the Youth Congress here, Chib claimed that...

In Islamabad, Christians, human rights advocates, and members of civil society in Pakistan held protests against a federal court ruling that upheld the forced conversion of a Christian girl by a Muslim man, local media reported.The protests followed a decision by the Federal Constitutional...

Islamabad, April 2. Recent restoration work at the World Heritage sites of Mohra Moradu and Sirkap in Taxila has raised serious concerns regarding the stewardship of Pakistan's archaeological legacy. These sites, which have centuries of history, now risk being classified as endangered by UNESCO...

Chennai, April 2 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has urged the Union government to immediately withdraw the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) framework, alleging that the move unfairly targets Christian institutions, churches, and other minority-run charitable...

Tirupattur (Tamil Nadu), April 1 Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday sarcastically remarked that he lacked the political experience of AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, whom he alleged changed cars while in Delhi and returned with his face covered with a...

Islamabad, April 1 – Christian groups and human rights activists staged a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, expressing deep concern over what they described as a rising wave of forced marriages and religious conversions involving young girls from their community across the country. A leading...

New Delhi, April 1 Rajya Sabha MP and former Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Wednesday demanded a uniform legal framework governing all religious educational institutes in the country, while alleging that those managed by Hindu-run institutions face discrimination.Raising...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 – Even with just eight days left for the April 9 assembly polls in Kerala, the national Congress leadership has issued an urgent directive to its Members of Parliament to reach New Delhi and attend the ongoing session, signalling a coordinated push to oppose the...

Karachi, March 31 Members of Pakistan's minority Hindu community staged a sit-in protest here to highlight the rising cases of abduction and forced conversion of Hindu girls to Islam before marriage to older Muslim men.The protesters came together under the banner of Pakistan Darawar Ittehad...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, expressed concern on Tuesday over the proposed amendments to the FCRA and urged the Centre to reconsider them in light of apprehensions among minority communities.Addressing reporters, the...

Islamabad, March 30 – A leading minority rights group highlighted on Monday that members of the Ahmadi community were once again prevented from offering Eid prayers in several districts of Pakistan's Punjab province – turning what should have been a "moment of unity" into yet another instance of...

Islamabad, March 30 – Human rights activists and civil society organizations have strongly condemned the planned demolition and forced eviction of residents in Allama Iqbal Colony, a 25-year-old predominantly Christian working-class settlement in Islamabad. The community now faces an imminent...

Bengaluru, March 28. Questioning the Congress's strategy, BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Saturday asked how long the party could maintain Muslim support by invoking fear of the BJP.Addressing the media at the BJP state office...

Kolkata, March 28 Communal polarization in West Bengal is intensifying ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, moving beyond campaign rhetoric into sustained mobilization at the grassroots level, with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise emerging as a key flashpoint in the state's...

New Delhi, March 27 India reaffirmed its unwavering support for Bangladesh's quest for justice against the brutal military crackdown by Pakistan and the targeted killing of millions of innocent Bangladeshi citizens in 1971 on Friday.New Delhi's remarks came three days after Bangladesh Prime...

New Delhi, March 27 – India sharply criticised Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir's recent comments made during a meeting with senior Shia clerics, in which he reportedly stated that those sympathetic to Iran should relocate there.Speaking at a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of...