religious discrimination

Bengaluru, March 28 – The Bengaluru police on Saturday registered an FIR against a professor at a private university in the city for allegedly calling a Muslim student a "terrorist" during a classroom session.The Girinagar police have invoked Sections 299 (deliberate and malicious acts...

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...

Prayagraj, March 26 The Allahabad High Court has observed that claiming a particular religion to be the "only true religion" is wrong in a secular country like India and may amount to disparaging other faiths, thereby attracting provisions of law.Dismissing a petition filed by Reverend Father...

Islamabad, March 21 – Non-Sunni Muslim communities in Pakistan, including Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, and Ahmadis, have faced discrimination for decades, often being treated as second-class citizens through various subtle and overt means.Their concentration in sanitation work and limited...

Washington, March 18 – A resolution condemning Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bigotry is gaining traction in the US state of Minnesota, with more than 400 community members backing the move and lawmakers hearing testimony on rising incidents targeting Hindu Americans.Introduced in the Minnesota...

Freedom of religion and belief is a fundamental human right. It protects human dignity, allowing individuals to practice their faith without fear and enabling diverse communities to coexist peacefully. This principle is particularly significant, and often contested, in South Asia, a region with...

United Nations, March 17 India called out Pakistan for its habit of "fabricating imaginative" tales of Islamophobia in neighboring countries, questioning how Islamabad's own brutal repression of Ahmadis or air-bombing campaigns during Ramadan against Afghanistan can be characterized."India's...

United Nations, March 17. India has exposed Pakistan’s own Islamophobia, which is evident in the deadly persecution of the Ahmadiyyas, and Islamabad’s representative virtually admitted it was happening.Referring to Pakistan only as “our western neighbour”, India’s Permanent Representative P...

Islamabad, March 2 – A Christian worker was fatally shot in Punjab province, Pakistan, inside a legislator's room, a leading minority rights group said on Monday.According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), Naveed Masih, a Christian sanitation worker, was found dead on Friday night...

Jaipur, February 23 Former BJP MP Sukhbir Singh Jaunpuria sparked controversy during a blanket distribution event in Tonk, Rajasthan, when he allegedly took back a blanket given to a Muslim woman after asking her about her religion.The Congress condemned his actions, stating that religious...

Jaipur, February 23 Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly, Tikaram Jully, has alleged that former BJP MP Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria insulted a Muslim woman during a blanket distribution program in the Tonk district and took back the blanket after asking her about her religion.Citing...

Islamabad, February 22 – A Pakistani Christian brick kiln worker’s forced conversion to Islam, which is recorded in the country’s national database, has prevented his five children from listing Christianity as their religion on their national identity cards.“Sufyan Masih, who works at a kiln...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 17 The BJP in Kerala on Tuesday said it would launch statewide protests demanding that the government take a stand in favor of protecting traditional customs and ritualistic practices at Sabarimala in the Supreme Court.Speaking at a press conference at KG Marar...

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 – The issue of women's entry into Sabarimala returned to the forefront as a key election issue in Kerala, with opposition parties demanding clarity from the Left government on Monday, which had previously supported the move and sparked widespread protests.The issue...

Palakkad/Kochi, February 16 The opposition Congress and BJP in Kerala on Monday urged the CPI(M)-led government to clarify its stance on the Sabarimala women's entry issue, with the ruling party calling on it to file a revised affidavit in the Supreme Court on the matter.Seeking to pressure...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 16 The Left government in Kerala said on Monday that the issue of women entering Sabarimala is one involving several constitutional complexities, and therefore, a suitable position would be taken through discussions.Clarifying the government's stance, state Law...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 16 The ruling Left party in Kerala said on Monday that the issue of women entering Sabarimala is a complex matter involving several constitutional issues, and therefore the government would take a stand through discussions.Clarifying the government's position...

Kottayam (Kerala), February 16 The two major Hindu caste organizations in Kerala – the NSS and the SNDP – reiterated on Monday that women of menstruating age should not be allowed entry into the Sabarimala temple, as the Supreme Court was considering review petitions in the matter.General...

Palakkad (Kerala), February 16 CPI (M) state secretary M V Govindan said on Monday that the party's stance and that of its government need not necessarily be the same on the contentious issue of women's entry into the Sabarimala Temple, which has resurfaced ahead of the upcoming elections in the...

New Delhi, February 16 The Supreme Court said on Monday that a nine-judge bench will begin the final hearing on a batch of petitions related to discrimination against women in religions and at religious places, including the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya...