religious discrimination

Dhaka, April 10 The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, a human rights organization against religious discrimination, expressed deep concern over the continuation of communal violence across the country in the period before and following this year's national elections, documenting...

New Delhi, April 9 The Supreme Court observed on Thursday that Hinduism would be negatively affected and society would be divided if temples and "mutts" restricted entry based on sect and denominations within a religion.A nine-judge constitutional bench, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant...

New Delhi, April 9 Everyone should have access to all temples and "maths," and excluding a particular denomination will negatively affect Hinduism and divide society, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.The remark came from a nine-judge bench of the Constitution bench while hearing petitions...

Washington, April 9 – The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has approached a US appeals court, arguing that California’s civil rights regulator has wrongly linked caste discrimination to Hinduism and targeted Indian and South Asian communities, in a case that could shape how caste is addressed in...

New Delhi, April 8 The Indian Constitution does not allow judicial review based on "constitutional morality" to decide essential religious practices and beliefs, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Centre emphasized that previous verdicts on decriminalizing consensual gay sex and...

New Delhi, April 8 The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre how people who are not devotees of Lord Ayyappa could challenge the customs of the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.The remark was made by a nine-judge Constitution bench hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at...

New Delhi, April 8 The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the two landmark judgments decriminalizing adultery and same-sex consensual relationships were based on a subjective interpretation of "constitutional morality" and should be declared as "not a good law".This submission was...

New Delhi, April 7 The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it supports the restriction on the entry of menstruating women into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, arguing that the issue falls squarely within the domain of religious faith and denominational autonomy, and lies beyond the scope...

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...