Washington: Meeting one of the long pending demands of Sikhs and Hindus in the US, Attorney General Eric Holder has recommended widening the FBI's mandate to include the two communities among victims of growing hate crimes. Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee yesterday, Holder said he made this recommendation to the Advisory Policy Board of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to make the necessary changes in the Uniform Crime ...

London: Hundreds of Hindus carrying ornate pots or Kumbhs will parade through major British cities like London, Manchester, Leicester and Dudley over the next three weeks as part of a unique and colourful pilgrimage symbolising their commitment to protect the environment. The "Green Kumbh Yatra" is an international initiative featuring a central "sacred" metal 'kumbh' that is being carried across numerous countries to promote the importance of environmental and biodiversity ...

New Delhi: Delhi BJP on Thursday extended financial help of Rs 10 lakh to a group of Pakistani Hindus who came to India to attend Kumbh festival around two months ago and later expressed willingness to stay back here.

Handing over the cash amount to the group comprised of around 480 persons, Delhi BJP unit chief Vijay Goel said the party had decided to extend the financial help as they ...

Jammu: A delegation of Kashmir Pandits on Wednesday met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to discuss the delay in the passage of Hindu Shrines Bill. 

Members of Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust Nodal Agency led by its chairman, A N Pandit, called on the chief minister to discuss matters relating to the welfare of the community.

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has given one month extension to Pakistan Hindus, who have refused to go back to the neighbouring state due to rising extremism there. 

Reports, Tuesday, claimed that the MEA gave one month extension to the Pakistan Hindus after their visas expired. Fearing for their lives, the Hindus living in Pakistan are fleeing the country every month and increasingly seeking refuge in India.

"India's refusal to classify Pakistani Hindus as refugees, despite having endured systematic oppression and discrimination, is unconscionable," said Samir Kalra, HAF's director and senior fellow for Human Rights, who recently visited Pakistani Hindu camps in Jodhpur.

Islamabad: Hindu community in Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan have asked the government to reclaim the land of the oldest temple, Shiva Temple Chiti Gati. 

The Evacuee Trust Board sold part of the land, located in Mansehra, measuring approximately 500 square metres, to a local landlord about 25 years ago in violation of revenue laws.

As per an organisation that looks after Hindu temples in the country, 47 temples and at least 700 Hindu houses had either been torched or vandalised by members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir.

Dhaka: Attacks on Hindus signify a "sinister trend" and the government must deal with the situation firmly, said a Bangladeshi daily on Monday, the second day of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's Dhaka trip that takes place amid violence over the death sentence to a top Islamist opposition leader.

Lahore: Members of the Hindu community in Pakistan have protested outside the Lahore Press Club, demanding their due right to vote. 

The community demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan to take steps for giving proper representation to Hindus in the electoral process, reports the Daily Times.

Dhar (Madhya Pradesh): The district administration here is making all efforts to prevent any ugly situation at the controversial Bhojshala here in wake of the Basant Panchami falling on February 15, a Friday, a senior official said on Monday.

Allahabad: A group of Hindu religious leaders at the ongoing Maha Kumbh mela have demanded that devotees be allowed to offer prayers at the disputed 'Bhojshala' in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on 'Basant Panchmi' which falls on February 15, a Friday. 

Bhojshala is an ancient Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protected monument which Hindus believe is a temple of goddess Waghdevi (Saraswati) while Muslims treat it as a place ...

Lahore: The Pakistan government has finally acknowledged reports that dozens of Hindu families have migrated to India, saying that members of the minority community left Pakistan for a better future. 

Adviser to Prime Minister on Minorities Affairs Dr Paul Bhatti said there was no legal restriction on any minority member to avail such opportunity, reports the Daily Times. Bhatti is a member of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP ...

Ahmedabad: All Parties Migrants Co-ordination Committee (APMCC) chairman Vinod Pandit's indefinite hunger strike at Porbandar in Gujarat for various demands concerning Kashmiri Hindus entered the second day on Thursday.

Pandit began his agitation at the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi yesterday for six demands of Kashmiri Hindus, that included dialogue with Pakistan for facilitating visit to Shardha Peeth Temple in the occupied Kashmir

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Islamabad: Hindus in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi have requested authorities to provide land for a cemetery as existing burial sites have been filled to capacity, according to a media report Monday.

Islamabad: Three members of Pakistan's minority Hindu community today converted to Islam in Balochistan province in the country's southwest, the state media reported.

The three men converted in Khuzdar district after being influenced by the preaching of a cleric named Qari Abdul Rehman

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Islamabad: Authorities must apologise to the Hindu community for demolishing a temple in Karachi and hurting their sentiments, a Pakistani daily said Wednesday. 

An editorial in the Dawn said the demolition of a Hindu temple in Karachi's Garden area Saturday raises disturbing questions and is "a prime example of the callous attitude that officialdom often has towards this country's non-Muslim citizens".

Kuala Lumpur: The Indian community has expressed fury after a Hindu altar was demolished in a Malaysian town. 

The Sepang Municipal Council (MPSP) demolished the Hindu altar in a house in Taman Seroja in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi last week. 

Islamabad: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday visited the ancient city of Taxila, terming it an "emotive" and "overpowering" experience, and the centuries-old Katasraj temples in Pakistan's Punjab province that have recently been restored.

Washington: Tulsi Gabbard, who appears all set to become the first Hindu to be elected to the US House of Representatives, has said her faith would be an asset in the Congress as it would help enhance mutual understanding between America and India. 

"It is clear that there needs to be a closer working relationship between the United States and India. How can we have a close relationship if decision-makers ...

Lahore: Pakistani authorities have retrieved the property of an old Hindu graveyard here from the land mafia on the orders of the Supreme Court.

Srinagar: A Kashmiri Pandit organisation on Friday accused the Centre and the state government of adopting a "non-serious" approach towards the rehabilitation of the community in Jammu and Kashmir. 

The outfit, Hindu Welfare Society Kashmir, alleged that even after the sanctioning of Rs 1,600-crore financial package for the return and rehabilitation of migrants, no money has been spent. 

Islamabad: A Parliamentary committee formed by President Asif Ali Zardari to look into the grievances of Pakistani Hindus Tuesday suggested that instances of the forcible conversion of Hindu girls should be treated as cases of abduction till the persons involved are cleared by authorities. 

Charlotte: Tulsi Gabbard, who appears all set to become the first Hindu-American to be elected to the US House of Representatives, received a big round of applause at the Democratic National Convention here when she took the stage to speak in favour of President Barack Obama.