The Supreme Court of India calls charity with the intention of religious conversion dangerous.
There is nothing wrong with charity by religious groups, but the same cannot be said if the purpose behind that act is for religious conversion, said The Supreme Court on December 5.
A violent mob abducted a woman after she rejected the marriage proposal of a mob leader. The accused is still on the loose. The police claim that violence against women rejecting marriage proposals is increasing in India.
On November 18, a Dalit woman passed through a village in the Chamarajanigar District of Karnataka, India. After the woman was seen drinking water from the upper-caste water tank located near a temple, the villagers drained the tank and “purified” it with gomutra (cow urine).
Upper caste Hindus in Karnataka, India, ‘purified’ a water tank with cow urine after a Dalit woman drank water from it! This is the tweet. https://t.co/nk5ox9S1uV
UN member states have called out India to improve its human rights record.
During a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of New Delhi's human rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), UN member states advised India to take a stronger stance on sexual violence and religious discrimination. The UPR, conducted every four years, evaluates member states' human rights records. Any member state may query the state being reviewed and offer suggestions.
A Bollywood film has sparked controversy by portraying Kerala, India, as a haven for Islamic terrorism. The filmmakers have said it was based on real information and events; however, no evidence has been provided.
A Muslim man has been beaten to death, and a Hindu woman committed suicide as shock and tension spread in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
Another interfaith relationship meets a tragic end as a Hindu woman ends her life after receiving the news that her partner was bludgeoned to death on November 2nd in a village of Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district.
Along with an off-duty police officer, radical Hindu nationalists attacked Christians during a private prayer gathering.
About three weeks ago, a mob of right-wing Hindu fundamentalists, accompanied by an off-duty police officer, launched an attack on a private home where the Christians had gathered for a prayer meeting in the east-central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Roughly 15 Christians were physically assaulted.
A right-wing Hindu leader has been shot dead in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab.
According to the reports, a radical Hindu leader was shot dead in broad daylight on November 4th in Punjab's Amritsar, where the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) is located.
