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India Anti-Conversion Law: Churches Demand Worshippers Sign 'Self-Declaration' Forms to Pray Safely

Churches in Maharashtra are requiring congregants to sign self-declaration forms to counter allegations of forced conversion as the state's anti-conversion law takes effect.

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Churches in India are asking people to fill out consent forms as ‘anti-conversion’ law comes into effect

‘Self-declaration’ form affirms that congregant is attending prayer meetings voluntarily

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Rahul Gandhi Meets ‘Mohammad Deepak’, Calls Him ‘Mohabbat Ka Yoddha’

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday met Deepak Kumar, a gym owner from Kotdwar in Uttarakhand who has recently drawn public attention for standing up against alleged harassment of a local Muslim shopkeeper.

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‘I am Hindu too’: Why Vijay joined ‘Mohammad’ Deepak to protect a Muslim shopkeeper in Uttarakhand

Vijay Rawat joined his friend Deepak Kumar Kashyap, a local gym owner, to confront Bajrang Dal vigilantes harassing a 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, on January 26. Vigilantes demanded that the shopkeeper, who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease, remove “Baba” from his shop’s name. Driven by a sense of…

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Christian pastor says he was assaulted and fed cow dung by Hindu mob

IN FOCUS: Bipin Bihari Naik tells Namita Singh how an attack upended his family’s life and left his congregation terrified, amid reports of rising hate speech and assaults against religious minorities in India

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‘Should I kill myself?’: How a woman’s birthday party became a free pass for a Hindutva mob

“I had invited my entire class. That included Hindus, Muslims and even Christians,” said Shivangi Patel. “If a classmate of mine is Muslim, am I not allowed to interact with him?”

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TV anchors slam ‘fringe’ Bajrang Dal, gush over Modi – miss the connection entirely

Christmas festivities in India have been overshadowed by acts of vandalism, intimidation, and violence by right-wing Hindutva groups this year, whether it’s in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and even Kerala. You can read our reports on such acts committed by members of the Bajrang Dal, VHP and others here…

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How India’s most populous state cancelled Christmas this year

Critics say Uttar Pradesh’s move reflects mounting pressure on religious minorities, with Christian organisations warning of rising hostility and violence

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In India, Christmas is marked by reports of Sangh-linked organisations attacking Christians

With Christmas around the corner, festivities for Christians in India have been overshadowed by reports of targeted attacks on the community by Hindutva right-wing groups. Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and other states saw mobs harassing or assaulting Christian groups during prayer meetings and carol processions. In Kerala, a group of carolling…

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Kerala bishops steer clear of naming BJP while condemning Chhattisgarh nuns’ arrest

In Thalassery, chants rang out in protest: “We don’t need your cake or ladoo. Do not come to visit Aramana.” The demonstrators, members of the Catholic Congress under the Syro-Malabar Church, were protesting the arrest of two nuns from Kerala — Sr Vandhana Francis and Sr Preethi Mary — in…

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‘Grandfather served with war hero Abdul Hameed’, but family ‘termed Bangladeshi’ by Hindutva mob, cops

“My grandfather Naimullah Shaikh fought alongside Param Vir Chakra awardee Havildar Abdul Hameed in the 1965 war against Pakistan. He also served in the war with China. His younger brother, Subedar Saleem of the Bombay Sappers, was another 1965 veteran. And my uncle, Lance Naik Hakeemuddin, fought in the Kargil…

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Members of far-right Hindu group attack Easter service in India with sticks

Members of the Bajrang Dal and VHP stormed a Christian gathering in Gujarat, chanting slogans and wielding sticks

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Who is Monu Manesar, Indian vigilante accused of inciting Haryana violence?

Video released by Manesar two days before violence in Nuh is believed to be the trigger, but he is yet to be arrested.

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India court asks if Nuh demolitions were ‘an exercise of ethnic cleansing’

Over 300 homes, businesses and roadside shanties – mainly belonging to Muslims – were bulldozed after communal riots.

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Muslim homes, shops bulldozed; over 150 arrested in Nuh in India’s Haryana

Residents in BJP-ruled state’s only Muslim-majority district say over 300 properties have been demolished in four days.

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Bajrang Dal | The aggressive arm of Hindutva

Bajrang Dal, VHP's youth wing, was set up in 1984 to provide muscle to Hindutva agenda. It has been involved in Ram temple movement, anti-conversion activities, cow protection and 'Love Jihad' protests. It has been banned once and its activities have led to violence. It celebrates Hanuman Jayanti as Balopasana…

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‘His best friend was Muslim’: Family of Bajrang Dal man killed in Nuh worried his ‘activism’ affected job

Abhishek Chauhan, a Bajrang Dal worker who has been killed in communal violence in Nuh, often ran into arguments with his family. The reason? The impact on his job due to regular participation in the group’s activities.

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Haryana violence | Vishwa Hindu Parishad plans protests in various parts of Delhi

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal on Wednesday called protests at 23 locations in the national capital New Delhi to mark their protest against the communal violence that erupted on August 1, 2023, in Nuh, Palwal and Gurugram districts of Haryana, which left six dead.

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Pune principal’s assault: No evidence of ‘forced’ Christian prayers, complainant backtracks too

Last week, media and social media was flooded with reports on the Christian principal of a school in Pune being thrashed for purportedly forcing students to recite Christian prayers. Alexander Coates Reed, principal of DY Patil High School in Talegaon, was also accused of installing CCTVs in the girls’ toilet.

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A model lab for secular governance?

While the Hindu Right is demoralised in Karnataka, it could bounce back soon

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Interfaith marriages | As vigilante groups thrive, couples try to survive

Women and men belonging to different faiths battle threats, harassment and even violence just to get married and live together. A report on the systematic targeting by members of Hindu and Muslim organisations

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BJP, Congress leaders invoke lord Anjaneya on eve of polling

BJP election in-charge Shobha Karandlaje targeted the Congress that has proposed to ban on the Bajrang Dal in its manifesto, by claiming that the proposal has created a fear psychosis in Karnataka.

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VHP serves legal notice to Congress president for defamation

The right-wing organisation demanded a compensation of ₹100 crore from Kharge.

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Another Election Show: At BJP-VHP-Bajrang Dal protest, lessons on Hindutva, hijab and quota

As the Karnataka poll campaign nears its peak, the BJP is reviving its Hindutva pitch. Be it the war of words over the Congress’s promise to act against the Bajrang Dal, or PM Narendra Modi’s reference to the controversial film Kerala Story.

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Karnataka Assembly Election | BJP stands for promotion of all languages, says Amit Shah

Dismissing the allegation that the BJP and the Union government were trying to impose Hindi in the southern State, Mr. Shah said the Narendra Modi government had put in systems to conduct various recruitment tests in all languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

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