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Alexandros Paporakis: Inside chilling manifesto of teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Hindu temple in Aurora

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Prosecutors alleged the 19-year-old authored an eight-page manifesto detailing plans for a mass attack, targeted Indian worshippers (X)

A 19-year-old Illinois man, Alexandros Paporakis, is accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Hindu place of worship in the Aurora area. Prosecutors alleged he spent months planning the attack, researching the location online and writing an eight-page manifesto calling for violence against multiple racial and religious groups. Prosecutors alleged the 19-year-old authored an … Read more

Who is Alexandros Paporakis? Teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Hindu place of worship in Aurora

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Alexandros Paporakis was arrested and charged over an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash)

Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-year-old from Palatine, Illinoishas been arrested and charged as investigators unearthed an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting. Alexandros Paporakis was arrested and charged over an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash) Investigators believe he might have tried to target a Hindu place … Read more

Raja Krishnamoorthi condemns ‘poison of anti-Indian hatred’ after US teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Hindu temple in Aurora

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Raja Krishnamoorthi condemns ‘poison of anti-Indian hatred’ after US teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Hindu temple in Aurora (Photo by Finn Gomez / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP, Palatine Police Department )

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthy has spoken out after a 19-year-old man was arrested after police uncovered an alleged plan for a mass shooting that investigators believe may have targeted a Hindu place of worship in the Aurora area. Alexandros Paporakis was arrested Sunday, October 11, and charged with making a terrorist threat, a Class X felony, … Read more

I didn’t go to war so…: Hindu American Army veteran Ruchir Bakshi pushes back hatred, slams call to ‘tear down’ Texas Hanuman statue

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I didn't go to war so...: Hindu American Army veteran Ruchir Bakshi pushes back hatred, slams call to 'tear down' Texas Hanuman statue

US Army veteran Ruchir Bakshi gets trolled as he pushes back Hindu hatred on social media. US Army veteran Ruchir Bakshi strongly reacted to the nonstop hate mongering on social media targeting Hindus and Hindu religious figures and said he did not go to war for a country that comes after his religion. Bakshi was … Read more

‘We want to go home’: Hindu minor sisters abducted, converted, married in Pakistan’s Sindh

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'We want to go home': Hindu minor sisters abducted, converted, married in Pakistan's Sindh

Pakistan: Two minor Hindu sisters allegedly abducted, converted and forced into marriage The alleged abduction and forced conversion of two minor Hindu sisters in Pakistan’s Sindh province has triggered fresh concern among minority rights group, with one organisation calling for an independent probe and safeguards for the girls.According to Voice of Pakistan Minority, Roopi, 13 … Read more

Indian-origin New York teen and her mother among Americans missing in Nepal: Rashi wanted to do a solo Hindu pilgrimage

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Indian-origin New York teen and her mother among Americans missing in Nepal: Rashi wanted to do a solo Hindu pilgrimage

New York mother-daughter Rekha and Rashi are missing in Nepal. (Photo: CNN/Shekhar Agarwal) 54-year-old Rekha Shashidharan and her daughter 14-year-old Rashi Shashidharan, both from New York, are on the list of 90 Americans missing in the devasting landslide and flood in Nepal. Family members called every helpline number but there is no information about them … Read more

US-based Hindu priest sexually abuses woman after telling her she was possessed, held

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Rajendranauth Doodnauth Maraj was taken into custody following the family's complaint (Durham Regional Police Service)

A New York-based Hindu priest has been arrested in Canada for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on pretext of a ‘religious ceremony’ to heal her of evil spirits in Oshawa, police said. Rajendranauth Doodnauth Maraj was taken into custody following the family’s complaint (Durham Regional Police Service) The accused priest has been identified as 50-year-old … Read more

Swiss tourist gets 1-year jail in Bali for mocking Hindu festival, calling tradition ‘crazy’

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Swiss tourist gets 1-year jail in Bali for mocking Hindu festival, calling tradition ‘crazy’

Swiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen. (AP Photo) A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for mocking the Hindu festival Nyepi, also known as the Day of Silence, after posting videos on Instagram showing himself violating restrictions during the sacred observance.Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found guilty by the Denpasar … Read more

Hindu students campaign at US schools to distinguish the sacred swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz

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Hindu students campaign at US schools to distinguish the sacred swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz

Mira Trivedi (left) presents a lesson on the history of the swastika to students, a sacred swastika is shown on a wall (right). Hindu students across the US are pushing schools to distinguish the ancient swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz. The swastika is a sacred symbol associated with well-being and good fortune in Hinduism, Buddhism … Read more