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
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
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
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 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
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