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‘There is a limit…’: SC on reports it delayed hearing plea alleging attacks on Christian priests

July 28, 2022 1:57 pm

Give us a break, a bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant said.

CM Himanta says religious minorities should be defined district-wise in Assam

March 31, 2022 2:47 am

The chief minister clarifies that this does not apply to linguistic minorities saying, "Assam has been progressing in recent times. I do not want to open a fault line".

Open letter by eminent personalities to Karnataka CM decrying violence against minorities

January 26, 2022 12:49 pm

The letter, also addressed to legislators in the state, requested them to seriously review 'negative trends' and to ensure that the rule of law prevail.

Pak fails to protect religious minorities from forced conversions: Parliamentary committee

October 20, 2020 5:24 pm

The parliamentary committee on forced religious conversions headed by Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar recently visited parts of Sindh where forced conversions of young Hindu girls have been reported.

US Congressional committee calls for public hearing on rights of religious minorities in India

May 29, 2015 11:52 am

The briefing will outline the important legal, social and cultural issues related to the persecution of minorities in India, according to a media report.

Pak minister seeks strong law against forced conversions

March 24, 2012 3:13 pm

Akram Gill,a Christian,alleges 100 non-Muslim women,mostly Hindus,were forced to convert to Islam.

Religious minorities slam retaining Islam as state religion

June 30, 2011 9:17 pm

Religious minorities in Bangladesh slammed the approval of the 15th constitutional amendment bill that retain Islam as the state religion as it was against the secular character of the 1972 constitution.