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Hindus call for temple at JFK Airport, same as other religions

New York, NY – Hindu leaders are pushing for a designated prayer space at John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, calling for the creation of…

September 27, 2025

Parsippany Police Celebrate Raksha Banham with Local Hindu Congregation

Parsippany Police thank Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh for Raksha Bandhan celebration invite Parsippany – Mayor Barberio and Chief Pantina extended their sincere appreciation to the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) for including the Parsippany–Troy…

August 18, 2025

Hindu leader urges all NJ schools to close for Diwali after 29 districts add holiday

TRENTON — Hindu community leaders are pushing for all New Jersey schools to close for Diwali, following announcements by 29 school districts that they will observe the festival as a student holiday…

July 31, 2025

New Jersey now home to world’s second largest Hindu temple

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The recently completed BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in Robbinsville has officially become the second largest Hindu temple in the world, with a footprint spanning 655,591 square feet, according to official…

July 27, 2025

New Jersey lawmakers tackle problem of Hinduphobia in the Garden State

TRENTON, N.J. – A new resolution introduced in the New Jersey Senate formally condemns Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bigotry, recognizing the contributions of the Hindu American community and declaring the state a welcoming…

March 19, 2025

Indians vote in huge election dominated by jobs, Hindu pride and Modi

By Krishn Kaushik, Praveen Paramasivam and YP Rajesh KAIRANA/CHENNAI, India (Reuters) -The first of India’s almost one billion voters cast ballots on Friday in the country’s multi-day election, as Prime Minister Narendra…

April 20, 2024

Exclusive-India Hindu group puts allies in Muslim universities in outreach for votes

By Krishna N. Das and Saurabh Sharma ALIGARH, India (Reuters) – A Hindu group closely linked to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is installing Muslims loyal to it in leadership positions at…

February 9, 2024

India’s Hindu nationalist BJP seeks Muslim ‘friends’ for 2024 election

By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Nafis Ansari, a school principal who is Muslim, was enlisted this year by the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a “Modi Mitr”,…

November 9, 2023

India court acquits 69 Hindus of murder of 11 Muslims during 2002 riots

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court on Thursday acquitted 69 Hindus, including a former minister from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of the murder of 11 Muslims during communal riots…

April 20, 2023

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Hindu Kush in Afghanistan – GFZ

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Tuesday. The quake was at a depth of 184…

March 21, 2023

New Jersey Democrats ask Senators to target Hindu groups for fascism, Naziism

TEANECK, NJ – Days after the House Homeland Security came to Teaneck to host an anti-semitism hearing, Democrats in that town are asking U.S. Senators to target major Hindu organizations. Democrats on the Teaneck…

October 7, 2022

Six Men Wanted for Vandalizing Statue at New York City Hindu Temple

NEW YORK, NY – A group of men destroyed a statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside a Hindu temple in Queens. According to the New York City Police Department, at around 1:30 am…

August 20, 2022

Eleven convicted of gang-rape in 2002 Hindu-Muslim riots go free

By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – Eleven Hindu men jailed for life for the gang-rape of a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 have been freed on remission, officials…

August 16, 2022

Indian police arrest ‘masterminds’ behind murder of Hindu tailor – officials

By Saurabh Sharma and Rupam Jain UDAIPUR/MUMBAI, India – Indian police made fresh arrests on Saturday over the murder of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan, which sparked tensions between the Hindu majority…

July 2, 2022

Two killed as Muslims and Hindus clash in India

By Saurabh Sharma and Jatindra Dash LUCKNOW, India – Two teenagers were killed on Friday in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in eastern India that followed derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad…

June 12, 2022

Norway decision on helicopters ‘legally groundless’, NHindustries says

PARIS – NH Industries, which is owned by Airbus and Italy’s Leonardo, said on Friday it was “extremely disappointed” by Norway’s decision to return its NH90 military helicopters. “NHIndustries considers this termination…

June 10, 2022

Hindu women press for access to Indian mosque, in latest dispute

By Rupam Jain and Saurabh Sharma MUMBAI/LUCKNOW, India – A court case started by five Hindu women in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political constituency has become the latest battleground in India between…

May 20, 2022

Hindu groups file fresh petitions to stop Muslims from entering historic Indian mosque

By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW,India – Members of hardline Hindu groups filed petitions in a court in northern India to stop Muslims from entering a historic mosque, until the court decides on an…

May 18, 2022

Mumbai mosques turn volume down on call to prayer after Hindu’s demands

By Rupam Jain MUMBAI – Sitting in an office lined with books overlooking a giant prayer hall, Mohammed Ashfaq Kazi, the main preacher at the largest mosque in Mumbai, checked a decibel…

May 8, 2022

Clashes erupt in Indian capital during Hindu procession

By Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI -Clashes broke out during a Hindu religious procession in the Indian capital New Delhi on Saturday, injuring several people, including policemen, police said, days after similar religious…

April 16, 2022

Hindu hardliners seek wider India ban on hijab in class after court verdict

By Sumit Khanna and Saurabh Sharma AHMEDABAD/LUCKNOW, India – Hardline Hindu groups are demanding restrictions on wearing the hijab in classrooms in more Indian states after a court upheld a ban on…

March 16, 2022

Hindu hardliners protest Kashmir tweets in Modi’s home state

By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India – Hundreds of Hindu nationalist protesters marched in the Indian state of Gujarat on Saturday, prompting the closure of stores owned by several multinational companies caught up…

February 12, 2022

Ahead of key polls, India’s ruling party revives Hindu-Muslim dispute

By Alasdair Pal and Saurabh Sharma MATHURA, India – In the streets around a revered religious site in the Indian city of Mathura where a temple and mosque stand side-by-side, the handful…

January 30, 2022

World News: Babri Mosque case: Indian top court gives disputed site to Hindus

India’s Supreme Court has given ownership of a disputed religious site in the northern town of Ayodhya to Hindus for the construction of a temple in a landmark verdict announced on Saturday…

November 26, 2019

How Trump Swept the Catholic Vote in 2024

Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election marked the beginning of what he described as a “golden age” for America. In his victory speech from Palm Beach, Florida, Trump promised…

November 16, 2024