Govt to accept online visa applications from Pak Hindus

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 20:02

As a first step to grant Indian citizenship to nearly 60,000 Hindu refugees from Pakistan, government has rolled out an online system for submission of Long Term Visa (LTV) application and for its processing by various agencies.

Christians hold largest percentage of global wealth: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 16:54

It said the total wealth held by Christians stood at USD 107,280 billion, which account for over 55 percent of worldwide wealth, followed by Muslims at the second place with wealth of USD 11,335 billion (5.8 percent) and Hindu (USD 6,505 billion, 3.3 percent).

Bangladesh HC asks govt to give adequate protection to Hindus

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 19:35

Bangladesh`s High Court on Wednesday ordered the government to provide adequate protection to Hindus after widespread attacks on the minority community during and after the January 5 general election.

Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh continue, one more killed

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 18:43

A Hindu man was stabbed to death and a temple was damaged in two separate attacks in Bangladesh as violence against the minority community continued despite the government`s warning of stern action.

String of attacks rattles Bangladesh`s Hindus

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 13:36

Activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami were blamed for attacks on the Hindus, who were accused of backing the Awami League which won the January 5 polls.

Bangladesh parties join hands to protect Hindus

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 17:41

Leaders of the ruling Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have come together to protect the minority Hindu community in Gaibandha district.

Dhaka failed to prevent attacks on Hindus: Rights panel

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 20:56

The Bangladesh government failed to prevent attacks on the minority Hindu community after the Jan 5 parliamentary elections, the National Human Rights Commission said Wednesday.

Pakistani Hindus burn effigies of Kejriwal, Sisodia

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 23:18

Several Pakistani Hindus Tuesday burned effigies of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Urban Development Minister Manish Sisodia for failing to rehabilitate them.

Abductor tried to forcibly convert me: Pakistani Hindu woman

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 21:08

A Hindu woman school teacher, who was reported missing last month, has told a magistrate in this northwestern Pakistani city that her kidnapper tried to force her to convert her faith.

Hindus attacked in Bangladesh, police detain Jamaat activists

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 21:04

Bangladesh police Tuesday detained two Jamaat-e-Islami activists for their suspected involvement in attacking Hindus and filed cases in this connection in Jessore and Dinajpur districts.

Annual festival of Kalash community ends in Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 19:48

The annual religious festival of the Kalash community, Chatarmas or Chomas, concluded in a remote valley of Pakistan`s Khyber-Pakthunkhwa province on Monday.

Hindus protest demolition of temple in Karachi

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 23:25

A large number of Pakistani Hindus on Monday joined a protest outside Press Club in Karachi over demolition of an 80-year-old temple in the city`s Soldier Bazar area.