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Major win for Hindus: Canada delinates Hindu Swastika from Nazi imagery with new bill | World News

Canada has taken a major step toward correcting a long-standing misunderstanding by clearly separating the sacred Hindu, Jain and Buddhist swastika from Nazi imagery in its federal anti-hate legislation. The change comes through amendments to Bill C-9, which aims to overhaul Criminal Code provisions related to hate crimes and hate symbols. Although the bill is […]

‘American Hindus are not foreign agents’: Students protest at New Jersey university over anti-Hindu lecture | World News

A silent protest at Rutgers University in New Jersey has ignited debate over how Hindu identity is being framed in academic spaces. Students, faculty members, and community supporters gathered outside Alexander Library as a lecture titled “Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality and Religious Pluralism” took place inside. The protestors, many of whom are […]

‘Hindus should have no problem if Usha…’: Indian-origin MAGA activist on JD Vance Christianity controversy

Usha Vance made it clear earlier that though they have decided to raise their children as Christians, she did not intend to convert. The Hindu-Christian row triggered by Vice President JD Vance refuses to die down as commentators unravel several aspects of what he said about his religion and his wife’s religion, and then what […]

‘Hindus realising Christian nationalists are not friends’: Mehdi Hasan weighs in on JD Vance’s remarks about wife Usha’s religion

British Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan weighed in on Vice President JD Vance’s comments about his Indian-origin wife Usha’s Hindu faith, saying conservative Hindus who sided with Donald Trump’s MAGA movement are now realising that Christian nationalists are not their friends. What is the row about? In a recent interview, Vance said he hopes his wife, […]

‘Do Hindus in Canada celebrate…’: Pierre Poilievre faces criticism for his ‘Bandi Chhor Divas and Diwali’ message

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre extended his Diwali greetings and clubbed it with ‘Bandi Chor Divas’ wish inviting criticism for the way he worded it. Social media users commented that he was pandering to Khalistanis and it was no wonder that his party lost the last election. “Sikhs, Hindus, Jains & Buddhists across Canada are celebrating […]

Marco Rubio faces backlash for omitting ‘Hindus’ in Diwali message | World News

In a move that has stirred strong reactions online, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Diwali message has come under fire for not mentioning Hindus, the community at the festival’s heart. The official greeting, shared on X (formerly Twitter), extended “warm wishes to the many communities” celebrating Diwali but made no reference to Hindus. The […]

The Spectator wins defamation claim brought by Muslim activist who criticised Hindus

TOI correspondent from London: The Spectator magazine and Douglas Murray have won a defamation case brought by a Muslim online influencer who stirred up trouble during the 2022 Leicester riots.Mohammed Hijab, a YouTuber with 1.3 million followers, whose real name is Mohammed Hegab, claimed that an article in the Spectator about the riots, titled “Leicester […]

Did NYC mayor candidate, Mira Nair’s son Zohran Mamdani, slam Hindus in viral video?

Mira Nair’s son Zohran Mamdani, NYC mayoral candidate, is embroiled in fresh controversies. New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who is also the son of famous filmmaker Mira Nair, has recently been at the centre of controversies over the Holocaust. Now, an old video has surfaced and doing the rounds in which Mamdani is […]

‘This was a terrorist attack’: US House panel slams NYT for ‘whitewashing’ Pahalgam terror attack on Hindus

The US house foreign affairs committee on Wednesday took sharp exception to a New York Times headline describing the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack, where 28 tourists were killed, as the work of “militants.” The Committee’s Republican majority posted a sharply worded correction on social media platform X, accusing the outlet of downplaying the severity […]

Pahalgam Terror Attack: Hindu America Foundation slams Western media for ‘whitewashing terror attack’ on Hindus | World News

The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has sharply condemned what it calls a “shameful and deliberate erasure” by major Western media outlets in the aftermath of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, where 26 Hindu tourists were executed in cold blood by terrorists affiliated with The Resistance Front—a Lashkar-e-Taiba proxy backed by Pakistan.“Let’s get […]