Pakistan's Sikhs face systematic persecution, targetted abductions: Report

IANS | January 31, 2026 7:28 PM

Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) While Pakistan's constitution guarantees equality and protection for religious minorities, the reality reflects "repeated betrayal". For Pakistani minorities, true reform goes beyond rhetoric, requiring independent investigations, prompt enforcement of court orders, accountability for biased officials, and protection against exploitation of blasphemy laws or mob violence, a report said on Saturday.

B'desh: Rights body alleges arson attacks on 16 minority Hindu houses, 17 killings

IANS | January 31, 2026 5:32 PM

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG), a New Delhi-based rights body, on Saturday alleged that 16 houses belonging to minority Hindus, including seven in the past week, were set ablaze. It also reported that 17 Hindus were killed in Bangladesh since December 1, 2025.

Pakistan’s Christian minority continues to face persecution amid state inaction: Report

IANS | January 30, 2026 11:13 PM

Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) The World Watch List 2026 released by global Christian advocacy group Open Doors has highlighted that the Christians in Pakistan — who constitute just 1.8 per cent of the population — continue to face “systemic discrimination, violence, forced conversions, bonded labour, and gender-based persecution”, amid minimal state protection, a report said on Friday.

Bangladesh: Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer says a woman can never be the party chief

IANS | January 30, 2026 10:30 PM

Dhaka, Jan 30 (IANS) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said that any woman cannot be chief of the radical party owing to religious obligations and "biological limitations".

Sabarimala gold theft case: Actor Jayaram questioned by SIT, likely to be arraigned as witness

IANS | January 30, 2026 10:48 AM

Thiruvananthapuram/Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold heist case questioned actor Jayaram, a move that investigators describe as crucial in establishing the alleged diversion of gold plates meant for the hill shrine.

Bangladesh stands at complex crossroads with politicisation of religion

IANS | January 29, 2026 9:28 PM

Dhaka, Jan 29 (IANS) As campaigning for Bangladesh’s February 12 election got underway, certain political parties are openly claiming that voting against them would be equivalent to voting against Islam — a common pattern used to brand opponents as “anti-religion,” when political legitimacy is questioned, a report said on Thursday.

'Communal compromise?': CPI-M's Bengal chief meets controversial Babri Masjid replica builder

Jayanta Bhattacharya | January 29, 2026 6:33 PM

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) state unit's topmost leader's early Thursday outreach towards West Bengal's controversial Babri Masjid replica builder stands out against Communists presenting themselves as secular and anti‑communal politicians.

Pakistan: People accused of blasphemy, charged for capital offences over unverified digital content

IANS | January 28, 2026 5:46 PM

Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) A rising number of people are being accused of blasphemy for digital crimes in Pakistan with the rights groups terming it as a type of "blasphemy business", in which fabricated evidence, digitally doctored screenshots, or false witness statements are used to initiate police complaints, a report has detailed.

Pakistan: Christian minorities continue to face deep-rooted discrimination, exploitation

IANS | January 27, 2026 6:44 PM

Quetta, Jan 27 (IANS) Christian rights advocates and civil society groups have severely condemned the incident of a 13-year-old Christian girl being allegedly abused in Pakistan, urging the country's authorities to protect vulnerable children from similar acts of violence and humiliation in the future.

BAPS dispatches first sacred stones from India for France’s 1st traditional Hindu Mandir

IANS | January 27, 2026 4:24 PM

Paris, Jan 27 (IANS) The Franco-Indian cultural collaboration witnessed a historic milestone as the first stones from India arrived in Paris for the new Hindu Mandir in Bussy-Saint-Georges.

Religion

Pakistan's Sikhs face systematic persecution, targetted abductions: Report

B'desh: Rights body alleges arson attacks on 16 minority Hindu houses, 17 killings

Pakistan’s Christian minority continues to face persecution amid state inaction: Report

Bangladesh: Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer says a woman can never be the party chief

Sabarimala gold theft case: Actor Jayaram questioned by SIT, likely to be arraigned as witness

Bangladesh stands at complex crossroads with politicisation of religion

'Communal compromise?': CPI-M's Bengal chief meets controversial Babri Masjid replica builder

Pakistan: People accused of blasphemy, charged for capital offences over unverified digital content

Pakistan: Christian minorities continue to face deep-rooted discrimination, exploitation

BAPS dispatches first sacred stones from India for France’s 1st traditional Hindu Mandir

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