https://youtu.be/CFWOV7L6Yw8 Minorities in Pakistan, particularly Hindus, live in constant fear of persecution. Hindus have been implicated in fabricated blasphemy cases. Their daughters are kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam, and married off to their kidnappers. But on Monday, BBC Urdu posted a video on YouTube revealing the underlying prejudice against Hindus that Pakistani textbooks encourage. The episode uses many other Pakistani Hindus who highlight the rampant anti-Hindu propaganda peddled by Pakistani school textbooks and recount the humiliation they endured at the hands of their friends, colleagues, and classmates simply for being Hindu. The video also demonstrates the normalization of anti-Hindu…
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Delhi reported the highest daily spike with 17,282 new cases and 104 deaths. With this surge, Union Ministry of Education had even cancelled CBSE board exams for Class 10 and postponed Class 12 board examinations. Asserting the government’s commitment to ensuring adequate availability of Covid-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Wednesday for harnessing the combined power of community groups, political parties, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. With a virtual meet with the governors and lieutenant governors of all states and union territories, PM Modi requested all of the them to actively involve…
With regard to National Registrater of Citizens, Amit Shah stated on Tuesday that even if implemented, the Gorkhas will be unaffected. Amit Shah, on the other hand, stated that there are no plans to implement NRC at this time. Amit Shah clarified that there was no plan for the time being and that “even if it comes, it will not threaten Gorkhas.” “Gorkhas have a long history. When the names of patriot communities are taken, the names of Gorkhas are proudly taken first. For years, the ‘Congress-Communists-TMC’ trio oppressed Gorkhas across the country “According to Amit Shah. During a rally…
A Pakistani Muslim girl was allegedly kidnapped by her own family members in the Italian city of Arezzo in order to prevent her from seeing a Hindu boy. The family members of the girl threatened to kill her if she contacted the Hindu boy in future. Even her phone had been confiscated by the aforementioned family. Furthermore, the girl was only allowed to leave the house under the supervision of her family on a few occasions. The girl was released after she tried sending an email to the Italian paramilitary police, the Carabinieri. She sent the email from a computer…
PM Modi kick off the India’s flagship geopolitical conference Raisina Dialogue, today. Due to the pandemic, the sixth edition of the dialogue will be held virtually from April 13 to 16. According to the organizers of the event, the digital event will feature 50 sessions and 150 speakers from 50 countries and multilateral organizations. The dialogue is being co-organized by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Observer Research Foundation, and it is attended by a number of world leaders and dignitaries. “On April 13, India’s Prime Minister will launch the dialogue via video message. As chief guests, Rwandan…
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Odyssey, the longest-running Mars spacecraft in history, ASA recently released a rare image of Mars. The image in false colour depicts dunes that surround Mars’ northern polar cap. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), these dunes cover an area larger than the state of Texas in the United States. The image, titled ‘Blue Dunes of Red Planet,’ was created by combining images taken between December 2002 and November 2004. These images were captured by the Odyssey orbiter’s Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) instrument, which has returned over 1 million images since…
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee was banned from campaigning in West Bengal for next 24 hours after the Election Commission ruled that her remarks violated the poll code. The Chief Minister was charged with violating the law by making comments about Muslim voters and allegedly inciting voters to revolt against central security forces. The ban, which is in effect until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, is the final order of outgoing Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, and comes halfway through the Bengal election, with four more rounds of voting remaining in an intense campaign pitting Mamata Banerjee against a galaxy of BJP leaders,…
India banned the export of remdesivir on Sunday, as infections reached a new daily high and hospitals struggled to meet rising demand for the coronavirus treatment drug. The vast nation has seen a sharp increase in cases in recent weeks, with 152,000 new cases reported on Sunday, bringing the total to 13.3 million infections. According to the health ministry, the increase in cases has resulted in a “sudden spike in demand” for the antiviral drug. “There is the possibility of further increase in this demand in the coming days,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that the export ban…
In the last 24 hours, India has seen an increase of 169,899 Covid-19 cases. With this, India has reclaimed the second-worst hit nation, with 13,525,364 cases in total, according to Worldometer this morning. In terms of active cases, India is now the fourth-worst affected country. In 2021, India also set a grim record for the number of fatalities caused by covid-19 in a single day, with 904. Maharashtra on Sunday reported over 63,000 new coronavirus cases in its highest ever single-day surge along with 349 deaths. Delhi witnessed 10,732 cases, Mumbai 9,989, Pune 12,377 in the last 24 hours. The…
A library which was a house to 3,000 copies of the Bhagavad Gita, which is the holy book of Hindus, was set on fire in Mysuru, Karnataka,. The public library belonged to a labourer, Syeed Isaac. Hindu scripture from the second century BCE that is part of the epic Mahabharata. It is regarded as one of the most important holy scriptures for Hinduism, the world’s oldest and third largest religion. The religious book is a narrative between between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide and charioteer Krishna, an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Over 11,000 books were housed in the library.…