Religion in the Daily News
- Hindu religious groups welcome Uttarakhand Govt’s ‘Op Kalanemi’ targetting fake seers 11 July 2025 7 h 48 min The News Mill
- Madhya Pradesh: Ratlam tense after Muslim youth burns ‘Hindu Rashtra’ banner during Muharram procession 2025 11 July 2025 7 h 30 min Organiser Weekly The atmosphere in Ratlam city turned tense after a provocative act during a Muharram procession led to widespread protests by the Hindu community. The incident, which occurred on July 6, involved Muslim youths burning a saffron banner bearing the words ‘ …
- World : Cambodian Monks Seek Spiritual Solitude During Buddhist Lent 11 July 2025 7 h 13 min Bernama By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, July 11 (Bernama) -- Millions of Cambodians are celebrating the “Chol Vossa” festival, also known as the “Rainy Retreat,” that begins on Friday. Also referred to as Buddhist Lent, the festival is a significant religious …
- ‘Miracles’, funding from Islamic countries: How Chhangur Baba converted hundreds of Hindu women 11 July 2025 7 h 04 min Firstpost Jamaluddin, also known as Chhangur Baba, was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur for allegedly being involved in illegal religious conversions. He is accused of running a network across borders that focused on converting Hindu girls in large numbers. …
- What Military Strategists Can Learn From Buddha 11 July 2025 6 h 59 min The Dispatch Strategists by and large are not Buddhists. But maybe more of them should consider it. Some recent revelations about intelligence in the lead-up to the Israeli attack on Iran explain why. As the Wall Street Journal reported last month, deep in an article …
- Tongaat represented by devout Hindu in Chennai 11 July 2025 6 h 58 min Rising Sun Chatsworth A Hindu by birth and chairperson of the youth committee at the South African Hindu Maha Sabha, Sadie Kandan is excited to represent the country in Chennai, India, after she was selected as Tamil ambassador. Kandan said that by birth and upbringing, she …
- India News | Hindu Religious Groups Welcome Uttarakhand Govt's 'Op Kalanemi' Targetting Fake Seers 11 July 2025 6 h 19 min Latestly Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 11 (ANI): Seers are other Hindu community members have welcomed the decision of the Uttarakhand government to launch 'Operation Kalanemi' a campaging against anti social elements who are hurting religious …
- Convert To Islam If You Need This Job - Lulu Mall Supervisor Faraz Arrested For Raping Hindu Woman and Blackmailing Her With That Video 11 July 2025 6 h 18 min India Herald A Hindu woman who worked at the Lulu Mall in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, accused her manager, Farhaz, also called Faraz, of rape and blackmail. He also coerced her into becoming an Islamic convert, which resulted in his incarceration. She revealed that after …
- "Operation Kalanemi will catch imposters": CM Dhami warns against those disturbing religious harmony 11 July 2025 5 h 49 min Asianet Newsable Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami launched Operation Kalanemi to act against imposters disguising as saints and harming Sanatan Dharma. He warned that those disturbing religious harmony by deceiving people will face strict action. Dehradun: As the Kanwar …
- South African Hindu Maha Sabha seeks teachers for Indian languages 11 July 2025 5 h 29 min IOL The South African Hindu Maha Sabha is encouraging vernacular languages and is in search of people who can teach Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and Sanskrit. Indian languages contribute to local festivals, music, food and art. This enriches the …
- For Religious Conversion, Changur Baba Got ‘Rs 300 Cr From Islamic Nations In 100 Bank Accounts In Nepal’ 11 July 2025 5 h 17 min News18 Last Updated:July 11, 2025, 10:29 IST Jalaluddin, also known as Changur Baba, is accused of running a cross-border racket that involved large-scale conversion of Hindu girls. The highest amount of money was reportedly spent in Ayodhya to support conversion …
- Amarnath Yatra: Over 1.45 lakh devotees have ‘darshan’ in eight days 11 July 2025 4 h 50 min Greater Kashmir Srinagar, July 11: Over 1.45 lakh devotees have so far performed the Amarnath Yatra during the last eight days as another batch of 6,482 pilgrims left for Kashmir from Jammu on Friday. Officials said that since the Yatra started on July 3, so far over 1.45 …
- New Freedoms, Old Cautions: U.S. Churches Now Free to Endorse Political Candidates—But Catholic Church Won’t 11 July 2025 3 h 40 min Zenit (ZENIT News / Rome, 07.10.2025).- A historic shift in the American religious and legal landscape has taken place. For the first time since the Eisenhower era, churches in the United States can now publicly endorse political candidates without …
- Law experts react to IRS filing allowing churches to endorse political candidates 11 July 2025 3 h 34 min KLTV - Texas TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Pastors and other religious leaders can now endorse political candidates from the pulpit following an Internal Revenue Service court filing outlining that the agency will no longer enforce the Johnson Amendment. The amendment, …
- Only 8.4pct of religious schools in Perak have planning permission: MB Bernama 1h ago ⋅ 4 11 July 2025 0 h 43 min Malaysiakini Only 85 out of 1,006 religious education institutions in Perak or 8.4 percent, have obtained planning permission from local authorities. Perak Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad said the religious institutions include Tadika Islam Perak, Sekolah Rendah Agama …
- Trump of the Tropics: Filmmaker Petra Costa on Bolsonaro & Rise of Religious Right from Brazil to U.S. 10 July 2025 22 h 12 min Democracy Now! This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We’re joined now for Part 2 of our conversation with …
- Doctors face Islamophobia in Australian healthcare 'crisis' 10 July 2025 21 h 00 min ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Noor Suhana Mohd went straight into "fight or flight mode" after a patient got angry and hurled racial and Islamophobic slurs at her. "'I don't have to listen to a Muslim', he said to me," Dr Mohd told the ABC. After the …
- NEWS DIGEST: Free abuse-related training for churches; Planned Parenthood defunding on hold 10 July 2025 19 h 50 min Biblical Recorder Lifeway program connects churches with free training in abuse prevention, response By Aaron Earls, Lifeway BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Many churches have begun using background checks to help prevent abuse, but fewer are trained in reporting potential abuse. …
- In a 2022 survey, most Americans opposed churches endorsing political candidates 10 July 2025 19 h 38 min Pew Research Center People vote on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, at the Church of Heavenly Rest in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/AFP via Getty Images) In a recent court filing, the IRS said that houses of worship in the United States should be allowed to make political …
- ‘Illegal churches in 199 gram panchayats…’: Maharashtra BJP claims 10 July 2025 19 h 30 min Madhyamam Mumbai: BJP MLAs in Maharastra claimed that illegal churches are cropping stupendously in tribal districts in the state. They have located illegal churches in 199 gram panchayats in a Dhule district alone, they claimed, citing an RTI reply. They added that …
- Patriarch of Antioch: Any attempt to undermine sanctity of AAC, disrupt its internal governance is serious violation of religious freedom 10 July 2025 19 h 23 min Arminfo ArmInfo. The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate strongly condemns the attacks by the Armenian authorities on the Armenian Apostolic Church. "The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin holds an immense spiritual, historical and national significance for the …
- 258 communal attacks in Bangladesh in the first half of 2025: Bangladesh minority religious group 10 July 2025 19 h 08 min The Hindu The largest minority organization of Bangladesh has accused the interim government led by Prof Mohammed Yunus of inaction on incidents of violence against the minority communities. | Photo Credit: Reuters In the first half of 2025, Bangladesh has witnessed …
- Bangladesh Hindu Atrocities: World watching in silence 10 July 2025 18 h 39 min Organiser Weekly Since the Islamist-backed regime change in Bangladesh in mid-2024, misleadingly branded by Western media as a “student uprising”, “colour revolution”, or “popular movement”, the nation has plunged into an abyss of religious intolerance and state-sponsored …
- A Conservative Case for Religious Freedom 10 July 2025 17 h 47 min The Gospel Coalition Eighty percent of Americans believe religion is losing its influence in public life. In the past, John Wilsey might have found a silver lining in that news. When he was writing on American civil religion in his 2015 book, American Exceptionalism and Civil …
- ED probes Chhangur Baba’s assets, accounts in UP religious conversion case 10 July 2025 16 h 57 min The Siasat Daily Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) wrote to the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), state government authorities and certain banks on Thursday to ascertain the details of assets, accounts and finances of Jalaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, the …
- How 'Chhangur Baba' aka Jalaluddin targeted over 3,000 women in 'love jihad' and caste-based mass religious conversion 10 July 2025 16 h 51 min The Week The meteoric rise of 'Chhangur Baba' alias Jalaluddin Shah has shocked the authorities in Uttar Pradesh who uncovered a multi-crore religious conversion racket that targeted more than 3,000 women. The gang allegedly used "love jihad" …
- Malaysian Model Lishalliny Kanaran Alleges Molestation By Hindu Priest 10 July 2025 14 h 49 min Zee News New Delhi: Indian-origin actress and beauty pageant winner Lishalliny Kanaran has accused a Hindu priest of molesting her under the guise of a religious ritual at the Mariamman Temple in Sepang, Malaysia. The incident, which allegedly took place on June 21 …
- Telegram, Tinder, Zakat: How Islamist Syndicates Use Digital Jihad To Lure Hindu Girls Across India 10 July 2025 14 h 48 min News18 Last Updated:July 10, 2025, 17:27 IST According to top intelligence sources, the strategy forms part of a 40-year-old ideological plan devised by Pakistan-based Barelvi and Deobandi networks. News18In what intelligence officials describe as a long-term, …
- Digital Jihad: How Islamist Networks Target Hindu Girls Using Apps And Zakat 10 July 2025 14 h 14 min Zee News New Delhi: In what officials characterize as a sustained, non-violent campaign of demographic manipulation, Islamist syndicates operating both inside India and abroad have reportedly targeted Hindu girls using platforms like Telegram, Instagram, Tinder, …
- IRS clarification on political endorsements draws debate among OKC religious leaders 10 July 2025 13 h 22 min The Oklahoman The IRS stated that houses of worship can endorse political candidates without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status. Religious leaders hold differing views on the IRS clarification, with some welcoming it and others expressing concern. While some pastors …
- Trump Defends Political Speech for Churches, Praises Executive Order 10 July 2025 13 h 16 min [your]NEWS BY COMFORT OGBONNA Former U.S. President Donald Trump has continued to voice criticism of a longstanding law that restricts political activity by religious institutions. Reflecting on his actions during his first term in office, Trump highlighted a 2017 …
- In Germany, only 2 out of 10 in favour of LGBT flags on public buildings and churches 10 July 2025 13 h 13 min Evangelical Focus With LGBTQI Pride Month coming to an end around the world, debates have resurfaced about the use of public or religious buildings and their use of symbols used by the movement. In Germany, a survey published by the news agency Idea and conducted in June …
- IRS proposal that churches may endorse politicians from the pulpit awaits approval 10 July 2025 12 h 32 min The Center Square (The Center Square) – If a judge approves a proposed court order, the IRS will soon allow churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit again without losing their nonprofit status. Churches lost the right to endorse candidates after the 1954 Johnson …
- Churches can officially endorse candidates after little-known rule is struck down 10 July 2025 11 h 46 min Memphis Commercial Appeal - Tennessee Churches are now able to endorse political candidates after a landmark court decision striking down a decades-long rule. While it may be the first time some have heard about the rule that prohibits churches and nonprofit, 501 c(3) religious organizations …
- Bangladesh’s Only ‘Hindu’ Political Party Pins Hopes On Yunus After Hasina’s ‘Betrayal’ 10 July 2025 11 h 17 min News18 Last Updated:July 10, 2025, 11:45 IST The Bangladesh Sanatan Party came into being on August 26, 2022, and is now awaiting registration as a political outfit BSP’s founder and general secretary Sumon Kumar Roy (in red) is trying to lobby with the interim …
- 'No one will dare': Maharashtra plans tough law against religious conversions, revenue minister tells assembly; Uike pledges to bring converted tribals back 10 July 2025 10 h 31 min The Times of India Maharashtra is planning a strict law against religious conversions, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced. A committee will investigate unauthorized churches in Nandurbar, potentially leading to demolitions. Tribal Welfare Minister Sanjay …
- JHEAIK To Monitor Graves Of Six Family Members To Prevent Activities Contrary To Islam 10 July 2025 9 h 49 min Bernama JERLUN, July 10 (Bernama) -- The Kedah Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAIK) will monitor the graves of the six family members who died in the tragedy at Sungai Korok last Saturday to prevent any activities that are contrary to Islamic teachings. …
- Nationwide study reveals strong public support for preserving historic churches 10 July 2025 8 h 54 min Christian Today Canon Poucin on the ridgeline of the barrel vaulted roof of Church of Saints Peter and Paul and Saint Philomena, New Brighton, Wirral. (Photo: Historic England Archive) A major new study by Historic England has revealed that communities across the country …
- Travails Of A Hindu School in Meghalaya 10 July 2025 8 h 50 min Rediff A state government that came to power after swearing to protect all people without discrimination refused to help a non-Christian organisation till the high court rapped it on its knuckles, observes former BJP MP Tarun Vijay, former Chief Editor, …
- Caddo Sheriff’s Office holds safety class for churches, synagogues, mosques, etc. 10 July 2025 8 h 49 min KSLA - Louisiana SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office held a special safety course tailored to churches, synagogues, and mosques Wednesday evening (July 9). The goal of the free course is to prepare houses of worship and their congregations for …