Showing posts with label Hindu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hindu. Show all posts
Thursday, October 31, 2024

President Biden Speaks At White House Diwali Reception

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Today is Diwali , or more precisely, the high point of the 5-day Diwali celebration. The holiday is celebrated in various ways by Hindus, Si...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Court Says Indian Penal Code Does Not Punish Insults to Religion That Do Not Outrage Targets

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In Kumar v. State of Karnataka ,  (High Ct. Karnataka, Sept. 13, 2024), a single-judge bench of the High Court of the Indian state of Karnat...
Thursday, May 30, 2024

2nd Circuit: Former Hindu Inmate's Challenges to Mandated Treatment Program Dismissed

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 In Tripathy v. McKoy ,  (2d Cir., May 29, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a suit brought against pri...
Monday, March 11, 2024

Ban on Caste Discrimination Is Constitutional

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In Bagal v. Sawant ,  (WD WA, March 8, 2024), a Washington federal district court rejected First and 14th Amendment challenges to the City o...
Monday, January 22, 2024

Controversial Hindu Temple Dedication Takes Place In India

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In the Indian holy city of Ayodhya, the politically and religiously controversial dedication of the Ram Mandir, a Hindu Temple, took place t...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Indian Court Bars Exclusion of Scheduled Caste from Temple Festival

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Last week in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court issued an order to prevent members of a Scheduled Caste from being exclud...
Wednesday, October 04, 2023

New South Asian Congressional Caucus Launched Amid Criticism from Some Civil Rights Groups

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Last week, Michigan Congressman Shri Thanedar announced  formation of the 28-member "Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain US Congressional Caucu...
Monday, September 04, 2023

Hindu Organization Lacks Standing to Challenge State's Caste Discrimination Charges

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In Hindu American Foundation, Inc. v. Kish , (ED CA, Aug. 31, 2023, a California federal district court held that a national education and p...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Hindu Profs May Move Ahead with Some Challenges To "Caste" In Anti-Discrimination Policy

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In Kumar v. Koester ,  (CD CA, July 25, 2023), a California federal district court dismissed for lack of standing plaintiffs' free exerc...
Tuesday, July 04, 2023

Monell Claims Opposing Transcendental Meditation Program in Chicago Schools Move Ahead

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In Hudgins v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago , (ND IL, June 30, 2023), two former high school students and the mother of one of t...
Tuesday, March 07, 2023

India's Supreme Court Rejects Petition on Renaming of Historical Cultural Religious Places

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In Upadhyay v. Union of India ,  (Sup. Ct. India, Feb. 27, 2023), the Supreme Court of India dismissed a petition brought by a leader of a ...
Friday, December 23, 2022

Court Dismisses Hindu Organization's Defamation Suit

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In Hindu American Foundation v. Viswanath ,  (D DC, Dec. 20, 2022), the D.C. federal district court dismissed a defamation suit brought by a...
Monday, October 24, 2022

Today Is Diwali; NYC Schools To Recognize It

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Today is Diwali , the Hindu Festival of Lights which is also celebrated by some Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists. As reported by CNN , last Thursd...
Thursday, October 20, 2022

Profs Sue University for Including Caste in Antidiscrimination Policy

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Suit was filed on Monday in a California federal district court by two California State University professors challenging the University'...
Thursday, September 29, 2022

Suit Challenges California's Linking Of Hinduism With Caste System

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A Hindu advocacy organization has filed suit in a California federal district court challenging allegations in the California Civil Rights D...
Wednesday, December 29, 2021

India Refuses To Allow Mother Theresa's Charity To Receive Further Funds From Abroad

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The Guardian reports that on Christmas Day, India's Ministry of Home Affairs refused to renew the license allowing Missionaries of Char...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Local Officials In India Take Aim At Food Carts Selling Eggs

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Deccan Herald reported yesterday on the India's most recent religious-cultural controversy-- the sale of eggs by food cart operators. A...
Thursday, August 19, 2021

Amended Complaint Allowed In Suit Over Transcendental Meditation In Schools

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In Separation of Hinduism From Our Schools v. Chicago Public Schools ,  (ND IL, Aug. 17, 2021), an Illinois federal district court granted i...
Monday, August 09, 2021

In Pakistan, 8-Year Old Boy Is Charged With Blaspehmy

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The Guardian   today reports that in the Punjab province of Pakistan, an 8-year old Hindu boy has become the youngest person ever charged in...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

Suit Against Chicago Schools Over Transcendental Meditation Program Can Move Ahead In Part

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In  Separation of Hinduism from Our Schools v. Chicago Public Schools , (ND IL, May 21, 2021), plaintiffs challenged Chicago Public Schools&...