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West Bengal police protect Christian families after alleged Bajrang Dal-linked attacks pressuring conversion, with FIR filed and no arrests yet.
News India » West Bengal » Religion: Why Durga Puja’s Celebration in West Bengal This Year Was Different
The BJP government in the state stripped the festival of its secular-cultural uniqueness to impose religious and ritualistic practices that are anathema to Bengalis.
News India » West Bengal » Religion: Police provide security to Christian families following alleged religious coercion in West Bengal
Authorities have deployed police to protect three Christian families in Paschim Medinipur after they reported being threatened and forced to renounce their faith in a series of attacks.
News India » West Bengal » Religion: India’s Bengal pushes out Muslim Bangladeshis, deepening religious tensions
Hakimpur, India – Raisul Islam stands under the scorching sun near a checkpoint in Hakimpur village along the border with neighbouring Bangladesh in the North 24 Parganas district of India’s West ...
News India » West Bengal » Religion: India News | “Bengal’s Religious Sentiments Won’t Be Hurt This Time”: Samik Bhattacharya as West Bengal Kicks off Durga Puja at Eden Gardens
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The West Bengal government is set to kick off Durga Puja celebrations with a grand event at Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens on Mahalaya, with BJP ...
News India » West Bengal » Religion: West Bengal CM's plan to expand RSS-linked schools raises questions over pluralism
Vidya Bharati is not simply a school network without an ideological identity. Its stated educational vision includes Hindutva, a political ideology that places Hindu cultural identity at the centre of ...
News India » West Bengal » Religion: At Least 19 Dead, Including 7-Year-Old Girl, After Sudden Downpour Triggers Stampede at Religious Festival
Twenty-five people were hospitalized after the incident that occurred at a Hindu festival in India on Oct. 17 ...
News India » West Bengal » Religion: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari asks police to allow only followers of ‘Sanatan Dharma’ to touch Durga idols during immersion
Only those following Sanatan dharma should touch idols”, says West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) during inspection of ghats in Kolkata ahead of Maa Durga idol immersion.