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‘What happened to Ali Mohammad was wrong’: UP temple’s Muslim caretaker held for offering namaz; Hindu priest to arrange bail, says he served with...

In Budaun, Times of India reported how a temple priest has offered to bail out a Muslim caretaker arrested for offering namaz on temple grounds. Paramanand Das condemned the video recording and emphasised Ali Mohammad's decades of faithful service. Despite the arrest and charges of defiling a place of worship, Das affirmed Ali's respect for all faiths and the temple's inclusive nature.

Promoting Amity in the Times of Hate

An appeal for Harmony amidst increasing instances of vested interests attempting to spread communal discord

Reassert secularism on Martyrs’ Day: Activists

Call for nationwide show of communal unity amidst growing environment of communal hate

Haridwar ashram joins Faisal Khan to decry Hate

Peace activist Faisal Khan fasts to protest the spread of communal hate, draw support from Matra Sadan ashram Mahant Swami Shivanand Maharaj

Citizens reclaim Varanasi ghats: VHP, Bajrang Dal’s communal posters fail

Citizens groups uphold secular values, showcase  ‘paigam-e-muhabat’ on ghats, police register a case, serve notices to two accused, no arrests yet

A Christmas Message for We the People

#Hum Hindu Hain #Hum Mussalman Hain #Hum Christian Hain#Hum...

Gurugram: Gurdwaras, Hindu shop owner, offer space for namaz

Muslim brothers should come to the gurudwara and offer prayers, say Gurugram’s Sikhs, Hindu man says he won't allow his city to break

150 years of Gandhi: A legacy of Ahimsa and Communal Peace

First published on: 28 Sep 2019Gandhi spent the last year...

Gandhi’s contribution to Communal Harmony

First published on:  23 Aug 2019It is well known...

Police cracking down on voluntary interfaith unions in Guj, UP

In Gujarat, the relationship between an interfaith couple was forcibly branded as a "love-jihad" case, and in UP a false case was filed against the husband

Dharma and humanity are like our two eyes: The secular philosophy of Jhansi

SabrangIndia takes you to Jhansi, the land of Queen Laxmibai, where secularism and unity are the way of life

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