Washington, April 28 (IANS) In the wake of the spate of attacks on places of worship of minorities, a bipartisan bill in the US Congress seeks to protect Hindu temples and other places of worship from harassment, as lawmakers cite rising threats to faith communities.The Safeguarding Access to Congregations and Religious Establishments from Disruption (SACRED) Act would make it a federal crime to intimidate, obstruct or harass people within 100 feet of a place of worship.The measure was introduce…
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Washington, April 25 (IANS) Lawmakers from the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and other political leaders have strongly condemned a social media post by President Donald Trump targeting Indian and Chinese immigrants, calling it racist, divisive and dangerous.In a joint statement, CAPAC Chair Grace Meng, alongside lawmakers including Ted Lieu, Judy Chu, Ami Bera, Suhas Subramanyam, Pramila Jayapal, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Shri Thanedar, said they were “deeply outraged” by…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India on Thursday reacted strongly to the social media post by US President Donald Trump, saying they are “obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste.” Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir Jaiswal, said, “We have seen the comments, as also the subsequent statement issued by the US Embassy in response. The remarks are obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste. They certainly do not reflect the reality of the India-…
Washington, April 23 (IANS) A social media post by US President Donald Trump criticising birthright citizenship and targeting immigrants and advocacy groups has sparked backlash from Indian-American organisations and political leaders, who warned that the remarks could fuel racism and endanger communities.In the post, Trump shared a lengthy commentary criticising birthright citizenship and targeting legal advocacy groups, immigrants, and sections of the Asian-American community. The text describ…
Washington, April 9 (IANS) The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has approached a US appeals court, arguing that California’s civil rights regulator has wrongly linked caste discrimination to Hinduism and targeted Indian and South Asian communities, in a case that could shape how caste is addressed in US workplaces.In a reply brief filed on April 6 before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, HAF urged the court to remove what it called procedural hurdles that led a lower court to dismiss its laws…
Washington, March 7 (IANS) The Hindu American Foundation has joined dozens of faith-based organisations in urging the US Supreme Court to uphold birthright citizenship, warning that any attempt to limit the constitutional right would unsettle immigrant families and threaten religious diversity in the country.On February 26, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) joined 57 faith-based organisations to file an amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara, a case currently under review by the US Supreme Court, ac…