A Sikh youth has claimed that a bar in New York's Long Island didn't let him enter because he was wearing a turban.


NY bar turns away turban-wearing Sikh youth


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Sri Lankan Muslim leaders have called for one united identity of the island nation while expressing solidarity with the victims of the April 21 Easter Sunday terror attacks and those affected by the recent spate of violence.


Muslim leaders call for united Sri Lankan identity


Twitter account of Myanmar Army chief Min Aung Hlaing, accused of masterminding genocide against the Muslim Rohingya population, has been suspended following complaints about him using the social media platform for hate speech.


Myanmar Army chief's Twitter account suspended


The Sri Lanka military on Wednesday said the situation in the country was now "totally under control" and 78 people were arrested after anti-Muslim clashes this week in several areas that left one person dead and dozens of shops and mosques destroyed.


SL military says situation under control, 78 arrested


The Sri Lankan Army has launched an investigation after a man in uniform was seen in a footage watching rioters attacking Muslim-owned shops, homes and mosques during communal clashes earlier this week in the wake of the Easter suicide bombings.


SL Army investigates man in uniform watching rioters


Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced a memorial in Bargari area here for those who lost their lives or were injured in the 2015 Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura firing incidents. He said a committee of local residents would be formed to decide the kind of memorial to be built.


Punjab CM promises memorial for Behbal Kalan firing victims


A New Jersey-based website is under fire for publishing a photoshopped image of a Sikh Mayor that depicts him as an Arab dictator, the media reported.


Photoshopped image shows Sikh Mayor as Arab dictator


A Dalit groom and his relatives were allegedly stopped by upper caste men from entering a temple which he visited just before his wedding to seek divine blessings.


Dalit groom prevented from entering temple


The case of a Christian couple on death row in Pakistan after being convicted of blasphemy has reportedly been taken up by the lawyer who defended Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman who was cleared of blasphemy charges after spending eight years on death row.


Aasia Bibi's lawyer to defend Pakistani couple on death row


Amid an uneasy calm, Sri Lanka on Tuesday imposed a nationwide curfew for a second night after two days of anti-Muslim violence in the wake of the Easter bombings and warned that rioters will be dealt with maximum force.


Amid uneasy calm, Sri Lanka extends nationwide curfew


Sri Lanka on Tuesday partially lifted an overnight curfew imposed nationwide after an upsurge in anti-Muslim violence and warned that rioters will be dealt with maximum force -- three weeks after the deadly Easter Sunday bombings.


SL partially lifts curfew, warns anti-Muslim rioters


Sri Lanka on Monday declared a nationwide curfew as anti-Muslim riots spread to parts of the island nation, just three weeks after multiple suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State killed over 250 people and injured hundreds.


Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew as riots spread (2nd Lead)


Sri Lanka on Monday declared a nationwide curfew after anti-Muslim riots spread to several parts of the island nation, just three weeks after multiple suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State claimed over 250 people.


SL imposes nationwide curfew as riots spread


Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra offered prayers and performed panchamrat abhishek at the Mahakaleshwar temple here on Monday.


Priyanka visits Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar temple


Sri Lanka on Monday temporarily blocked social media websites and messaging apps, including Facebook, Viber and WhatsApp and reimposed curfew in certain areas after a post sparked anti-Muslim riots in several towns of the country.


SL blocks social media, reimposes curfew after violence


The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking to prepone polling hours from 7 a.m. to 5 a.m. for the remaining phases of the general election.


SC declines to reschedule polling due to Ramzan, heat wave


The death toll from the suicide blast outside Pakistan's oldest Sufi shrine in Lahore has risen to 13 after another civilian succumbed to his injuries, the media reported on Monday.


Lahore suicide bombing toll reaches 13


In spite of the intense heat and day-long fasts observed during the ongoing holy month of Ramzan, a huge number of Muslims came out in Delhi's Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency to exercise their franchise on Sunday.


Brisk voting by Muslims in Chandni Chowk despite fast, heat


Warning of strict action against those responsible for an act of desecration in Sangrur district, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday said the divisive forces that had tried to polarise the state ahead of the state Assembly elections in 2017 were rearing their heads again.


Sacrilege an attempt to polarise Sikh votes: Punjab CM


Catholics in the Sri Lankan cities of Colombo and Negombo, where churches were targeted by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday, held their first Sunday masses since the attacks which brought the country to a standstill and claimed more than 250 lives.


Catholics hold first Sunday mass in Colombo post-blasts


A 47-year-old preacher has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in the Sri Lankan capital on charges of using social media platform to air extremist views, the police said.

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