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Hindu Hate Watch: A Weekly Tracker – 50 incidents of religious intimidation, temple attacks and conversion pressure

Hindu Hate Watch: A Weekly Tracker – 50 incidents of religious intimidation, temple attacks and conversion pressure

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The Hindu Hate Watch weekly tracker for the week of July 27‑August 02 2026 recorded 43 cases of alleged attacks on Hindus, Hindu religious places and symbols, allegations of religious coercion and conversion, threats against Hindu families and controversies over remarks and representations concerning Hindu. In parallel, the BJP accused the Congress of hypocrisy for the opposition leader’s absence at the Janjatiya Gaurav Divas tribute to tribal leader Birsa Munda, and OpIndia described the Congress’ Bharat Summit as assembling a roster dominated by anti‑Hindu ideologues, defenders of terror‑linked figures, domestic riot‑accused activists and top individuals of the Open Society Foundations.

AI-generated overview from 3 outlets. It summarises their reporting and adds no reporting of its own.

RSS excerpt

The week from July 20 to July 26, 2026, witnessed a series of reported incidents involving Hindu religious symbols, Mandirs, places of worship, devotees, women and children across India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The incidents ranged from derogatory remarks against Hindu deities and religious practices…

Coverage arrived over 25 hours. First from The Federal, latest from Organiser.

High Corroboration 5 news outlets reporting

How this event was covered

First reported by The Federal at 13:31 UTC on 14 Nov.

Coverage ran into a second day.

Across 1 desk: india.

All 5 newsrooms, and who owns them

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  1. The Federal New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd.

    Why backlash against ‘warrior Sita’ is telling of India’s discomfort with strong, independent women

    One of the criticisms against the depiction of Sita, played by Sai Pallavi in the Nitesh Tiwari film, centres around her wielding a sword. The portrayal has triggered a wave of discontent and trolling, raising a larger question about how Indian society imagines, represents and polices ideal…

  2. 19 hours later
  3. 3 hours later
  4. 21 minutes later
  5. OpIndia Aadhyaasi Media and Content Services Pvt. Ltd.

    From Salil Shetty to Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd: Read about the 10 anti-India, anti-Hindu propagandists who were part of the Congress’ Bharat Summit

    By assembling a roster dominated by anti-Hindu ideologues, defenders of terror-linked figures, domestic riot-accused activists, and top individuals of the Open Society Foundations under the benign banner of the “Bharat Summit,” the Congress attempted to lend domestic legitimacy to an international…

  6. 2 hours later
  7. Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS) Current article

    Hindu Hate Watch: A Weekly Tracker – 50 incidents of religious intimidation, temple attacks and conversion pressure

    The week from July 20 to July 26, 2026, witnessed a series of reported incidents involving Hindu religious symbols, Mandirs, places of worship, devotees, women and children across India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The incidents ranged from derogatory remarks against Hindu deities and religious practices…

Who did not run this

5 newsrooms ran this event. 13 others published in India recently and did not.

See which 13 newsrooms
  • ANI ANI Media
  • Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings
  • Greater Kashmir GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.
  • NE Now NE Now
  • Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)
  • Rising Kashmir Rising Kashmir
  • The Morung Express
  • The Pioneer The Pioneer
  • The Siasat Daily Siasat Daily
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.

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