As the rebels swept across Syria, symbols that had once seemed omnipresent collapsed. In Aleppo, a statue of one of Mr. al-Assad’s brothers, Bassel al-Assad, on a horse was toppled. The horse remained. In a village north of Damascus, the capital, a giant statue of the ousted leader’s father, former President Hafez al-Assad, was felled….
AMRITSAR: Unidentified people on Saturday vandalised parked buses of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) at Amritsar bus stand in Punjab and spray-painted “Khalistan” upon them.Both drivers and passengers were shocked to find the buses with shattered windshields and “Khalistan” sprayed on them in black paint.HRTC drivers notified authorities and police in this regard and have…
A BAPS Hindu temple in Chino Hills, California, has been desecrated with anti-India messages written on its walls. The incident occurred shortly after a Khalistani referendum in Los Angeles. BAPS issued a statement condemning the act, emphasising that the Hindu community stands against hate. This vandalism is part of a series of similar incidents targeting…
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in California’s Chino Hill was defaced with anti-India graffiti, less than five months after a similar incident was reported at another Hindu temple in the US state. Confirming the incident, the official X handle of BAPS in the US said the “Hindu community stands steadfast against hate”. “Together with the…