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India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
World
February 8, 2019
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state,…
India milks a profit in quest to bump camel numbers
World
February 5, 2019
India milks a profit in quest to bump camel numbers
On the edge of the Indian desert, Lakshman Raika boils tea with fresh milk from one of his camels, gently…
Bollywood film stirs controversy before Indian election
Cinema/TV
January 9, 2019
Bollywood film stirs controversy before Indian election
MUMBAI (Reuters) – A Bollywood film that casts Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and his family in an unflattering light…
Violence rages over Indian flashpoint temple
World
January 5, 2019
Violence rages over Indian flashpoint temple
Twin arson and bomb attacks rocked southern India Saturday, continuing a violent backlash that followed the entry of two…
‘Purification’ rite after women enter flashpoint Indian temple
World
January 2, 2019
‘Purification’ rite after women enter flashpoint Indian temple
The high priest of one of India’s holiest temples carried out a “purification ritual” on Wednesday after two women…
India’s Modi faces biggest defeat since rise to power
World
December 11, 2018
India’s Modi faces biggest defeat since rise to power
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling party could lose power in three key states, four TV networks said on Tuesday,…
Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover after Diwali firework frenzy
World
November 8, 2018
Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover after Diwali firework frenzy
Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels Thursday after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts…
Tradition, and mobs, keep women out of Indian temple
World
October 19, 2018
Tradition, and mobs, keep women out of Indian temple
At the Indian temple that is the focus of a battle over gender equality, Hindu hardliners are in festive…
India’s billion-dollar battle to build the world’s biggest statue
World
September 3, 2018
India’s billion-dollar battle to build the world’s biggest statue
The world’s biggest statue is rising in a remote corner of India to honor an independence hero but it…
Muslims flee Indian village after singer killed in argument with Hindu priest – police
Middle East
October 11, 2017
Muslims flee Indian village after singer killed in argument with Hindu priest – police
At least 200 Muslims have fled their village in the western Indian state of Rajasthan after a Hindu priest and…