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Opposition leaders criticise ad as ‘deplorably communal’ and betrayal of India’s secular principles

Violence in India's northeastern state of Manipur surged this month, the latest clashes in a bitter 18-month-long conflict between ethnic forces that has killed at least 200 people.

“Only [Bharatiya] Janata Party volunteers have come here and spoken to us, so we will vote for them,” said Sheila Devi, a resident of Jorpunda village in Simdega district of Jharkhand. Located near the Odisha-Jharkhand state border, more than 170 km from the capital city Ranchi, Jorpunda is an agricultural…

Shivaji’'s legacy continues to dominate Maharashtra’s political and cultural landscape even 400 years after his death. In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna explores the multi-faceted interpretations of the Maratha king’s legacy, from his portrayal as a Hindu king by right-wing groups to a secular, anti-caste hero by…

Misinformation drives tensions in Ontario’s south Asian community amid rise of Hindu nationalism

Downing Street has apologised to British Hindus after meat and alcohol were served at its annual Diwali celebration ...

Statement acknowledges ‘mistake’ that prompted complaints from some Hindus, including a Tory MP

This follows violent disruption at Indian consular camp in Brampton’s Hindu Sabha Temple on 3 November

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees flocked to rivers and bodies of water across India to pray to the sun god as part of the Chhath festival this week.

Venerated as incarnations of Hindu deities, India's sacred cows are also being touted as agents of energy transition by a government determined to promote biogas production to cut its dependence on coal.

Aging is often feared, resisted, and in the cruelest of cases, mocked and even punished.