INDIA RELIGION
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India celebrates annual Hindu festival amid religious tensions
New Delhi, Aug 31 (EFE).- India on Wednesday celebrated the beginning of the festivities marking the birth of popular Hindu…
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Indian lawmaker arrested over derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad
New Delhi, Aug 23 (EFE).- A lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
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Religious dispute threatens India’s iconic monument Qutub Minar
By Mikaela Viqueira New Delhi, Jul 2 (EFE).- India’s iconic minaret Qutub Minar has become mired in a dispute due…
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Conflicts & War
Arrests, curfews follow clashes on religious festival in India
New Delhi, Apr 11 (EFE).- Scores of people were arrested and restrictions were imposed in several parts of India on…
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Communal tension drags on 20 years after anti-Muslim riots in India
By Mikaela Viqueira New Delhi, Feb 27 (EFE).- Tensions between the majority Hindu community and the Muslim minority in India…
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India court restricts wearing hijab in classrooms in southern state
New Delhi, Feb 11 (EFE).- A court on Friday provisionally restricted the use of hijab, as well as other religious…
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India’s pro-hijab protests find face in girl who stood up to mob
New Delhi, Feb 9 (EFE).- The image of a young Indian Muslim woman standing up to a mob of Hindu…
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Hate speech against Muslims at Indian religious event triggers indignation
New Delhi, Dec 23 (EFE).- A wave of indignation spread across India on Thursday after a number of videos of…
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Conflicts & War
Man beaten to death for attempted ‘sacrilege’ at main Sikh temple
New Delhi, Dec 19 (EFE).- A man was beaten to death at the Golden Temple, Sikhism’s holiest site, in the…
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Attacks on Indian Christians on the rise as state drafts anti-conversion law
New Delhi, Dec 14 (EFE).- The People’s Union for Civil Liberties, a prominent human rights group in India, on Tuesday…
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