Source: BBC News A Hindu priest from a temple in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad made headlines for carrying a Dalit (formerly known as untouchable) man on his shoulders into the temple’s inner sanctum. It has been seen as a dramatic move because Dalits have historically been denied entry […]
Source: Reuters By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Eight men accused of involvement in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state appeared in court on Monday for the first hearing in a case that sparked nationwide outrage and criticism of the […]
MUMBAI: Since Kareena Kapoor along with other Bollywood stars came out in support of 8-year-old Muslim victim who was abducted, raped and murdered at a temple in IHK, some […]
Source: The Washington Post By Barkha Dutt An Indian social activist holds a placard in February 2017 during a protest against a rape at Hauz Khas village in New Delhi. (Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images) This post has been updated, 8:41 a.m. Dear India: Where are our candlelight marches, our outrage and our […]
Source: The Guardian Arrest of temple custodian leads to confrontation between police and dozens of Hindu lawyers BY Michael Safi in Delhi A protest on Wednesday against the rape and murder […]
Source: The New York Times By MARIA ABI-HABIB and SUHASINI RAJAPRIL 10, 2018 The Supreme Court ruled that Hadiya, center, had a right to choose her spouse and convert to another religion. CreditSivaram V/Reuters India’s Supreme Court has upheld the right of citizens to choose their spouse and convert to another religion, a landmark […]
Source: The Atlantic Low-caste Indians are leaving Hinduism en masse—partly to stick it to their prime minister. A conversion ceremony in Shirasgaon, India, in 2018Krithika Varagur BY KRITHIKA VARAGUR SHIRASGAON, India—More than 500 low-caste Hindus filled the Veera Maidan, an open field at the edge of a dusty Maharashtra village, […]
Muslim women participate in a protest against the draft law for banning “Triple Talaq” in New Delhi on April 4, 2018. (AP) By Mahesh Trivedi Special to Al Arabiya English […]
Source: The Washington Post By Vidhi Doshi April 8 Email the author Kanjarbhat community members demonstrate in support of the virginity ritual in Pune, India. The group demanded police action and a public […]
Source: BBC By Soutik Biswas, India correspondent What are the most common myths and stereotypes about what Indians eat? The biggest myth, of course, is that India is a largely vegetarian […]
(CNN) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been sentenced to serve five years in prison after being convicted of illegal poaching in a decades-old case, prosecutors said Thursday.Salman Khan arrives at court to hear the verdict in the long-running wildlife poaching case against him Thursday in Jodhpur, India. CNN.COM Bhawani Singh, […]
Source: Dawn OLD men are trapped between a crowded cemetery ahead and a graveyard behind, populated by memories. By the time a man has reached the age of 90, determination has deteriorated into disappointment, reflection deconstructed into regret. A recent lament by a nonagenarian makes unusually poignant reading: “The whole […]
Source: BBC News By Soutik Biswas India correspondent What are the most common myths and stereotypes about what Indians eat? The biggest myth, of course, is that India is a largely vegetarian […]
Aijaz Zaka Syed THAT much of Indian media has turned rotten is an open secret. Everyone who regularly watches television news or reads newspaper is sick and tired of all the hate, bigotry and intolerance openly peddled by the leading players in the name of journalism, investigative reporting and debate. […]
Source: Associated Press DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The prime minister of the self-declared Tibetan government-in-exile urged his compatriots Saturday to strengthen efforts to make the return of the Dalai Lama […]
Source: Reuters BY Mayank Bhardwaj, Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party is struggling to change a “perception” that it is against minority Muslims […]
Source: The New York Times By MARIA ABI-HABIB McLEOD GANJ, India — An original song of thanks to India had been rehearsed, and a stadium in New Delhi had been reserved […]
Save for Turkey and Tunisia, all Muslim nations allow polygamy but place restrictions on a man’s right to have multiple wives. PTI Mar 30, 2018 · Ajaz Ashraf Among the […]
Source: Reuters By Subrata Nagchoudhury KOLKATA (Reuters) – Clashes in India between supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party and those of an opposition party snowballed into Hindu-Muslim rioting, with […]
Source: Hindustan Times By Udayan Mukherjee If people don’t earn enough, don’t have jobs they like, worry about their health, cannot trust others or the State, and are not free to make their choices, how can they be happy? As the world celebrated Happiness Day on March 20, we were […]
