This content was published on April 30, 2018 (Switzerland Tourism/Valentin Flauraud) In a bid to attract more Indian tourists to western Switzerland, a Swiss train company has temporarily named […]
Source: The Washington Post By Annie Gowen KOLKATA, India — The 21-year-old Hindu college student was having a quiet breakfast with her mother when her phone pinged with a terrifying message. Her […]
JODHPUR, India: An Indian guru with millions of followers was found guilty Wednesday of raping a teenage devotee on the pretext of ridding her of evil spirits, and sentenced to a life in prison. The judgment was pronounced by Special Judge for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe cases, Madhu Sudan […]
Source: The New York Times RASANA, Jammu and Kashmir — There was no empathy for the 8-year-old girl. It was as if she barely registered as a human being, as if her life didn’t count except to serve as a target. Police investigators say a gang of young Hindu men […]
Source: BBC News A self-styled Indian spiritual guru who claims millions of followers worldwide has been given a life sentence for raping a 16-year-old girl. Asaram Bapu was convicted of […]
Source: The Washington Post By Annie Gowen April 21 Email the author NEW DELHI — Offenders who rape girls under 12 may now be subject to the death penalty in India, according to an […]
Source: Religion News Service By Bhavya Dore | April 20, 2018 Hadiya, right, converted to Islam to marry Shafin Jahan. Their marriage has been the center of a large court case and referred […]
Parvez Hoodbhoy, Lahore PANDIT Jawaharlal Nehru would never have won a popularity contest in Pakistan quite simply because he did his best to oppose our country’s creation. But nowhere is he reviled more than in India’s current ruling circles and among those whose loyalty they command. The accusations against Nehru […]
Islam From The Beginning To 1300 Date: 2002 The spread of Islam to various parts of coastal India set the stage for its further expansion to island Southeast Asia. As […]
By Hari Kumar, NYT NEW DELHI — For the second time in 18 months, India has a shortage of cash. And like last time, economists say, it’s primarily the government’s […]
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 […]