Supporters of the right-wing Hindu groups Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal reacting to communal clashes in Haryana state, burn an effigy and shout slogans in Ahmedabad, India, on Aug. 2, ...
MEERUT, India (RNS) — In February 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi donned scuba gear and dove off a small boat into the Arabian Sea to perform an underwater ceremony in what some ...
Hindus are currently celebrating Holi, widely known as the festival of colors and one of the world’s oldest living celebrations — a joyful annual event rooted in ancient myth, spiritual renewal and ...
IN HIS DECADE in power Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has centralised the state to an unprecedented extent. Yet his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to attract many voters in the more ...
On Monday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the opening of the Ram Mandir—a Hindu temple—in Ayodhya, a city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh; this has been a long-standing dream ...
India is home to some 200 million Muslims, one of the world’s largest Muslim populations but a minority in the predominantly Hindu country. Since India’s independence, Muslims have often faced ...