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India death toll rises in clashes over citizenship law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 04:58 AM

Six more protesters died in India Friday in fresh clashes between police and demonstrators, taking the death toll to 15 in more than a week of unrest triggered by a citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim. Read more »

Citizenship fears fuel anger among India's Muslims

Jalees Andrabi, Ammu Kannampilly and Aishwarya Kumar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 01:46 AM

It's a fear shared by other Muslims under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read more »

Sacred and political: World's largest religious festival to kick off in India

Alasdair Pal, Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 01:07 PM

Devout Hindus believe that bathing in the waters of the Ganges absolves people of sins and bathing at the time of the Kumbh brings salvation from the cycle of life and death. Read more »

OPINION: Religion and the City: Identity politics in Indonesia

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Oct 26 04:37 PM

Ordinary Indonesians need leadership that will uplift and make them secure, rather than demagoguery that plays on fears and prejudices. Read more »

Mother Ganga: India's holy river succumbs to pollution

Reuters
Posted at Jul 10 05:48 PM

India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge on its journey through burgeoning cities, industrial hubs and past millions of devotees. Read more »

Mob in India lynches two Muslims over suspected cow theft

Reuters
Posted at May 01 02:31 PM

GUWAHATI - A mob in India beat to death two Muslims who were accused of trying to steal cows for slaughter, police said on Monday, the latest incident in a surge of violence blamed on hardline Hindu groups. Read more »

Hardline Hindu youth call the shots on streets of northern India

Rupam Jain, Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 07:57 AM

UNNAO, India - One recent afternoon, dozens of young Hindu men, swords drawn and saffron scarves draped around their necks, rode motorcycles through a Muslim neighborhood near the capital of India's most populous state and chanted "Hail Lord Ram!" Read more »

India seeks divine intervention to deter serial spitters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 09:00 AM

India has sought divine intervention to rid its government buildings of the scourge of spitting -- wall tiles imprinted with the images of gods. Read more »