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Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city
Features/Interviews
May 1, 2024
Rising Hindu nationalism leaves Muslims fearful in India’s holy city
Varanasi, India CNN — The sun glistens on the Ganges as Hindu devotees bathe in the holy river’s waters, and…
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
World
February 8, 2019
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state,…
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
Environment
February 5, 2019
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this…
Varanasi temple corridor destroys old neighborhood
World
January 9, 2019
Varanasi temple corridor destroys old neighborhood
India’s ancient city of Varanasi is clearing the way for a grand temple corridor by razing hundreds of houses, wiping…