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Indian sect under scrutiny as religious tolerance debate rages
The arrest of a member of India’s Sanatan Sanstha sect following the murder of a well-known atheist has prompted renewed calls from some politicians to ban the Hindu group, as concerns grow the...
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Modi, facing tight election, hits back at “intolerance” criticism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, battling to win power in the heartland state of Bihar and revive stalled economic reforms, hit back at critics on Monday for painting a picture of intolerance in the...
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Indian killed in Nepal police firing; Modi seeks details from Nepal PM
A youth from Bihar was killed in police firing on Monday during a protest in Nepal close to the international border, leading Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express shock and condemn the “unfortunate...
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Don’t interfere in our internal affairs: Nepal PM warns India
On a day when customs points along the India-Nepal international border saw renewed tension, Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Monday warned India not to interfere in the Himalayan nation’s...
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An artist dressed as the Hindu god Rama speaks on a mobile phone backstage before taking part in the re-enactment of Ramayana, an Indian mythological epic, inside a theater in Bengaluru, November 2....
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The temple that draws America’s tech titans
BHOWALI RANGE, India — The young American arrived at Kainchi Dham ashram in the hills of northern India wearing a T-shirt and a pair of ripped jeans, carrying little. Nobody at the spiritual retreat...
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Seminar Hears Call For Declassification Of Netaji’s Files
The Friends of India Society International and the Bengali Association of Greater Chicago held a seminar Oct. 31 to discuss journalist and author Anuj Dhar’s own investigation surrounding the death of...
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‘Visaranai’ Leaves Audience Spellbound At Mumbai Film Fest
– MUMBAI National award-winning filmmaker Vetrimaaran’s Tamil thriller “Visaranai” left the audience in awe at the 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Inspired by true events, the film, which is about...
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Thousands Attend Four-Day Navratri Festival In Somerset
A four-day Navratri festival held on two consecutive weeks at Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, New Jersey, late last month, witnessed a boisterous Garba dance and cultural programs electrified...
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Four held for robberies in Indian residents’ homes
Four men were arrested for committing burglaries in the houses of people of Indian and Asian origin, a media report said. The police in College Station city of Texas state, on Saturday arrested four...
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Kerala centre to honour six Indian American Malayalees
The Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Centre will honour six Indian American Malayalees for their outstanding achievements in their field of specialization or for their service to the society....
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Making Jackson Heights Hip: A Documentary Focuses On Diversity
After weeks of filming the mundane and the magical in the colorful borough of Jackson Heights in the summer of 2014, and performing the gargantuan task of reducing more than 160 hours of footage to...
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Sonia Gandhi leads march against growing intolerance
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday led a protest march against forces of “bigotry and intolerance”, and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “silence” on the issue. The BJP dismissed the...
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Modi era worse than emergency: Author Rajesh Joshi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s era is proving to be worse than the 1975-77 emergency rule, noted Hindi writer Rajesh Joshi has said. One of the many writers to return the Sahitya Akademi awards over...
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Bangladesh writers stage freedom rally despite fear of attack
About 1,000 Bangladeshi authors and teachers marched through the streets of the capital on Tuesday, asserting their right to free speech days after a suspected Islamist group attacked writers and...
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350 historians, intellectuals, scientists and artistes condemn the rising...
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) At least 350 historians, intellectuals, scientists and artistes gathered here on Sunday in an event – ‘Pratirodh’ – to condemn the rising violence and intolerance in the...
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Lalu enters record books with 200 campaign rallies
Lalu Prasad, the irrepressible chief of the RJD, has set a record of sorts by addressing over 200 election rallies across the state in his inimitable style during the ongoing staggered Bihar election....
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India takes tough line on trafficking victims who get special U.S. visas
When Ajay Ahir agreed to come to the United States, he had no idea the recruiter promising a high-wage welding job and legal residency in America was lying. He borrowed 500,000 rupees ($7,633) to pay...
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Woman who accused ex-climate chief of harassment quits think-tank
A woman who accused climate scientist Rajendra Pachauri of sexual harassment quit her job at a leading green think-tank on Wednesday, saying the organisation treated her in the “worst possible manner”...
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Modi neck-and-neck with opposition in pivotal Bihar vote
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nationalists and opposition parties were running neck-and-neck in elections in Bihar on Thursday, according to exit polls. The vote is being viewed as a referendum on...
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