Religious tolerance among India’s believers
A multifaith survey reveals that Indians are committed to respecting religious diversity while practicing what some call a “segregationist form of toleration.”
Hindu nationalists lay siege to the Taj Mahal
Hindu extremists have long considered it humiliating that a monument built by a Muslim emperor could be Hindu-majority India's most recognizable site. Now the Taj Mahal is being rejected even by India's own government.
Islamic State tweets credit for slaying of Hindu priest at Bangladesh temple
Suspected Islamist militants stabbed to death a Hindu priest at a temple in Bangladesh on Sunday, and shot and wounded a devotee who went to his aid. Police said the attack was perpetrated by a local militant group, while Islamic State claimed responsibility in a ...
In challenge to Modi, India Hindu group to convert Muslims, Christians
The head of India's most powerful Hindu group vowed to press ahead with a campaign to convert Muslims and Christians to Hinduism, stoking a sensitive debate that has stalled parliament and threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic reform agenda. Mohan Bhagwat of the rightwing Rashtriya ...
