Living on the edge, Pakistani Hindus still feel safer in India
Seven years ago, Dharamveer Solanki, a Hindu, left his home in Pakistan’s Hyderabad city, never to return. When his train crossed the border into India, Solanki said he felt happier than ever before. "It felt as though I had been reborn,” he said, sitting inside ...
In Modi's India, coronavirus fallout inflames divisions between Muslims and Hindus
The purple ink stamped on Iqbal Hussain Siddiqui's hand by Indian health workers was supposed to ensure he stayed home under quarantine. But the 66-year-old Siddiqui, an egg seller in Mumbai's sprawling Dharavi slum, rubbed it off as best he could and went back to ...
The religious retreat that sparked India's major coronavirus manhunt
It was late on Sunday night when officials in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh received the alert. Federal authorities said they needed to track down more than 1,000 people linked to a large Muslim missionary gathering nearly 2,000 km away in the ...
Indian police have arrested 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital, the government said, as it faced mounting international criticism for failing to protect minority Muslims. Police said the toll from days of blood-letting stood at 35, but local media, ...
Modi appeals for calm after some of New Delhi's worst sectarian violence in decades
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for peace in Delhi on Wednesday after days of Hindu-Muslim clashes over a disputed new citizenship law sparked some of the worst sectarian violence seen in the capital in decades. At least 24 people were killed and hundreds more ...
Furor after top Bollywood star Deepika Padukone attends New Delhi student demo
One of Bollywood's top stars has sparked a social media storm after showing solidarity with students who were attacked at an Indian university this week. Indian film stars have traditionally shied away from politics, fearing their films could be boycotted or their safety threatened. The industry ...
India fetes New Year's Eve with protests over anti-Muslim citizenship law
Thousands of Indians ushered in the New Year by demonstrating against a citizenship law despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attempts to dampen protests that have run for nearly three weeks. The protests have rocked India since Dec. 12, when the government passed legislation easing the ...
Alleged killings of Muslims by Indian police fuel anger in national protests
Zaheer Ahmed had just returned home from work in northern India and stepped out for a smoke before lunch. Minutes later, he was dead, shot in the head. His death on Dec. 20, and the killing by gunfire of four other Muslim men the same ...
More India protests staged over biased citizenship law as Hindu hardliners flex muscles
Indians took to the streets again on Thursday in yet more protests against a citizenship law, a day after pro-government Hindu hardliners staged a show of force complete with horses, drums and batons. Two weeks of at times violent demonstrations have killed at least 27 ...
Director urges Bollywood stars to break silence over citizenship law and violence
One of Bollywood's leading directors called on three superstar actors to break their silence about a new citizenship law that has triggered riots in India, saying they could influence millions of fans. At least 21 people have died since crowds took to the streets enraged ...
BJP deploys cartoon Muslims to bust 'myths' over India's new citizenship law
India's ruling party launched a video with animated Muslim characters on social media Monday in a publicity blitz aiming to bust "myths" around a new citizenship law that has sparked deadly protests. The law has stoked concerns that Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government ...
India's BJP trails in state poll, signaling more woes for Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political troubles deepened with his Bharatiya Janata Party appearing to lose control of the mineral-rich eastern state of Jharkhand in state poll results out Monday. The results come as the government struggles to contain growing nationwide protests against a new ...
