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‘In Britain, we are still astonishingly ignorant’: the hidden story of how ancient India shaped the west
The flow of knowledge to Europe on maths, astronomy and much more has gone unacknowledged by historians. In AD…
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India deadly crush blamed on huge overcrowding as death toll passes 120
Police report says 250,000 people had gathered at a Hindu event in Uttar Pradesh that had a capacity of 80,000…
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At least 116 killed in crush at Hindu gathering in northern India, say officials
Most of the dead are women or children, say officials, with suggestions a dust storm created panic as thousand…
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China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups
Report finds that religious, historical and cultural references have been removed in crackdown by BeijingHundr…
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Narendra Modi loses aura of invincibility as predicted landslide fails to materialise
Exit polls had projected overwhelming victory for the BJP and an even stronger mandate for India’s strongman I…
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The fake news divide: how Modi’s rule is fracturing India – video
India is in the final stages of a general election, and almost one billion people are registered to vote. The …
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Last major Islamic-style mosque in China loses its domes
Exclusive: Experts say changes to Grand Mosque of Shadian mark completion of five-year sinification campaignTh…
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Narendra Modi accused of stirring tensions as voting in India continues
Opposition says prime minister targeting Muslim minority with ‘hate speech’ and violating election rulesIndia’…
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‘I was told I’d be killed if I didn’t leave’: Himalayan state is a testing ground for Modi’s nationalism
A region known as ‘God’s land’ offers a glimpse of the future if Indian prime minister’s BJP party retains its…
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The Hindu caretaker and his mosque: a symbol of harmony amid India’s religious discord
Bechan Baba has dedicated his life to Varanasi’s Anarwali mosque, where Hindus and Muslims come to pray – desp…
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Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror
Afghan regime’s return to public stoning and flogging is because there is ‘no one to hold them accountable’ fo…
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Holi festival celebrated by Hindus around the world – in pictures
Holi is the Hindu festival of colours and is celebrated to mark the start of spring in India, Nepal, other Sou…
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Swatantra Veer Savarkar review – biopic of Hindu nationalist is self-defeating call to arms
Politically-inspired biopic of Indian politician who opposed Gandhi’s non-violence is hamstrung by its own lac…
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India enacts citizenship law criticised as ‘discriminatory’ to Muslims
Citizenship amendment act grants Indian nationality to refugees who are Hindu, Christian, Parsi, Jain or Buddh…
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Indian women are being told nationalism will empower them. It’s a trick | Pragya Agarwal
Far-right Hindu nationalists are giving women prominence to mobilise others, but regressive patriarchal system…