Religion
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Hindu nationalists go to court over lion named after Muslim emperor in India
Controversy in West Bengal centres around Akbar and Sita, named for a Hindu deity, being placed in the same en…
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Italian town in turmoil after far-right mayor bans Muslim prayers
Bangladeshi residents and others in Monfalcone say decisions to prohibit worship at cultural centres and banni…
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Last rites for Delhi’s forgotten: the woman who cremates strangers
Pooja Sharma has dedicated her life to providing a dignified end for thousands of unclaimed bodies lying in mo…
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Hindus can worship in contested mosque, Indian court rules
Fears decision on Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi could increase religious tensions and inspire more claimsAn Indi…
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The Guardian view on Modi in Ayodhya: an alarming new era for India | Editorial
The inauguration of the temple erased divisions between politics and religion in a theoretically secular state…
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Narendra Modi inaugurates Hindu temple on site of demolished mosque – video
India's prime minister inaugurated a new temple at the site of a demolished 16th-century mosque that was torn …
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As petals rained down and celebrities beamed, Modi unveiled his vision of a Hindu India | Mukul Kesavan
Built on the site of a razed mosque, the Ram temple represents the culmination of the Hindu right’s century-lo…
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Modi inaugurates Hindu temple on site of razed mosque in India
Narendra Modi hails controversial opening as fulfilment of ‘dream that many have cherished for years’More than…
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Sikhs in West Midlands given ‘threat to life’ warnings as activists fear targeting by India
Three members of a family receive notices from police amid concern about separatist campaigners’ safetySikhs i…
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Divine moment or political gimmick? India gears up to inaugurate huge Hindu temple
Modi government’s consecration of Ram Mandir on eve of elections denounced by oppositionAmid the deafening roa…
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Netflix pulls Indian film after backlash from rightwing Hindu groups
Annapoorani: the Goddess of Food criticised for depiction of deity and member of vegetarian caste cooking and …
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Conservative MP writes to home secretary over Sikh activist’s sudden death
Avtar Singh Khanda’s death coincided with alleged Indian plots to kill Sikh activists in North AmericaUK polit…
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BJP win in India’s 2024 general election ‘almost an inevitability’
Concerns raised over what a third term for Narendra Modi would mean for the country amid rising Hindu-Muslim t…
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Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns
Exclusive: Study published in 2019 used blood and saliva samples from 203 Uyghur and Kazakh people living in X…
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Indian Christians find comfort and joy in church communities across Britain
And churches used to dwindling congregations are delighted to see numbers boosted by worshippers of all agesFa…