India: Modi inaugurates contentious Hindu temple
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a grand temple dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Ram at the former…
India’s Modi to inaugurate flashpoint temple seen as triumph for Hindu nationalism
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a temple Monday that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics,…
India: Court halts mosque survey wanted by Hindu hard-liners
India’s Supreme Court has stopped a survey of a 17th century mosque to ascertain if it contains Hindu relics. Hindu…
India: Does Shah Rukh Khan’s fame challenge Hindu nationalism?
Actor Shah Rukh Khan, known as the "King of Bollywood," happens to be a Muslim. Some analysts say his religion…
Germany’s largest Hindu temple set to open in Berlin
What do major enterprises such as Amazon have to do with a new place of worship in Berlin? The largest…
Oppenheimer’s famous quote ‘I am become Death’ isn’t really his. The ominous words come from Hindu scripture.
J. Robert Oppenheimer in the classroom. Bettmann/Getty Images J. Robert Oppenheimer watched the first atom bomb explode and thought, "Now…
At least 10 dead, 55 injured as bus of Hindu pilgrims falls into gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir
NNA – A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims to a shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir skidded off a highway bridge into a…
India: Modi’s Hindu nationalists lose elections in Karnataka
India’s opposition Congress Party has won elections in the southern state of Karnataka — a major setback for the country’s…
India: Modi’s Hindu nationalists set to lose Karnataka
India’s opposition Congress Party is expected to win in the state of Karnatka — a major setback for the country’s…
India: ‘Vegetarian nationalist’ Hindu fundamentalists wage campaign against butchers
Butchers and cattle transporters are being targeted by "cow vigilantes." This is part of a wider Hindu nationalist campaign against…