Religion
India Hindu Pilgrimage
Shutdown in Kashmir protests India's new land laws
Shops and businesses have shut in several parts of Kashmir to denounce new laws by India that allow its nationals to buy land in the disputed region
Bangladesh France Protest
Pakistan Prophets Birthday
Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 7 children, wounds 70
A powerful bomb blast has ripped through an Islamic seminary on the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least seven children and wounding 70 others
India's festive season spawns fears of renewed virus surge
Weeks after India fully opened up from a harsh lockdown and began to modestly turn a corner by cutting new infections by near half, a Hindu festival season is raising fears that a fresh surge could spoil the hard-won gains
Virus Outbreak India Hindu Festivals
Suicide bombing in Kabul kills ten, including children
Afghanistan’s interior ministry says a suicide attack outside an educational center in the capital, Kabul, has killed at least ten people and wounded eight others, including schoolchildren
After outrage, Indian brand pulls ad with interfaith couple
A popular Indian jewelry brand has withdrawn an advertisement featuring a Muslim man and his Hindu wife after a right-wing backlash on social media
Indian court acquits all accused in razing of Babri mosque
An Indian court has acquitted all 32 people who had been accused of crimes in a 1992 attack and demolition of a 16th century mosque that sparked Hindu-Muslim violence leaving some 2,000 people dead