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Modi's BJP party kicks into election mode in India with massive rally

Oneyearaheadofthenextgeneralelections,India'srulingBharatiyaJanataParty(BJP)gotintocampaignmodebystaginga300,000-strongrallyinMumbai.Themassiverallyinthecountry

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India Supreme Court restores 'love jihad' marriage

AnIndianwomanatthecentreofaninter-religiousmarriagerowmaynowlivewithherhusband,theSupremeCourthasruled.HadiyaJahan,whoisinher20s,wasbornintoaHindufamily,butconv

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Protests over controversial film menace to important Indian holiday

‍SecurityhasbeentightenedinseveralIndianstatesafterprotestsagainstaBollywoodfilmturnedviolent.DemonstratorssaidthemovieshowsaromancebetweenalegendaryHinduqueena

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Protests over controversial film threaten to mar important Indian holida

‍SecurityhasbeentightenedinseveralIndianstatesafterprotestsagainstaBollywoodfilmturnedviolent.DemonstratorssaidthemovieshowsaromancebetweenalegendaryHinduqueena

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Padmaavat: India tightens security as controversial film opens

SecurityhasbeentightenedinseveralIndianstatesaheadofthereleaseofaBollywoodfilmwhichhasalreadygeneratedviolentprotests.SchoolshavebeenshutinaDelhisuburbfollowing

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Christmas violence and arrests shake Indian Christians

ThestrainsofHindicarolshaverungoutintheAligarhChurchofAscensioneveryChristmassince1858.Armedpoliceonthegroundsisamorerecenttradition.Thisyeartheofficerswillbeou

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Indian police arrest Christian priest after complaint by Hindu group

IndianpolicearrestedaChristianpriestandwerequestioningmembersofaseminaryafterahardlineHindugroupaccusedthemoftryingtoconvertvillagerstoChristianitybydistributin

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India Padmavati: Body found near fort linked to film protest

AbodyhasbeenfoundhangingoutsideafortinthenorthernstateofRajasthanalongwithawarningnotethatmentionscontroversialIndianfilmPadmavati.PolicetoldBBCHindithattheywer

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Bollywood epic postponed release amid death threats sent to female lead

ProducersofaBollywoodmoviehavedelayeditsreleaseamidfearsforthesafetyofitsfemalestar,followingdeaththreatsfromprominentHinduhardliners.Thequasi-historicalmovie,e

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Indian app fights porn addiction with songs and political speeches

IndianneurologistshavedevelopedanapptoaddresspornaddictionthatwillplayHindudevotionalsongs,chant“AllahuAkbar”orrecitespeechesbyNelsonMandelawhenausertriestoacce

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Hindu community in Pakistan celebrates Diwali festival

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailKARACHI,Oct.20(APD)–ItwastheweehoursofThursdayinPakistan’ssouthernportcityofKarachi,membersoftheHinducommunitywerethrongingtothetemples

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8 abducted Hindu women brought back to Myanmar from Bangladesh

EightHinduwomenalongwitheightchildren,takenawaytoBangladeshbyArakanRohingyaSalvationArmy(ARSA)extremistterroristsinAugustfromMyanmar'snorthernRakhinestate,haveb

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Hindu and Jewish women marry in Britain's first interfaith gay ceremony

TwoBritishwomenhavemadehistorybymarryinginwhatisbelievedtobethenation’sfirstinterfaithgayceremony.KalavatiMistryandMiriamJeffersonarebothfromstrictlyreligiousfa

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India's BJP-backed candidate Kovind wins presidential election

Ram Nath Kovind, a low-caste politician backed by the ruling Hindu nationalist-led coalition, easily won India's presidential election on Thursday, tightening the government's hold on positions of power.

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New Delhi on high alert after terror attack on pilgrims

The Indian capital New Delhi is on high alert following Monday's terrorist attack in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir which left at least seven Hindu pilgrims dead.

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Indian-controlled Kashmir Hindus celebrate Diwali, festival of lights

Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights is being celebrated Sunday across Indian-controlled Kashmir along with other Indian states with traditional enthusiasm and religious fervor.