Biswajeet Banerjee
Biswajeet Banerjee is an author at Religion News Service.
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Indian town sets a curfew and orders police to shoot violators after deadly clashes over a mosque
By Biswajeet Banerjee — February 9, 2024
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — On Thursday, thousands of protesters tried to block government officials and police who arrived to demolish the seminary and mosque following a court order that the structures were being built on government land without local authorization, Anshuman said.
Indian state passes uniform marriage legislation opposed by Muslims as a Hindu code applied to all
By Ashok Sharma and Biswajeet Banerjee — February 8, 2024
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Muslims accuse Modi’s right-wing nationalist party of pursuing a Hindu agenda that discriminates against them and directly imposes laws interfering with their faith.
Modi’s promised Ram temple is set to open and resonate with Hindus ahead of India’s election
By Biswajeet Banerjee and Sheikh Saaliq — January 18, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) — Some top leaders from India's main opposition Congress party have turned down invitations to attend, with many opposition lawmakers calling the temple a political project.
Millions of Indians set a world record celebrating Diwali as worries about air pollution rise
By Biswajeet Banerjee — November 13, 2023
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Air pollution level is expected to soar again after the celebrations end Sunday night because of the fireworks used.
Indian court allows survey of a 17th-century mosque to see if it was built over a Hindu temple
By Biswajeet Banerjee — August 3, 2023
LUCKNOW, India (AP) —The dispute over land ownership had been one of India’s most heated issues between India’s 80% majority Hindu community and Muslim minority.
Thousands protest ‘bulldozer justice’ against Indian Muslims
By Biswajeet Banerjee — June 15, 2022
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - The protests were sparked by derogatory remarks about Islam and the Prophet Muhammed made recently by two spokespeople of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
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