Hindu
Hindu monk’s temple mission in India a headache for Modi
By RNS staff — July 18, 2016
(Reuters) The disputed site, now ringed with guard towers and troops, is in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, the setting of elections early next year that could make or break Modi's chances of gaining control of the upper house of parliament.
Catholic sisters provide medical care to Hindus at festival
By RNS staff — June 24, 2016
(Global Sisters Report) Sr. Alphy Thaikadan said she and other nuns experienced 'inter-religious dialogue at the grassroots' level while caring for an average of 250 patients a day at the dispensary during India's Kumbh Mela festival.
Afghanistan’s dwindling Sikh, Hindu communities flee abuses
By RNS staff — June 23, 2016
(Reuters) Once a thriving minority, only a handful of Sikh and Hindu families remain in Afghanistan. Many have chosen to flee the country of their birth, blaming growing discrimination and intolerance.
Pakistani man charged with blasphemy over shoes with Hindu symbol
By RNS staff — June 21, 2016
(Reuters) Pakistani rights groups say Hindus are often at risk of discrimination and hate crimes, including forced conversions and economic discrimination.
Bangladesh’s deadly attacks terrify its religious minorities
By Akhtar Ali — June 13, 2016
(RNS) Separate targeted attacks on Hindus, Christians, Buddhists and atheists have left the country reeling.
Hindu priest in Bangladesh hacked to death by suspected Islamists
By RNS staff — June 8, 2016
DHAKA -- Since February last year, militants have killed more than 30 people in Bangladesh, including members of religious minorities, liberal bloggers and academics.
India police detain 5 after Hindu temple fire kills 108
By Reuters — April 11, 2016
The temple in India's Kerala state was hosting a fireworks display to mark the start of the local Hindu new year.
Sri Srinivasan: The first Hindu on the Supreme Court?
By Lauren Markoe — February 15, 2016
(RNS) Indian-born Srinivasan placed his hand on a Hindu holy book when he was sworn in to the appeals court.
Hindu-Muslim divide fuels India election tensions
By Reuters — February 15, 2016
The prime minister's Hindu nationalist party needs Uttar Pradesh, a state with a signfiicant bloc of Muslims, to control parliament
Pixar’s ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ takes a gamble on Hindu theme
By Anne Marie Hankins — November 18, 2015
(RNS) There’s been no dearth of adult movies about Christian themes, but it’s far less common to see films about Hinduism on the big screen.
PHOTOS: The beauty of Diwali in Nepal
By Sally Morrow — November 12, 2015
The Hindu festival of lights, or Diwali, is celebrated all over the world with music, dance and fireworks. In Kathmandu, Nepal, it is known as the Tihar festival to the Newar community, who observe the start of their new year 1136 according to the lunar calendar.
The ‘Splainer: What makes the cow sacred to Hindus?
By Kimberly Winston — November 5, 2015
(RNS) Four Muslims living in India have been killed by Hindu mobs after they were suspected of either eating beef or slaughtering a cow. What is behind the religious beliefs underpinning these killings? Let us ‘Splain ...
East-West Travelblog: Who owns the word ‘Allah’?
By Kimberly Winston — September 8, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (RNS) See this book? It was in my hotel room here in Malaysia. It’s in hotel rooms around the world. But here, this book is banned if it is written in Malay, the official language of the country’s 30 million people.
Is yoga religious? An Indian court mulls mandatory school exercises
By Vishal Arora — October 28, 2013
(RNS) India’s school policy considers yoga an integral component of physical education. But the court has expressed caution, and is considering arguments that yoga has a religious component.
Baptist-Hindu couple write how-to book on interfaith marriage
By Bob Smietana — October 25, 2013
(RNS) When she signed up on eHarmony, the website asked J. Dana Trent what faiths she’d be open to in a partner. She initially checked Christian and Jewish, and then, on a whim, added other faith traditions. That ended up including Fred Eaker, an American-born Hindu convert.
