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India

12 dead in crowd surge at popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir

Deadly crowd surges are fairly common during Indian religious festivals where huge gatherings, sometimes in the millions, cover small areas with few safety or control measures.

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Hindus take holy dip in toxic foam-topped river

Hundreds of Hindus worshipped in the heavily polluted Yamuna river on Wednesday to celebrate the ancient festival of Chhath Puja in New Delhi.

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India's Cattle Royale dung fight marks end of Diwali

Joyful crowds pelted each other with fistfuls of cow manure this weekend as part of one village's local ritual to mark the end of Diwali, India's most important Hindu festival

Destinations

Is this the most beautiful world record you’ve ever seen?

The city of Ayodhya broke a world record with its beautiful Diwali celebrations.

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Culture news

In pictures: Dogs are worshipped at the Hindu festival 'Kukur Tihar'

Wearing marigold garlands and spoilt with treats, once a year the dogs of Nepal are worshipped on the second day of Tihar.

People

The colourful stage is set for 9 nights of celebration across India

Starting tonight, over 1 billion people will begin celebrations for Navaratri, one of the most important festivals in the Hindu calendar.

Pakistan

Pakistan: Mob attacks Hindu temple after boy, 8, accused of blasphemy

Police have arrested at least 50 people in Pakistan, accused of attacking a Hindu temple in the east of the country.

World News

Thousands of Indian farmers back to protest PM Modi's farming laws

One protester was killed and 80 police injured after farmers stormed a symbolic fort in New Delhi on India's Republic Day in a mass protest on Tuesday against PM Narendra Modi.

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Hindu festival season scaled down due to coronavirus

The colourful Hindu festivals of Durga Puja and Dussehra have been scaled down this year in India due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Thaipusam — a colourful Hindu festival in Malaysia

Crowds trekked for hours to reach the the Batu Caves complex before the final arduous climb up 272 steps to reach the temples.

India

German student 'kicked out of India' after joining anti-Modi protests

His sign read: '1933-45 We have been there.'

India

At least three people reportedly killed as Indian protests continue

Police have arrested 1,200 people as demonstrators defy ban to protest against citizenship which critics say discriminates against Muslims

India

Mobile operators say mobile coverage suspended in parts of Delhi

Airtel and Vodafone India say they were told to shut down mobile and internet coverage in parts of capital in a bid to quell protests

India

India deploys troops to curb violent protests over citizenship law

As India's upper house of parliament passed a bill making it easier for non-Muslim minorities from some neighbouring countries to seek Indian citizenship, protests took place in the state of Assam.

India

India's top court hands disputed religious site to Hindus

The verdict comes amid a long-running battle over a centuries-old religious site also claimed by Muslims and could inflame tensions between the two communities.

World News

Is bias against left handers 'the last acceptable bigotry'?

The Latin word “sinister” is originally said to have meant “of the left side” only later becoming “evil”.

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Ash-smeared holy men attend India's Kumbh Mela

Ash-smeared and Naga Sadhus or Hindu holy men, wearing just rosary beads and garlands, smoking wooden chillums (cigars), were a huge draw at this week's Kumbh Mela in India, the world's largest religious festival.

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Members of India's transgender community take first Kumbh Mela swim

For decades Laxmi Narayan Tripathi has fought India's conservative laws and beliefs to bring the transgender community equal with the rest of society, and now she has notched up a new milestone.

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Indian city gets artistic makeover ahead of Hindu pilgrimage

The Indian city of Prayagraj has been transformed as entire swathes of the city have been painted in a campaign to celebrate the Hindu pilgrimage of Kumbh Mela.

India

Good and evil go head to head as India celebrates Dussehra

Indians are taking to the streets for the annual Hindu celebration of Dussehra. Traditions go back hundreds of years and it marks the victory of good over evil.