Hindus

Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India's Hindu nationalist group

"I don't support the rally, but I don't know if the city has any jurisdiction to cancel a private event," Mamdani, who is the first Muslim and Indian American mayor of New York City, said.

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (L) listens as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions on August 12, 2026 in New York City.
The Ashok Dham temple in the Lakhisarai district of Bahir, India.

Six killed, several injured, after electric pole falls near Ashok Dham temple in India

Authorities were checking the cause of the incident among devotees observing a Hindu holy month at the Ashok Dham temple in the district of Lakhisarai.

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Rescuers work on the debris following a landslide near the Meenakshi Bridge close to a tunnel project site in Wayanad district, in the southern state of Kerala, India, July 7, 2026.

Heavy rains and deadly floods in southern India kill 14, displace thousands

The death toll in rain-related incidents rose to 11 by Sunday, and nearly 7,700 people were evacuated to around 275 relief camps across Kerala, a state government minister said.

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Demonstrators shout slogans at a protest site ahead of a planned march by supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party towards parliament on the opening day of its monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.

Police cane 'Cockroach' movement youth protesters marching to parliament in New Delhi

The months-old movement and the planned protest are seen as the biggest public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office, drawing millions of supporters.

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Woman banned from Uber over ‘offensive’ first name

Swastika Chandra was unable to order food from Uber for 5 months, as the app decided her name was "offensive."

APRIL 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A driver is seen making an Uber Eats delivery (Illustrative).

UCLA professor: 'Hindus serve in IDF to kill Muslims, Israel broadcasts porn on Palestinian TV'

“Hindu nationalists openly and loudly celebrate what Israel is doing to Palestinians," UCLA law professor Dr. Khaled Abou el-Fadl said on a YouTube live stream.

JANUARY 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A municipal worker cleans the street in front of a bilboard displaying Indian and Israeli flags for PM Netanyahu's visit, Ahmedabad, India, January 2018

Indian temple built on site of razed mosque to open in January

The site where the temple was built was bitterly contested for years, with both Hindus and Muslims laying claim to it.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByREUTERS
A religious flag is seen in front of the under-construction Hindu Ram Temple in Ayodhya in India, July 9, 2023.

At least five killed in Hindu-Muslim clashes south of New Delhi

The violence erupted after a Hindu religious procession passed through the Muslim-dominated Nuh region, in Haryana state, the officials said.

AUGUST 1, 2023ByREUTERS
Police detain protestors during a protest against what they say are attacks on Muslims following clashes the previous week triggered by remarks, made by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members, on Prophet Mohammed, in Kolkata, India, June 15, 2022.

The House of Religions: From Hindu Temple to kosher kitchen - opinion

Eight religious groups share the communal spaces which comprise a restaurant, a library, meeting and conference rooms in Bern.

APRIL 27, 2023ByBARBARA ANGELAKIS
RABBI MICHAEL KOHN and Sasikumar Tharmalingam – the two men, a rabbi and a Hindu priest, came together to work out a system of cooperation in precisely the manner and purpose for which the House of Religions was created.

The brains of India's Right: Meeting with the Hindu nationalist BJP, RSS

Western legacy media portrays Indian nationalism as fascism, an imminent danger to Muslims and to world peace. What really is their vision for a new India?

DECEMBER 23, 2022ByYESHAYA ROSENMAN
COMMUNAL POWDER keg? Protesting attacks on Muslim students of New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), on the outskirts of Mumbai, Jan. 2020.

India bans radical Muslim group for suspected terrorism links

Intelligence agencies say the group is associated with al-Qaeda and ISIS.

OCTOBER 4, 2022ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel patrol at the historic Taj Mahal premises, where U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are expected to visit, in Agra, India, February 20, 2020

Bollywood hit draws parallels with Kashmir, Israel-Palestinian conflict

Is justice served cold? The Bollywood feature film Kashmir Files is a raging sensation in India

JUNE 18, 2022ByYESHAYA ROSENMAN
HISTORICAL CASE revisited in a new light: ‘The Kashmir Files.’

Indian court limits Muslim gatherings at mosque after Hindu idols found -lawyer

The court ordered the survey of the mosque after five women sought permission to perform Hindu rituals in one part of it, saying a Hindu temple once stood on the site.

MAY 16, 2022ByREUTERS
A worker stands on a temple rooftop adjacent to the Gyanvapi Mosque ahead of the inauguration of the new Kashi Vishwanath Temple corridor by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the northern city of Varanasi, India, December 12, 2021.

Caste pervasive across Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and other faiths

Opinion: The caste system is neither exclusive to Hindu religion nor is it endemic to India.

APRIL 28, 2022ByASEEM HASNAIN, ABHILASHA SRIVASTAVA
Indian mother and child