Hindu festival crush kills 18 women and children
At least 18 women and children were killed and more than a dozen people seriously hurt in a stampede when a makeshift rope bridge collapsed at a Hindu festival in eastern India, police said.
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Fiji Hindu group rejects Christian state calls
Read Full ArticleCalls for Fiji to become an officially Christian state have been rejected by one of the country's main Hindu groups.
It comes after the president of Fiji's Methodist Church yesterday said the country was ceded to God by the chiefs and was therefore a Christian nation.
Vijendra Prakash, general secretary of Sanatan Dharam, told Radio Australia his members would prefer Fiji be a secular state where religion does ...
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Pakistani militant group claims Pune blast
A man saying he is a representative of a group known as Lashkar-e-Taiba Al Alami made the claim to The Hindu newspaper. Calling himself Abu Jindal, ...Read Full Article -
British Hindu wins right to funeral pyre
But Mr Ghai's lawyers argued that denying him the right to an open-air pyre conflicts with human rights legislation which protects, among other rights, ...Read Full Article -
1 injured in blast near Kathmandu airport: police
A small bomb has exploded near the international airport in the Nepalese capital injuring one woman, police said.Read Full Article -
Indonesia on edge as Bali bombers await execution
On the Hindu-majority resort island of Bali, 3500 police were on the streets providing additional security, officials said. Hand-written posters appeared ...Read Full Article -
India blasts toll rises to 56
Police in India say at least 56 people have been killed and more than 300 others injured in a series of bomb blasts. At least 12 bomb blasts in quick ...Read Full Article -
2 killed, 100 wounded in India bombings
The state, bordering Bangladesh, was on alert for possible attacks ahead of a major Hindu festival starting at the weekend. Pranay Sahay, Tripura police ...Read Full Article
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