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No Hijabs for Now, Indian Court Tells Muslim Students
The students’ parents encouraged their daughters to stand their ground, according to their lawyer, Mohammed Tahir. They continued to wear…
As Hindu Extremists Call for Killing of Muslims, India’s Leaders Keep Silent
Hundreds of right-wing Hindu activists and monks rose in unison at a conference this week to take an oath: They…
India’s Christians Attacked Under Anti-Conversion Laws
Muttur Devi, a lower caste woman who works on a farm in the impoverished state of Bihar, adopted Christianity two…
Someone Offered ‘Harvard’ Jobs to Known Women in India. It Was a Scam.
Nearly a year later, it is still uncertain why Ms. Razdan and the other women were targeted. Although the scammers…
India Cities Ban Eggs, Drawing a Backlash
AHMEDABAD, India — The raid came just after sunset. Plainclothes municipal workers swarmed into the busy neighborhood, seizing contraband. The…
Coffee or Chai? At 2 Kolkata Cafes, ‘Adda’ Is What’s Really on the Menu
KOLKATA, India — At one of the cafes, to ask for chai is to invite a gaze of withering contempt…