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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…
India’s Modi Brings Tap Water to Millions as Supplies Shrink
IMLIDOL, India — The pipes are laid, the taps installed and the village tank is under construction — all promising…
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…
Vaccine Hesitancy Hurts Covid Fight in Poorer Countries
JOHANNESBURG — The detection of the Omicron variant in Africa signals the next stage of the battle against Covid-19: getting…
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…