Foreign students attacked over Muslim prayers at Indian university
More than a dozen men have attacked international students who were performing Ramadan prayers at their Gujarat University accommodation. Police say they are investigating.
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Foreign students attacked in India over Ramadan prayer at university hostel
Several students injured after mob attacks a group of Muslims for praying on the university premises in Gujarat state.
Why are more people in India eating millet? Is the ancient grain the flavour of the month?
For years, Thalin Raj ignored his parents’ advice to eat millet at breakfast because of its bland taste. But the 12-year-old student’s interest in the grain was piqued after he took part in a millet planting campaign in the Indian city of Chennai in January with thousands of other children.
India’s citizenship law slammed as anti-Muslim, Modi’s election ploy to woo Hindu voters
Mohammad Ishaq was shopping in New Delhi ahead of Ramadan when he read news of India’s implementation of a citizenship law that critics have slammed as discriminatory against the country’s Muslims and further proof of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-Hindu agenda.
India's Bengaluru is fast running out of water, and a long, scorching summer still looms
Bhavani Mani Muthuvel and her family of nine have around five 20-liter (5-gallon) buckets worth of water for the week for cooking, cleaning and household chores.
India’s navy takes control of bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates and evacuates crew
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian navy said late Saturday that it had taken control of a bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates and evacuated the 17 crew members on the vessel.
India’s Bengaluru is fast running out of water, and a long, scorching summer still looms
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Bhavani Mani Muthuvel and her family of nine have around five 20-liter (5-gallon) buckets worth of water for the week for cooking, cleaning and household chores.
Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members
Navy captures MV Ruen off the Indian coast, ending the three-month hijacking of the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier.