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India's Ram Temple spotlights rise of religious boomtowns
CHENNAI, India -- The opening of India's controversial Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya has fueled a real estate boom, highlighting the power of religion and "spiritual tourism" to spur development and business in other parts of the country as well.
15 Hindu devotees die in northern India after a farm tractor overturns and falls into a pond
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A farm tractor pulling a wagon loaded with Hindu devotees overturned and fell into a pond in northern India on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, including seven children, officials said.
Ahead of Tesla’s entry, India’s EV makers slash prices to boost demand in world’s third-largest automobiles market
EVs currently account for around 5 per cent of India’s automobile market, but that figure is projected to grow to 40 per cent by 2030, at which point EV revenues will reach US$100 billion annually, according to a report by US consultancy giant Bain & Co published in December.
Protesting Indian farmers burn effigies of Modi and other ministers
SHAMBHU, India - Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their crops burned effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers on Friday (Feb 23) as they sought to expand their protest against his government months before elections.
‘Love transcends language’: Kashmir’s silent village
Dozens of people in the tiny community of Dadhkai are deaf-mute; they have developed their own language.
Can a ‘Muslim’ lion, ‘Hindu’ lioness live together? An Indian zoo dilemma
A Hindu nationalist group is upset because a lion named after a Mughal king was in an enclosure with a lioness named after a Hindu deity.
Once India's most valuable startup, Byju's staring at founder exit
BENGALURU -- Investors in Indian online education startup Byju's voted Friday in favor of ousting its founder and his family from the board, widening a rift between the two factions amid an acute cash crunch and mounting losses at a company that was once India's most valuable startup.