Man enters lion enclosure in India zoo for selfie, gets mauled to death
A man in his 30s was mauled to death by a lion at a zoo in India after he jumped into its enclosure to take a selfie with the big feline.
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Indian opposition's Sonia Gandhi to skip elections, but not politics
NEW DELHI — Sonia Gandhi, one of the most prominent leaders of India's main opposition Congress party, will not contest the upcoming elections, citing her increasing age and depleting health, according to a letter she has written to her constituency.
A blaze in a fireworks factory in central India kills 11 people and injures scores of others
NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire raced through a fireworks factory in central India on Tuesday, killing 11 people and injuring about 150 others as it sparked other explosions, officials said.
Survey finds mosque in India's Varanasi was built over temple: Hindu petitioners
LUCKNOW — The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found that a 17th century mosque in one of Hinduism's holiest cities was built after destroying a Hindu temple that existed there, a lawyer for Hindu petitioners said, a possible new flashpoint in a decades-long dispute.
‘Has to be built’: The temple at the heart of Modi’s India re-election bid
For Modi’s BJP, the Ram Mandir, built on the ruins of the demolished Babri Masjid, represents a promise fulfilled – and a trap for opponents.
Ayodhya: Transforming a flashpoint holy city into the ‘Hindu Vatican’
On a brutally cold morning, Yogendra Guru looked adrift in a maze of traffic after visiting the heavily secured makeshift shrine where Hindus believe Lord Ram was born.
Rashid Khan: The maestro who took classical music to India’s masses
The death of Indian music maestro Rashid Khan earlier this week was followed by an outpouring of grief on and off social media.