Members of fringe Jewish sect spend weekend in Gaza to show support for Palestinians

Radical Jewish sect spends Sabbath in Gaza

Muslims, Hindus crank up volume in stereotype-smashing ‘Taqwacore’ punk rock bands

Muslim-Hindu punk rock bands part of new movement

Bolivian’s poorest Indians eager for their president, a fellow Indian, to fulfill his promise

Bolivian Indians see rocky exodus from serfdom

Telangana Christians seek invite for talks

HYDERABAD - The Christian community of the Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh has urged the central government to invite it for talks on the formation of a separate Telangana state.

Buddhist monks on hunger strike for control over Bodh Gaya temple

PATNA - A group of Buddhist monks are on a hunger strike to demand control over Bodh Gaya’s 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi temple, days after Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan backed the move and sought the amendment of an act relating to the shrine.

Newsweek editor in Buddha controversy

KATHMANDU - A year after Bollywood film “Chandni Chowk to China” triggered an uproar in Nepal with its claim that Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born in India, an internationally acclaimed journalist and author has stoked the controversy afresh.