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Kashmir violence dampens celebrations at Hindu festival

The annual gathering takes place at the Kheer Bhawani temple, a short drive from the city of Srinagar

Man sentenced to death for Indian holy city bombings

Nearly 500 people are on death row in India, and capital sentences for murder and terrorism convictions are common, but executions are rare

Millions at risk as India’s severe heatwave exposes cooling gaps

As India and Pakistan struggled to cope with soaring temperatures this month, experts warn lack of access to cooling tech will cost lives

Millions stranded, dozens dead as flooding hits Bangladesh and India

Every extra degree of global warming increases the amount of water in the atmosphere by about seven percent

Photos: Observing Ramadan in India’s Kashmir state

Kashmir, the only Muslim majority state of India, observes Ramadan this year without the health restrictions imposed in the past two years

WHO launches traditional medicine hub in India

The hub is intended to create a body of reliable evidence and data on traditional medicine practices and products

SPOTLIGHT: Fighting climate change one seed at a time

When crops turned into dead twigs, the Diocese of Sagar in India supported local farmers' move towards food security and climate-resilience

Indian sari weavers toil to keep tradition alive

Varanasi's hand-weavers have cultivated a reputation for excellence over centuries, specializing in intricate patterns

Sweet smell of Ramadan tempts as South Asia’s Muslims fast

Huge crowds returned to the neighborhood on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic put a pin in large public gatherings

SPOTLIGHT: Women in India finds way out of poverty, starvation with...

Seva Kendra Silchar, a Catholic social service initiative is empowering women in India to cultivate their way out of poverty and starvation

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