Religious tensions

DNA: CM Mamata Banerjee Dislikes Durga Puja?

A controversy has erupted in West Bengal after Mamata Banerjee’s government halted Durga Puja in Nadia, citing concerns over law and order.

Oct 04, 2024, 02:04 AM IST

Waqf Amendment Bill: Big Statement of Muslim cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad on PM Modi

Muslim cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad has raised questions against the Modi government regarding the Waqf Amendment Bill.

Oct 02, 2024, 16:00 PM IST

In Myanmar, religious tensions simmer as madrassas shuttered

Chit Tin, a 55-year-old Muslim man has prayed at the same madrassa in eastern Yangon his whole adult life, most of it spent under a junta that crushed opposition, ruined Myanmar`s economy and turned it into an international pariah state.

Jun 19, 2017, 09:40 AM IST

Indonesia's Widodo calls for unity as divided Jakarta goes to the polls

Opinion polls in the run-up to the election pointed to a dead-heat between Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Anies Baswedan.

Apr 19, 2017, 09:08 AM IST