Myanmar resistance group admits responsibility for killing of Buddhist monk it accused of army ties
A local resistance group fighting against the military government in Myanmar has acknowledged responsibility for the killing last week of a Buddhist monk and his disciple in the country’s eastern ...
Dhaka has a cold. But Kolkata's traders are the ones sneezing.
A political earthquake shook Dhaka last year and the aftershocks are still being felt in Kolkata. Until it sank into turmoil, ...
Los Angeles Daily News17d
Tens of thousands gather for Hindu festival at Nepal temple, with many lighting up marijuana joints
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country’s biggest religious festivals.
Khaleej Times17d
India's six-week long Hindu festival draws to an end
Both Modi and his ally, firebrand Hindu monk Yogi Adityanath — chief minister of India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh where the festival is being held — say the millennia-old Mela has ...
Free Malaysia Today17d
India’s vast Hindu festival draws to an end
India’s Kumbh Mela festival wraps up today, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organisers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees.
The Star17d
India's mega Hindu festival Kumbh Mela draws to a close
Both Modi and his ally, firebrand Hindu monk Yogi Adityanath -- chief minister of India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh where the festival is being held -- say the millennia-old Mela has ...
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India's vast Hindu festival draws to an end
Both Modi and his ally, firebrand Hindu monk Yogi Adityanath -- chief minister of India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh where the festival is held -- say the millennia-old festival has been ...