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The Hindu festival that turned deadly in northern India on Wednesday is a religious gathering with deep spiritual meaning for devotees who come by the millions to take a cleansing dip in waters they consider sacred. CBC | World News
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Dozens hurt in stampede at Maha Kumbh festival in northern India
A stampede injured dozens of people early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India, local media reported. CBC | World News
Read More »India detaining, ejecting Canadian man is the latest example of revived ‘blacklist’ for Sikhs: experts
A Mississauga, Ont., man says he was detained in the Amritsar, India, airport on New Year’s Eve without food or medical assistance for 36 hours before Indian officials ejected him from the country. CBC | World News
Read More »India police volunteer sentenced to life over rape, murder of junior doctor in Kolkata
Sanjay Roy, a police volunteer, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor attacked while on duty in Kolkata — a crime that sparked widespread protests across India. Some activists say it’s time for real societal change CBC | World News
Read More »Police volunteer convicted of rape, murder of trainee doctor in India
An Indian court on Saturday found a police volunteer guilty for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, a crime that sparked countrywide protests and hospital strikes last year amid renewed concerns over lack of safety for women. CBC | World News
Read More »Millions gather in northern India for massive 6-week Hindu festival
Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is held every 12 years in the northern city of Prayagraj, as Hindus believe bathing in sacred rivers brings salvation from the cycle of birth and death, and the absolution of sins. Uttar Pradesh state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said 35 million people took part this week. CBC | World News
Read More »India launches its 1st space docking mission
India’s space agency launched its first space docking mission on an Indian-made rocket on Monday in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat. CBC | World News
Read More »Spare some digital change? In India, many transgender people use QR codes to beg
Managing money online is becoming increasingly widespread in India as more people use digital apps and QR codes for large and small transactions, including giving money to transgender people who resort to begging. Some trans people say digitalization helps them earn more and keeps them safer. CBC | World News
Read More »King Charles cancer update as monarch set to tour India next year in latest recovery sign
The King and Queen Camilla could visit India next year as part of their 2025 Royal Tour schedule. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Bureaucratic mishap brings happy ending to ban on controversial Salman Rushdie book in India
An Indian court has overturned a 36-year-old order banning the import of copies of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses because nobody could find the original order. CBC | World News
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