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Washington, Mar 6: A number of Hindu Americans were up in arms against CNN for airing a show which they alleged portrays Hinduism in a negative light. 'Believer with Reza Aslan', a six-episode "spiritual adventures series", was premiered yesterday. The show explores the facts and myths behind the Aghori, a mystical Hindu sect known for extreme rituals. Eminent Indian American Shalabh Kumar, a top

Seoul, Mar 6: Nuclear-armed North Korea fired four ballistic missiles east of the peninsula today, with Japan saying three of them landed in its waters. Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile last month -- its first such launch since October -- which Seoul said was aimed at testing the response from the new US administration of President Donald Trump. Seoul said several missiles were filed into the

London, Mar 5: Muslim women swimmers have won the right to race in loose-fitting full body outfits or 'burkinis' while taking part in amateur swimming competitions in England. On a request from the Muslim Women's Sport Foundation, the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has relaxed its swimsuit regulations to allow women to wear loose-fitting full body outfits. Until now, full body suits like those

Washington, Mar 5: Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has welcomed "valuable" Indian community to the state, stressing that "hateful" actions of one man doesn't define them in the aftermath of the killing of an Indian engineer. A delegation of Indian-Americans in Kansas along with the Hindu-American Foundation joined the Indian Consul General in Houston, Anupam Ray, in meeting Brownback and Lt Governor

Mogadishu, Mar 5: Somalia's prime minister announced Saturday that 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a severe drought threatens millions of people across the country. It was the first death toll announced by Somalia's government since it declared the drought a national disaster on Tuesday. The United Nations estimates that 5 million people in this Horn of

Indonesia, Mar 4: A Bali beach holiday for Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his considerable entourage has turned into a military exercise for host Indonesia. The octogenarian monarch and his entourage of 1,500, including 25 princes and 10 ministers, flies on Saturday to Indonesia's Bali island aboard nine passenger jets for a private vacation. They will be guarded by at least 2,500 police and

New York, Mar 3: An Indian-origin girl in the US has been allegedly racially abused by an African-American man who called her inappropriate names and yelled "get out of here" when she was travelling in a busy commuter train. Ekta Desai, who lives in New York, took a video of the incident that occurred on February 23. The video was then shared by a website 'The Voice Raiser' and has since then gone

Washington, Mar 3: A bipartisan Bill was today reintroduced in the US Congress to make companies that move call centres overseas ineligible for grants or guaranteed loans from the government, a move aimed at curbing the transfer of jobs to nations like India. Introduced by Congressmen Gene Green from the Democratic Party and Republican David McKinley, the US Call Center and Consumer Protection Act

Washington, Mar 3: Pakistan needs to be serious about closing down 600 Deobandi madrassas in the country, an influential US lawmaker has said, underlining that there is a prevailing sentiment in the Congress and Trump administration that such schools are breeding ground for terrorists. "I think, the sentiments are Pakistan needs to be serious about closing down the Deobandi schools, there are

New Delhi, Mar 2: Germany is looking to increase the number of overnights stays from India to around 8 lakh in the current year as it undertakes a slew of initiatives to promote itself as a preferred destination here. The country had witnessed 7,48,737 overnights from India in 2016. "India is now a top 20 market for visitors overnights to Germany. We are expecting around 8 lakh visitors overnights