India is home to some 200 million Muslims, one of the world's largest Muslim populations but a minority in the predominantly Hindu country. Since India's independence, Muslims have often faced ...

On March 17, violent clashes erupted in Nagpur in the western Indian state of Maharashtra between Hindus and Muslims. While rumors about the alleged desecration of a copy of the Quran reportedly ...

NEW YORK - Moments after he made history as the first Muslim and Asian American mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani dished ...

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Ismat Ara is a New Delhi-based journalist. She covers politics, crime, gender, culture and environment. More than two years have passed since a picture of me, picked up from my personal social media ...

When Zohran Mamdani made history this week by becoming the first South Asian mayor of New York, his victory was seen as a seismic event in American politics.

Is there a reason why the same Hindus who added “the Great” to Akbar’s name, and who have nothing against Jahangir or Shah Jahan, nurse deep hurt and resentment against Aurangzeb? Conversely, is there ...

Varanasi, India (CNN) — The sun glistens on the Ganges as Hindu devotees bathe in the holy river’s waters, and the Muslim call to prayer reverberates through the dusty air. Varanasi, an ancient city ...

As Aligarh Muslim University marks the birth month of its founder, one aspect of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s life remains severely ...

Democrat Zohran Mamdani's projected victory as New York City’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor marks a historic moment.

IN HIS DECADE in power Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has centralised the state to an unprecedented extent. Yet his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to attract many voters in the more ...