Rafiq Maqbool has been with The Associated Press for more than 20 years, covering conflict, politics, fashion shows, sports ...

The Bangladesh National Hindu Alliance has voiced four key demands, including a three-day public holiday, in anticipation of the upcoming Durga Puja. These demands were presented at a press conference ...

"Our place is a place of worship," said Girish Patel, a leader of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple. "We strongly ...

Islamist mobs in the country continue to target Hindus, who are a minority community, and their places of worship. In Faridpur, Bangladesh, up to eight Hindu idols, including those of Arjuna and ...

A Varanasi court has declined a petition from the Hindu community requesting repairs to the basement of Vyas ji within the ...

Hindu devotees from across the country gathered in India for a significant religious event on Wednesday. Footage shows ...

Police have arrested one person on charge of grabbing the home and land of a Hindu resident and vandalising idols in Rajshahi's Bagha upazila. The arrestee is Mohammad Altaf Ali, 52, a resident ...

4, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Devotees offers prayers to Idols of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh before they are ...

MUMBAI, India (AP) — A large idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha sat in the back of an open truck traveling along a ...

Surat: A disturbing case of an Islamist attack on Hindu youths carrying an idol of Lord Ganesh has emerged from the Mundra area in Gujarat’s Kutch district. Yuvraj Singh Jadeja, one of the injured ...

Signboards banning "non-Hindus" and hawkers in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag spark police probe amid rising concerns from Muslim groups over community targeting. Signboards banning the entry of “non ...

The teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a handsome beach boy in the “Gidget” movies, James Darren has died at 88 LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren ...