Muslims in India are bearing the brunt of the country’s coronavirus crisis after the Hindu-nationalist government blamed an Islamic missionary for a surge in cases. Politicians in the ruling Bharatiya Janata party have been quoted by newspapers and TV accusing Muslims of ‘corona terrorism’ after the country’s largest cluster of cases was identified at an Islamic … Read more
Guards have dressed up as gorillas to scare off monkeys near India’s border while the country tries to manage a growing population of rampaging macaques. Footage shows officials on the Indian side of the border wearing gorilla-type costumes and chasing a troop of macaques back to the jungle. The booming primate population has reached crisis … Read more
President Donald Trump defended Narendra Modi against protesters of a new law that they claim is anti Muslim, saying the Prime Minister wants ‘religious freedom.’ ‘He wants people to have religious freedom,’ said Trump at a press conference on Tuesday. The president wrapped up his two-day visit to India with a solo press conference. He and … Read more