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India’s pro-Hindu party fails in state polls 0
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- December 13, 2018
ucanews.com reporters, New Delhi India December 13, 2018 India’s pro Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party, which currently rules nationally, suffered a massive defeat when it failed to secure power in any of the five states where election results were declared on Dec. 11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP was unseated in the three major states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
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Rohingyas: Hindu refugees want to return to Myanmar 0
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- November 21, 2018
Community leader says Hindus feel neglected in Bangladesh camps because focus remains on Muslim Rohingya Young Hindu refugees attend a class at Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh on Nov. 15. Not one refugee crossed back into Myanmar from Bangladesh on Nov. 15 under a disputed repatriation program. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP) John Zaw, Mandalay Myanmar November 21,
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Female politicians want bigger voice in Bangladesh 0
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- November 14, 2018
As national election nears, women say they deserve a greater role in guiding the country Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks at the United Nations in New York on Sept. 27. Despite having a female PM, Bangladesh remains a male-dominated society, particularly in politics. (Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP) Stephan Uttom and Rock Rozario, Dhaka
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India’s secular party takes pro-Hindu line for election 0
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- November 14, 2018
Congress accused of courting religious majority in Madhya Pradesh with manifesto pledging cow protection Farmers from Madhya Pradesh burn an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest in Kolkata in June 2017 against the government and over the deaths of farmers in the state. More than 1,600 farmers killed themselves in the
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Light fading fast for poor Bangladeshi children 0
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- November 9, 2018
With an EU-funded education project about to end, fears are growing that marginalized students will drop out Hindu mother Sabitri Rani with her daughter Asha at Deshiapara Child Education Center in Pirganj in Thakurgaon district of Bangladesh on Oct. 15. The school, run by the Lighthouse project of Caritas Bangladesh with funding from the European Union, is due to close in December
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Christians in Indian state seek religious freedom 0
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- November 9, 2018
Chhattisgarh Christian Forum presents charter of demands to political parties before election Arun Pannalal, president of the ecumenical Chhattisgarh Christian Forum, addresses a gathering on Oct. 21 in state capital Raipur. The forum has presented a set of demands to political parties seeking to end violence against Christians. (Photo provided) Saji Thomas, Bhopal India
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Cautious welcome for new Rohingya repatriation plan 0
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- November 1, 2018
Refugees in Bangladesh keen to return to Myanmar but want assurances of safety after ‘broken promises’ Rohingya refugees at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh on Sept. 2. They have greeted news of their repatriation starting mid-November with optimism and skepticism. (Photo by Rock Ronald Rozario/ucanews.com) Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald
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Indians cry foul over world’s tallest statue 0
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- November 1, 2018
$430m tribute to independence leader is dismissed as a gimmick to help Narendra Modi’s BJP in next year’s elections The Statue Of Unity, the world’s tallest statue dedicated to Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, stands overlooking the Sardar Sarovar Dam near Vadodara in India’s Gujarat state on Oct. 30. (Photo by Sam Panthaky/AFP)
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Sri Lankans flock to St. Vaz relic 0
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- October 19, 2018
The missionary braved a smallpox epidemic in the 17th century to help save Catholicism from a Calvinistic Dutch purge Catholics gather at a church to pay their respects to a relic of St. Joseph Vaz. (ucanews.com photo) ucanews.com reporter, Negombo Sri Lanka October 19, 2018 Ayoma Mary Fernando recently prayed in front of the
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Indian govt blamed over fate of missing Muslim student 0
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- October 18, 2018
Call for a thorough investigation of hard-line Hindu students who scuffled with Najeeb Ahmed before he disappeared Fatima Nafees, mother of Najeeb Ahmed who went missing from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2016, cries as she addresses a protest march in New Delhi on Oct 15 which marked the second year of the disappearance of
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Rohingya fear death as India begins deportation 0
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- October 18, 2018
Modi government accused of ignoring international obligations as 40,000 face return to uncertain future in Myanmar Supporters of the ruling pro-Hindu party BJP demonstrate on March 23 in the West Bengal state capital Kolkata against what they call the infiltration of Rohingya Muslim minorities into India. (Photo by IANS) Umar Manzoor Shah, New Delhi India October
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China economics spurs Myanmar religious repression 0
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- October 16, 2018
Bold Chinese plan for economic ‘corridor’ changes game for the civil war in Myanmar’s Kachin and northern Shan states A file image of members of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) on June 26, 2017. The UWSA, a 30,000-strong militia known as Asia’s most heavily-armed drug dealers, boast their own autonomous territories on the
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Bangladesh fails to reduce inequality 0
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- October 12, 2018
World Index gives the populous nation a poor rating while critics blame focus on mega-projects A low-paid tannery worker dumps waste at a tannery yard at Savar, near Dhaka on July 10. Bangladesh was ranked 148 among 157 nations in the Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index 2018 published Oct. 9. (Photo by Stephan
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Indian ‘people’s charter’ launched 0
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- October 9, 2018
Greater focus sought on poverty reduction and basic services ahead of national and state elections Leaders from civil society groups have met in Bengaluru to prepare a draft of the ‘People’s Manifesto’ to be given to political parties. The manifesto seek basic rights of the poor. (Photo supplied) Bijay Kumar Minj, New New Delhi
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