Tag: Religious

How did a religious gathering in India turn into a deadly stampede?

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than 120 people died in a stampede after a religious gathering in northern India, making it one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years. Authorities are investigating what led to the huge stampede, which is believed to have erupted as the event, led by a Hindu guru known locally […]

At least 100 people killed in stampede at religious event in India

A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering in northern India killed at least 100, mainly women and children, and left scores injured, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the toll could rise. People had rushed to leave the makeshift tent following an event with Hindu figure Bhole Baba, local media reported. Video […]

At least 105 people killed in stampede at religious event in India

A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering in northern India killed at least 105 and left scores injured, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the toll could rise. People had rushed to leave the makeshift tent following an event with Hindu figure Bhole Baba, local media reported. Video of the aftermath showed […]

At least 60 people killed in stampede at religious event in India

A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering in northern India killed at least 60 and left scores injured, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the toll could rise. People had rushed to leave the makeshift tent following an event with Hindu figure Bhole Baba, local media reported. Video of the aftermath showed […]

Modi, Gandhi Face Off in India Parliament Over Religious Tension

(Bloomberg) — India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party of spreading violence and hate in a fiery standoff between the two rivals in the parliament Monday. Most Read from Bloomberg Gandhi, who became the parliament’s first leader of the opposition in a decade after his party almost doubled […]

US religious freedom report notes violence against Indian minorities

By Kanishka Singh and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department’s 2023 religious freedom report on India noted violent attacks on minority groups, especially Muslims and Christians, including killings, assaults and vandalism of houses of worship. The report on international religious freedom released on Wednesday said that in 2023, senior U.S. officials continued to […]

Oklahoma high court rejects plan for publicly funded religious school

Under Oklahoma law, religious institutions and private sectarian schools are not supposed to participate in the state’s charter school programs. As we discussed last year, however, officials on Oklahoma’s Statewide Virtual Charter School Board nevertheless approved the application by the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma to establish the St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School. As […]