Tag: Hindus
New Delhi remains tense after communal violence between Muslims and Hindus in Indian capital
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Riot police were deployed in New Delhi after clashes between Hindus and Muslims during a religious procession in the Indian capital on April 16, 2022. The violence occurred as Hindu devotees passed by a mosque in Jahangirpuri, a neighbourhood that is home to a large Bengali-speaking Muslim population. Local authorities have arrested 23 people and are…
Thousands of Hindus take holy dip in India, defying COVID surge
Driven by the Omicron variant, the number of new COVID-19 infections in India rose to more than 260,000 in the past 24 hours. However, despite surging cases, hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims gathered for a religious festival. There are fears the gathering could be a so-called “super-spreader” event. Al Jazeera’s @Pavni Mittal reports from New Delhi, India. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe –…