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Hindu Rite Turns Political in Kentucky Race

John Johnson — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:42:51 CDT

When you're down 25 points in the polls, might as well swing for the fences: After Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear took part in a Hindu blessing ceremony to celebrate the arrival of an India-based employer, his GOP opponent let loose, notes the Lexington Herald-Leader : "He's sitting down there with his...

Two Monkeys Tie the Knot in India

Sarah Whitmire — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:00:39 CDT

It’s a tale of forbidden love in a tiny Indian village—the marriage of Raju and Chinki happened in a secret location deep in the woods, for fear authorities would break up the illegal union. See, the bride and groom are monkeys, and their owners are technically forbidden from owning...

Muslim Moms Kill Daughters for Marrying Hindus

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 16 May 2011 05:25:00 CDT

The lives of two more daughters have ended in honor killings—but this time at the hands of their mothers, not fathers. Two Muslim women in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh helped each other use ropes to choke the life from their daughters after the two young women returned...

Court Tells Hindus, Muslims to Split Holy Site

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:22:57 CDT

For 150 years, Hindus and Muslims both claimed a site that is sacred to their religions, positions that triggered some of the worst rioting in India's history. Today, a court came up with a compromise: Split it. Both sides said they would appeal. But the muted reaction to the potentially...

Julia: Why I Refuse to Get Botox

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:58:45 CDT

Julia Roberts wants her kids “to know when I’m pissed, when I’m happy, and when I’m confounded,” she says—and that’s why she’ll never get plastic surgery. “Your face tells a story and it shouldn't be a story about your drive to the doctor's office,” she tells Elle . “It's unfortunate...

Tea Party Head Apologizes for 'Monkey God' Comment...

Kevin Spak — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:46:22 CDT

Tea Party Express leader Mark Williams today apologized profusely for saying that Muslims worship a “ monkey god .” But not to Muslims. “I owe an apology,” he wrote on his blog , “to millions of Hindus who worship Lord Hanuman, an actual Monkey God. Hanuman is worshiped as a symbol of perseverance,...

Muslims, Hindus Make Beautiful Punk Music Together

M. Morris — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:45:40 CST

From the basement of a middle-class home west of Boston, the Kominas have helped launch an unlikely trend. A son of Indian immigrants, trained in classical violin and raised on traditional Punjab music, the 25-year-old electric guitarist Arjun Ray is getting his three Pakistani-American bandmates in sync, with the goal...

Julia Roberts Flick Bars Indian Worshippers From Temple

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:50:14 CDT

She may be America’s sweetheart, but villagers in India are not feeling the love for Julia Roberts after the actress caused them to be barred from their temple—at the beginning of a religious celebration, no less, the Telegraph reports. Ironically, Roberts—and her 350-member security team, derided in India...

Burger King Sorry for 'Whopper Goddess'

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:21:59 CDT

Hold the sauce—and the beef. Burger King has apologized to Hindus following a firestorm of controversy over the chain's use of the multi-limbed goddess Lakshmi in a Whopper ad, reports the Telegraph . Burger King immediately yanked the ads from outlets in Spain after Hindus complained that it denigrated their...