Sunday, January 21, 2024

Religious, political tensions collide as India's PM opens Hindu temple where centuries-old mosque once stood

A man stands on a ladder next to a floral elephant, in front of a wall of orange and yellow marigold strands.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-hindu-temple-modi-1.7090144?cmp=rss

Death toll in Gaza exceeds 25,000 after 107 days of Israel-Hamas war, health officials say

Israeli soldiers walk in the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas soared past 25,000 on Sunday, according to health officials in the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli government appeared far from achieving its goals of crushing the militant group and freeing more than 100 hostages.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-1.7090437?cmp=rss

Prayer and politics: New temple brings Modi praise, but critics see it as election gambit

A man stands on a ladder next to a floral elephant, in front of a wall of orange and yellow marigold strands.

The unfinished Hindu temple — set to be India's largest — opens Monday on the controversial site where a 16th-century mosque once stood, delivering on a decades-old Hindu nationalist promise.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-hindu-temple-modi-1.7090144?cmp=rss