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!['Crossed the line': Media Council rules against Indian news site for attack on Massey academic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Crossed the line': Media Council rules against Indian news site for attack on Massey academic
'It is unsustainable to describe it as news,' the decision read.
![Small Business: Indian classical dance business contributes to Diwali festival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small Business: Indian classical dance business contributes to Diwali festival
Future of Indian classical dance in Aotearoa and in keeping the culture alive.
![Louis Vuitton yoga mat draws complaints from Hindu activists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Louis Vuitton yoga mat draws complaints from Hindu activists
The luxury leather yoga mat has been called 'hugely insensitive' by Hindu activists.
![Oh my God, give us knowledge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oh my God, give us knowledge
Comment: It's a subject dear to the hearts of 84 per cent of the world's population. But here in New Zealand, religion is almost taboo, Rachel Smalley writes.
![Ganesha garnished for the river of life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ganesha garnished for the river of life
After months of pouring monsoon rains, millions of devout Hindus across western India celebrate the birthday of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god.
![Burnt-alive suspect expected to be a priest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Burnt-alive suspect expected to be a priest
The husband of an Auckland woman burnt to death is the son of a Hindu high priest and was nearly deported from NZ for overstaying.
![Indian census puts caste issue in spotlight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Indian census puts caste issue in spotlight
The decision to include caste in India's national census has triggered intense controversy about a painful, vexing subject.
![Hindu guru wins open-air cremation battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hindu guru wins open-air cremation battle
It took four years of complex legal wrangling, nearly bankrupted an ailing Hindu guru and has cost the British taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds.
![Ganges braced for 60 million bathing pilgrims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ganges braced for 60 million bathing pilgrims
Authorities have urged people to avoid dirtying the Ganges - India's most sacred river, yet one of its most heavily polluted.
![Shame of the elders abandoned by family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shame of the elders abandoned by family
Some Indian grandparents are being brought to NZ by their families only to be used as babysitters and then 'practically abandoned'.