What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it celebrated in India and the diaspora? (AP) — It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the diaspora. The post What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it celebrated in India and the diaspora? appeared first on Religion News Service.

Modi’s Hindu Nationalism Stokes Tension in Indian Diaspora The killing of a Canadian Sikh leader, carried out by what Canada described as Indian government agents, occurred amid widening divisions in the diaspora.