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Hundreds of Devotees Carry Snakes at Religious Festival, Video Goes Viral
Hundreds of devotees took part with snakes in a traditional Nag Panchami festival at Singhia Ghat in Samastipur district, Bihar.
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Islam
43 Countries Have an Official State Religion, 40 a Preferred Religion
More than 80 of 199 countries officially favour a religion, and Islam is the state religion in 27 of the 43 that have one, Pew Research says.
World
UN Rights Office Seeks to Join Case on India's Citizenship Law, Embarrassing Delhi
The UN human rights office has sought to intervene as a "friend of the court" in a Supreme Court challenge to India's amended citizenship law, deeply embarrassing Delhi.