Religion
- Pakistan
Over 22 lakh Hindus in Pakistan, says national database report
Peshawar: Pakistan is home to 22,10,566 people from the minority Hindu community, comprising only 1.18 cent of the country’s total registered population of 18,68,90,601, according to a report by the Centre for…
- India
‘Religious intolerance only on TV’, not on ground, says Sadhguru
New Delhi: Founder of Isha Foundation Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev said that there is a “lot of heat” in television studios, which is being exaggerated to suggest that there is rising religious intolerance…
- India
BJP distances itself from Nupur Sharma’s remarks on Prophet, issues statement
New Delhi: Seeking to defuse a row over controversial comments allegedly made by its spokesperson against Prophet Mohammed, the BJP asserted on Sunday that it respects all religions and strongly denounces insult…
- India
Clash of Shariah and Common Law: Freedom of religion is not an absolute right: Faizan Mustafa
Hyderabad: The controversy over the umbrage taken by Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, Secretary, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), at the remarks of Faizan Mustafa, Vice Chancellor, NALSAR University, that the…
- Bangalore
PUC-II history lesson revised in Karnataka amid furore
Bengaluru: Amid the huge controversy on revision of class 1 to 10 text books, the Textbook Revision Committee headed by Rohith Chakrathirtha has completed the revision of history textbook of PUC-II in…
- India
Disappointed in Hindus, Yati Narsinghanand announces ‘retirement’
Hate spewing right-wing leader Yati Narsinghanand, in a surprising move, announced his “retirement” from the politics of religion. In a video that has surfaced on Twitter, the hardcore Hindutva leader, surrounded by…
- India
Karnataka: Hindu procession refuses to enter Dalit colony
An incident of caste discrimination took place in Tumkur district of Karnataka when a religious procession allegedly refused to enter a Dalit colony stating that their God would become “impure”. The incident…
- India
Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharat to form part of moral education in Karnataka schools
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is all set to introduce Hindu epic stories — ‘Bhagavad Gita’ and ‘Mahabharat’ — in its school curriculum from the next academic year. Though a proposal in this…
- India
Another BJP legislator disapproves of curbs on non-Hindu traders during fairs in temples
Bengaluru: In possible signs of dissent in the ruling party, another Karnataka BJP legislator has expressed his disapproval over incidents of denial of permission to non-Hindu traders and vendors to carry on…
- India
Gita not a religious book, but one on philosophy: Acting NCM chief
New Delhi: Officiating chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities Syed Shahezadi on Friday said the Bhagavad Gita is not a religious book but one on philosophy, days after the Gujarat government…
- India
Religious fanaticism remains serious challenge: RSS
Ahmedabad: The three-day-long annual meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to deliberate on various issues including analysis of the programmes of the past one year and the policy and plans for…
- India
UP politicians rely on caste, religion to get votes, not performance: Priyanka Gandhi
By Abhinav Pandey Lucknow: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the focus on caste and religion in Uttar Pradesh politics has made politicians complacent, making them sideline the real issues. Gandhi…
- India
‘Is nation or religion paramount’: Madras HC expresses shock over dress code row
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Thursday expressed shock over the dress code controversy erupting in certain parts of the country. A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari asked:…
- India
BJP using Hindus as puppets for political gains: TMC leader Pavan Varma
Panaji: Trinamool Congress (TMC) vice president Pavan Varma on Thursday said his party stands for “real Hinduism”, while the BJP uses Hindus as “puppets to get short-term political gains”. Talking to reporters…
- Opinions
‘Gurugram’ city religious problem explained
Gurugram now is a bubbling Satellite City that continuously remains in news for denial to Muslims to offer Friday prayers in open space there. There are various layers of this problem that…
