Religion

Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole has kicked up a row over Ram Mandir amid the marathon Lok Sabha elections. Patole said that if the Opposition INDIA bloc wins the...

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has issued a circular stating that Buddhism is a “separate religion”, and anyone seeking to convert from Hinduism to Buddhism needs to get permission from the...

Ayodhya: Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand of Uttarakhand Jyotish Peeth explained on Sunday why he won’t be attending the inauguration ceremony of the Ayodhya Ram temple on January 22. The Shankaracharya said a temple...

Hyderabad: A Supreme Court advocate has complained to the International Cricket Council (ICC) against Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan for offering namaz on the ground during an ODI World Cup match...

Dehradun: A BJP leader from Uttarakhand has decided to cancel his daughter’s marriage to a Muslim man following pressure from Hindu outfits and fury expressed by netizens, reported PTI. Yashpal...

New Delhi: A strange tweet by Ukraine Defence Ministry, mocking Goddess Kali, has sparked outrage on social media. The post, made from the official Twitter handle of Ukrainian defence ministry...

Bengaluru: With assembly elections in Karnataka approaching, politicians are looking to up the ante. Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel kicked up a storm by claiming that the contest was between...

Junagarh MLA Dibyasankar Mishra and district collector, Kalahandi, Susanta Kumar Patel formally inaugurated the festival by taking firelight to the stage and hoisting a flag.

Pushya Abhishek ritual is observed on the Pushya Nakshatra day of the Pausa month to celebrate the return of Lord Ram from exile

The Vatican said in a statement that Benedict had suffered a sudden "worsening" of his health in recent hours.