Buddhism
- India
RajasthaConversions to Buddhism, Christianity trigger demand for law to ban them
Jaipur: Conversions to Buddhism and Christianity are growing steadily in numbers in Rajasthan, both in the tribal belt as well as in non-tribal areas among the Dalits, which has given rise to…
- India
Reservation benefit issue: SC grants three-week to Centre to place on record current stand
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three weeks to the Centre to clarify its stand on the pleas including those raising issue of Scheduled Castes (SC) reservation benefits to Dalits…
- World
Not seeking independence but meaningful autonomy for Tibet: Dalai Lama
Jammu: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday said more and more people in China are beginning to realize that he is not seeking “independence” but meaningful autonomy and preservation of…
- India
India calls on UN member states’ to condemn attacks on all religions
New York: India on Wednesday called out UN member states’ for selective condemnation of attacks on Abrahamic religions, leaving religions-like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. At the 75th session of the United Nations…
- India
236 Valmikis quit Hinduism, embrace Buddhism in UP
New Delhi: After rape and murder of a number of Dalit girls in Hathras, Balrampur and elsewhere in quick succession in Uttar Pradesh (UP), 236 people belonging to the Valmiki community have…
- Politics
Mayawati says will convert to Buddhism at appropriate time
Nagpur (Maharashtra): BSP chief Mayawati announced on Monday that she will convert to Buddhism at an “appropriate” time. She made the remarks while addressing a rally here in poll-bound Maharashtra. “Babasaheb before…