Religious
- Bangalore
Basavaraj Bommai courts controversy after grabbing mic from religious seer
Bengaluru: An incident of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai grabbing the microphone from a religious seer after the latter flagged Bengaluru’s ‘severe civic issues’ came to light on Friday. Photos and video…
- Telangana
KCR makes veiled attack on BJP, deplores religious fanaticism, divisiveness
Hyderabad: In a veiled attack on the BJP, ruling BRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, also known as KCR, on Thursday said stoking religious and caste fanaticism and divisiveness…
- India
Goa pastor banned from carrying out religious activities
Panaji: The North Goa District Magistrate has banned pastor Domnic D’Souza from carrying out religious activities. The pastor of the Five Pillar church in Sodiem village was arrested on May 27 for…
- India
Regular colouring of grey hair, no religious threads: Air India’s grooming guidelines
New Delhi: Regular colouring of grey hair, and no black or religious thread on wrist or ankle are parts of Air India’s new grooming guidelines for its cabin crew. The new guidelines…
- India
‘Forcible religious conversions in Assam’s BTC areas’
Guwahati: Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) chief Hagrama Mohilary in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that there were reports of multiple incidents where Bodo…
- India
SC notice to Centre on plea seeking action against forced religious conversion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and others on a plea seeking direction to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversion by “intimidation” and through “gifts…
- Opinions
Don’t fall prey to religious bigotry; come out of WhatsApp University, says Ravish Kumar
Hyderabad: Love is bitter and sweet. But which is more sweet – the bitterness or the sweetness? When he penned his first book – Ishq Mein Shahar Hona, he thought there is love…
- India
SC seeks material in support of PIL for uniform code for religious, charitable endowments
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought “some material” in support of a PIL which sought a uniform code for religious and charitable endowments and claimed that over 15,000 temples closed…
- Bollywood
Photo Gallery: Sara Ali Khan at Dargah, Church, Mandir
Mumbai: Bollywood stars have often been spotted visiting shrines to seek blessing from God, ahead of their movie shoots or release. Be it their success or special occasions like festivals, they never…
- India
Viral video of ‘jihadis’ mixing toilet cleaner in pani puri scripted
Amid all the atrocities against Muslims and Hindus, another prominent controversy erupted through a video, where a man seeing mixing toilet cleaner (Harpic) into the flavoured water of the Indian snack (Pani…
- Pakistan
Kartarpur Corridor shows Pak’s commitment to religious freedom: Army chief
Islamabad: The landmark Kartarpur Corridor is the practical manifestation of Pakistan’s “unwavering commitment” towards religious freedom and harmony, Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa told a delegation of British Sikh soldiers.…
- World
Unidentified Tibetan monk self-immolates in protest against religious crackdown by China
Dharamshala: As Tibetans continue to face human rights violations under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s policies, an unidentified Tibetan monk self-immolated in front of a portrait of the exiled leader Dalai Lama here.…
- Photos
Kashmir: Mela Kheer Bhawani celebrated with religious fervour
Srinagar: Thousands of devotees from around the country visited the Tulmula area (22 Kilometers away from Srinagar City) in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal District to celebrate the annual Mela Kheer Bhawani on Wednesday.…