A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s ...
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that Hindu marriages cannot be dissolved within the first year, except under exceptional ...
In ‘The New Icon’, Arun Shourie dives into Savarkar’s books, essays, speeches and statements to answer lingering questions ...
Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained ...
Pew study explores how people view the role of religion in national identity and policymaking. It surveyed nearly 55,000 people in three dozen countries from January to May 2024.
In many ways, Hindu rashtra’s Constitution seems to be the very antithesis of the enlightened document — B.R. Ambedkar’s ...
By Manveena Suri, Helen Regan, Aishwarya S Iyer and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Multiple people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens ...
A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 ...
More than seven people were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian ...
In many middle-income countries, majorities say the Bible, Quran or another religious text should influence national law at ...