If everyone in India is already Hindu, why the call for Ghar Wapsi—a return to Hinduism? Some proponents argue that DNA studies show that all communities in India share similar ancestry. However, ...

The principles that the Supreme Court lays down in hearing final arguments on review petitions will have a bearing not only on the Sabarimala dispute but also on a host of other controversies as well ...

Before dawn breaks over the dense forests of Pathanamthitta, the chants begin. Barefoot men in black or blue dhotis, having observed 41 days of vratha.

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan while giving a separate opinion in the judgment noted that targeting any particular community on the basis of religion, language, caste or region is violative of the constitution.

A Supreme Court order declining to intervene in a Chhattisgarh High Court judgement has reopened a long-standing debate on religious conversions in India ...

In April, a nine-judge bench will hear a review of the 2018 Sabarimala verdict that deemed as unconstitutional the prohibition of entry of women in their “menstruating years” into the temple. But at s ...

The Court clarified that living together across religions is not illegal unless unlawful conversion is proved. Upholding Article 21 rights, it directed police to safeguard life and liberty of ...

The HTS government sought and gained friendly relations with most countries except Iran and its Shia allies, but for America ...

Concerns over continuing ethnic violence in Manipur, attempt to isolate and target tribal Christians in others ...

R ecently, during an engaging discussion with an educator about the ‘Vande Mataram’ controversy, I asked if students today ...

On April 7, 2026, a nine-judge Constitution bench of the apex court begins hearings that could redraw the constitutional boundaries between devotion and discrimination ...

Who would have thought that football could be the ultimate bait to lure a criminal. A Slovak fugitive wanted in Italy for thefts in 2010 was arrested at the Milan Winter Olympics. After giving the ...