RELIGION

'Love Jihad' law: A match made in heaven, judged on earth

How a young couple had ensured to keep love above religion. It almost did not even require any effort, the way they put it.

None can interfere if an adult marries as per her choice, and converts: Calcutta HC

After a 19-year old woman married a person of her choice, her father petitioned the high court, complaining that his daughter's statement b...

India moving on a path where nobody stays behind because of one's religion: PM Modi at AMU

India is moving on a path where nobody stays behind because of his religion and the schemes made today for the poor are reaching them witho...

Will prevent any attempt to use religion as political weapon to create social unrest: Sheikh Hasina

Hasina said a section of defeated forces of 1971 Liberation War reappeared in the political landscape to mislead ordinary Muslims with conc...

The UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, explained

The Uttar Pradesh government last month approved the draft of a stringent law to deal with religious conversion for the sake of marriage, w...

New Parliament: Triangular shape reflects sacred geometry in various religions

The new building, being constructed by Tata Projects Ltd, will come up in front of the existing Parliament House that was built nearly 100 ...

View: Supreme Court should strike down ‘love jihad’ laws

The apex court should consider throwing out all the new laws on the ground that forced conversion is already illegal. The draconian love ji...

Rajinikanth's spiritual politics not against any religion: Tamizharuvi Manian, close aide

Manian, a former Congress leader, has been appointed by the actor in a supervisory role in the proposed party and for its launch.

Pakistan arbitrarily transferred management of Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara, violated UNGA resolution: India

In November, Pakistan transferred the management and maintenance of the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara from the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandha...

UNGA fails to acknowledge violence against Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism: India

Addressing the UN General Assembly session on 'Culture of Peace' on Wednesday, First Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Ashis...

India calls on UN member states' to condemn attacks on all religions

Bringing the attention to other religions, the Indian diplomat said, "This August body fails to acknowledge the rise of hatred and violence...

Uttarkhand High Court pulls up district magistrates for lapses in Freedom of Religion Act

The court had, in a November 21 order, mentioned that it has been observing that many cases related to interfaith marriages/conversions not...

UP Governor promulgates ordinance against forcible religious conversions

According to the Ordinance, a marriage will be declared “null and void” if the conversion of a woman is solely for that purpose, and those ...

‘Love jihad' a term coined by BJP to disturb communal harmony: Ashok Gehlot

"Jihad has no place in love. They are creating an environment in the nation where consenting adults would be at the mercy of state power. M...

AIADMK accuses ally BJP of attempting 'vote bank politics on religion' in Tamil Nadu

Amid remarks by AIADMK ministers defending denial of permission for the yatra in view of COVID-19 and BJP leaders insisting on going ahead ...

No religion asks for flamboyant festive celebrations: Harsh Vardhan ahead of festive season

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday urged people to stay away from large congregations and diligently follow COVID-19 ...

All-religion prayer meet at Sabarmati Ashram on Gandhi Jayanti

An all-religion prayer meet was organised at the Sabarmati Ashram here on Friday morning on the occasion of 151st birth anniversary of Maha...