religious freedom

New Delhi, April 7 – Urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the 2018 Sabarimala judgment permitting entry of women of all age groups into the temple, the Union government told a nine-judge Constitution Bench on Tuesday that notions of “patriarchy” and “gender stereotypes” are alien to Indian...

New Delhi, April 7 The Centre vehemently argued before the Supreme Court that the issue of restricting the entry of women aged between 10 and 50 years into the Sabarimala temple falls within the domain of religious faith and denominational autonomy, and is beyond the scope of judicial review.A...

New Delhi, April 7 The Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the 2018 Sabarimala judgment, which lifted the ban on women aged 10-50 entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, was wrongly decided and requires reconsideration.Appearing before a nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of...

New Delhi, April 7 A woman cannot be treated as "untouchable" for three days in a month and then cease to be considered untouchable on the fourth day, Supreme Court judge B.V. Nagarathna remarked on Tuesday.The remark came while a nine-judge bench was hearing petitions related to...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 With the assembly elections just a day away, the BJP in Kerala on Tuesday criticized both the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF over their stance on the Sabarimala issue, accusing them of taking a "U-turn" on the entry of young women into the hill shrine.Addressing...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday that those interpreting the law must take faith into account, as he spoke about the Sabarimala women entry issue and the lessons learned from the controversy.Speaking to the media here, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said he...

New Delhi, April 7 The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it supports the restriction on the entry of menstruating women into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, arguing that the issue falls squarely within the domain of religious faith and denominational autonomy, and lies beyond the scope...

New Delhi, April 7 A nine-judge Supreme Court bench commenced hearings on petitions related to discrimination against women in religious places, including the Sabarimala temple of Kerala, and on the scope and extent of religious freedom practiced by multiple faiths.The Constitution bench...

New Delhi, April 4 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of Parkash Purab on Tuesday, paid homage to Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, calling him a "towering spiritual figure of our civilization", and expressed hope that his message guides people in creating a "compassionate and...

New Delhi, April 7 – A nine-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, is scheduled to hear the long-standing Sabarimala review matter on Tuesday. This case involves a batch of petitions that raise significant constitutional questions regarding religious freedom and...

New Delhi, April 7 – As hearings begin on Tuesday, the Supreme Court has formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench to take up the long-standing Sabarimala review matter.According to the cause list published for Tuesday on the apex court’s official website, the...

Ottawa, April 6 – Canada’s recently enacted Bill C-9, the “Combating Hate Act,” directly addresses incidents promoted by Khalistani extremists that have caused concern among Indian diaspora communities. The bill criminalizes intimidation or obstruction of individuals seeking to access religious...

Islamabad, April 5. All Pakistan Minorities Alliance chairman and former federal minister for national harmony and minorities affairs, Paul Jacob Bhatti, has urged the government to establish an independent parliamentary commission to analyze cases of forced religious conversion and marriage of...

New Delhi, April 4 – The Supreme Court has formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench, which will commence hearing from April 7 in the long-pending Sabarimala review matter.According to the cause list published for April 7 on the apex court's official website, the...

Islamabad, April 4 – Human rights lawyers and advocates have sharply criticised the recent ruling by Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court, which upheld the marriage of a minor Christian girl, Maria Shahbaz, to a Muslim man accused of kidnapping her, while rejecting a habeas corpus petition...

New Delhi, April 4 A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to commence hearings on petitions relating to discrimination against women in religious places, including the Sabarimala Temple, and on the scope and extent of religious freedom practiced by multiple faiths, starting from...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegation that he had sided with those who attacked nuns in Chhattisgarh, calling the remarks "ignorant and an instance of excessive rhetoric."The arrest of two...

Chennai, April 4 The Centre introduced the FCRA Bill targeting the properties of Christians, and there is no obvious national security interest in the intention to deprive minorities of their property, DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson claimed here on Saturday.The Centre's intention of introducing...

New Delhi, April 3 The All India Catholic Union on Friday demanded the complete withdrawal of the FCRA amendment bill and said the Christian community "cannot be fully satisfied" until it is scrapped entirely.The union said in a press statement: "Given its experience with government...

New Delhi, April 3 – The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) strongly opposed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) initiatives in Uttarakhand and Gujarat on Friday, describing them as constitutionally flawed, legally untenable, and violations of religious freedom and civil liberties.Speaking...