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New Delhi, April 9 Everyone should have access to all temples and "maths," and excluding a particular denomination will negatively affect Hinduism and divide society, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.The remark came from a nine-judge bench of the Constitution bench while hearing petitions...

New Delhi, April 9 The Centre on Thursday backed the restriction on the entry of menstruating women into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, saying that the top court's 2018 judgment proceeds on the assumption that men are superior and women are on a lower pedestal.A nine-judge Constitution bench is...

Mumbai, April 8 – Television star Ankita Lokhande and her husband, Vicky Jain, recently visited the sacred Mahakaal temple in Ujjain, arriving at 4 AM.The actress shared a beautiful montage of her recent visit to the shrine on her social media account on Wednesday.Sharing her divine...

New Delhi, April 8 The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it has the right and jurisdiction to determine what is a superstitious practice in a religion.This came in response to the Centre's submission that a secular court cannot decide the issue, as judges are experts in the field of...

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...

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 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...

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...

New Delhi, April 3 Courts should not determine essential religious practices, as they are matters of faith held to be sacred by the followers of a religion, the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti has told the Supreme Court while seeking to intervene in the upcoming Sabarimala review proceedings.A...

Islamabad, March 30 – A leading minority rights group highlighted on Monday that members of the Ahmadi community were once again prevented from offering Eid prayers in several districts of Pakistan's Punjab province – turning what should have been a "moment of unity" into yet another instance of...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought the blessings of Goddess Siddhidatri and prayed for her to bestow success upon all her devotees. In a social media post, the Prime Minister stated that through the worship of the Goddess, devotees experience an extraordinary power that fills them with the...

Lahore, March 25 Police in several districts of Pakistan's Punjab province have prevented the Ahmadi minority community from performing their religious rituals during Eid, the Jamaat Ahmadiyya Pakistan (JAP) said on Wednesday.In a statement issued here, the JAP cited purported government...

March 24, New Delhi - On the sixth day of Chaitra Navratri, devotees offer prayers to Maa Katyayani, the sixth form of Goddess Durga. She is revered as a powerful warrior goddess.Maa Katyayani is believed to have been created from the combined energy of the gods to defeat the demon...

Prayagraj (UP), March 23 The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the district magistrate and senior superintendent of police of Bareilly to appear before it on March 25, after the government denied the allegation of a petitioner that he was prevented from offering prayers in his home.A...

Mainpuri (UP), March 23 A brief period of tension prevailed in the town of Kuraoli here after a dispute among some people over the venue for Eid prayers, but the situation was defused following intervention by the administration, officials said on Monday.The disagreement arose on March 21 when...

Faisalabad (Pakistan), March 22 – According to a report in Khalsa Vox, a Sikh girl's turban was allegedly forcibly removed, and she was brutally beaten at a Christian school in the Faisalabad district (formerly Lyallpur), Pakistan.Sikh Brotherhood International, a community organization and...

Prayagraj, March 18 The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that there can be no impediment or restriction on prayers and religious functions being conducted within the private premises of a person, regardless of their faith.In this case, the high court had previously asked the Sambhal...