religious practice

Mumbai, March 17 The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage, moved a step closer to becoming a law on Tuesday with its passage in the council.With the state...

Saharanpur (UP), March 16 The Bajrang Dal and the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday demanded a ban on the entry of non-Hindus at the Siddhpeeth temple of the Shakumbhari Devi temple in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, during the upcoming Navratri fair, sources said.Members of the...

Srinagar, March 16 Authorities in Kashmir closed the historic Jamia Masjid here on Monday for congregational prayers on the occasion of Shab-e-Qadr, officials said.The grand mosque in the Nowhatta locality of the city was closed for the night-long Shab-e-Qadr (night of forgiveness) prayers...

Srinagar, March 12 Before dawn breaks, when darkness blankets the valley, hundreds of men appear on the streets of Srinagar, carrying drums. They move from one neighborhood to another, beating their drums to wake the sleeping people for their "Sehri" – the essential pre-dawn meal during the holy...

New Delhi, March 11 The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday alleged that Hindu students in some minority-run educational institutions are being prevented from wearing tilaks or putting tilaks and bindi, even though they make up to 95 per cent of the student population.It also sought a...

Hyderabad, March 9 A teacher at a private school here is alleged to have forced a student to shave his head for having long hair, leading to a protest by his parents at the institution on Monday.Speaking to reporters, the 6th standard student alleged that the teacher forcibly made him shave...