Examining democracy and faith in contemporary India
Those who value dharma and faith need to return to its original meaning if we hope to see a peaceful, respectful coexistence of people, thriving in the world’s largest democracy.
Those who value dharma and faith need to return to its original meaning if we hope to see a peaceful, respectful coexistence of people, thriving in the world’s largest democracy.
The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand has become the first to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a landmark legislation that seeks to standardise personal laws governing marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption across all religions.
This paves the way for the implementation of the CAA that was passed by Parliament in 2019 but couldn't be operationalised due to the delay in framing the rules.
Police in Jharkhand arrested the seven men suspected in the gang rape of a foreign tourist and the assault of her husband last week.
Amidst escalating tensions, Christian leaders in Assam are questioning the readiness of the Church to confront challenges with Assam becoming the latest battleground for religious rights and freedoms.
Violence has continued to ravage Manipur for 10 months, with the latest incident being a bomb explosion on March 1 that claimed one life and left two others injured.
In a significant development, the Supreme Court on March 4 granted interim bail to the Vice Chancellor of SHUATS in a case of alleged illegal religious conversion.
India's Catholic bishops have called on citizens to vote wisely in the upcoming federal elections to uphold the country's secular democracy.
A new investigation by independent media outlet Article 14 has revealed troubling details about how Uttar Pradesh police registered multiple FIRs and arrested over 200 people associated with four long-standing Christian institutions in Fatehpur district over the last year.
Thousands of individuals converged at Raipur's Tuta Maidan to protest the inaction and apathy of the Chhattisgarh government on the issue of the systematic targeting of the Christian community in the state.
A menacing new poster carrying an ultimatum demanding the removal of religious symbols from Christian schools has resurfaced in Assam.
A troubling rise in anti-Muslim hate speech has been documented across India by a new report from the India Hate Lab (IHL), a Washington D.C.-based research organisation.