Dalai Lama: Politics of reincarnationThe Dalai Lama's plan to name his reincarnation has sparked controversy with China, as reincarnation holds political power in Tibetan Buddh...
02 Aug, 2025, 12.33 AM IST
- Many virtues of fasting
The period of Lent this year merges with the beginning of the month of Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims believe tha...
10 Mar, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
If donation boxes removed from temples, priests will abandon these places: Congress leader WadettiwarAddressing an event in Parbhani city on Sunday, Vijay Wadettiwar had said, "If donation boxes are removed from temples, no Pandits would be...
20 Nov, 2023, 06.45 PM IST
History cannot be buried or changed by removing names, says Farooq AbdullahHistory cannot be buried or changed by removing the names of leaders who have not been a part of the BJP, it will "emerge" and "remain", sa...
18 Aug, 2023, 07.46 PM IST
View: Reclaiming loans is an achievement, but writing off loans is the super-achievementIn karma, our engagements with the world make us either lenders or debtors. Lending propels us towards Swarga, the land of plenty, while de...
22 Jan, 2022, 07.21 AM IST
View: Even Ambedkar might have faced jail under new UP lawToday, Ambedkar might have landed in jail for his actions. The Uttar Pradesh government’s recent ordinance on conversion states: ‘For mass ...
20 Dec, 2020, 11.22 AM IST
UNGA fails to acknowledge violence against Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism: IndiaAddressing the UN General Assembly session on 'Culture of Peace' on Wednesday, First Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Ashis...
03 Dec, 2020, 11.29 AM IST
India calls on UN member states' to condemn attacks on all religionsBringing the attention to other religions, the Indian diplomat said, "This August body fails to acknowledge the rise of hatred and violence...
03 Dec, 2020, 09.55 AM IST
Education unites, ignorance divides, says Prez on NEP in J&KRecalling Jammu and Kashmir’s “rich and diverse cultural traditions”, President Kovind on Sunday said while ignorance divides, it is educat...
21 Sep, 2020, 09.21 AM IST
Are you Arya Samaji, Bohra, Marthomite or Kuka?For next census, proposal being debated on adding separate heads for sects/branches of 6 major faiths.
20 Apr, 2019, 07.57 PM IST
China orders crackdown on outdoor religious statuesChinese society has reached common ground on regulating the commercialisation of Buddhist and Taoist activities and the practice of buildin...
26 May, 2018, 02.37 PM IST
Australia's most wanted jihadist Neil Prakash arrested?Quoting a senior American official, the Times said that US forces targeted Prakash earlier this year. Though he was wounded, he survived.
25 Nov, 2016, 10.05 PM IST
Islam, Catholicism popular among younger Chinese: SurveyBuddhism and Taoism, however, have the highest number of followers older than 60, with 54. 6 per cent and 53.8 per cent, respectively.
08 Jul, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping accepts role of Buddhism in their culture: Dalai LamaChinese President Xi Jinping's open admission of Tibet playing an important role in China's culture, the Dalai Lama said.
22 Sep, 2014, 06.06 PM IST
Bihar to ponder over formation of Tourism cabinetBihar government would explore possibility of forming tourism cabinet'emulating one existing for Agriculture to spur the tourism industry.
09 Aug, 2014, 05.17 PM IST
- Shariah court's Islamic conversion ruling challenged by Budhhist
Chinese Buddhist family appeals to Malaysian HC seeking to overturn an Islamic court ruling that found their late father had converted from...
29 Jan, 2008, 09.19 AM IST
- Dow Jones launches new faith-based index
Investors would now be able to park money in stocks of companies that operate in accordance with the principles of religions like Hinduism ...
15 Jan, 2008, 06.25 PM IST