In "The Alchemist," Paulo Coelho emphasizes the idea that the universe supports individuals on noble missions. The belief that genuine inte...

Roy, a 42-year-old Bangladesh-born US citizen, was hacked to death by Islamist militants just after he left a book fair at the Dhaka Univer...

Parekh was initiated into Jainism by his senior from IIT, Bhavik Shah, who also took diksha in 2013.

A secular publisher in Bangladesh said he received death threats, a day after a publisher was killed while two bloggers were injured.

Five militants of an al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Bangladesh were today charged with murder for hacking to death an atheist blogger.

Manner in which terrorists representing an unknown new outfit attacked Roy indicates that extremists are having a field day tearing up Bang...

In the traditional Newari culture of Nepal, which traditionally has had deep roots with Sikkim, the bael tree is part of a fertility ritual...

The ethic of reciprocity, also called Golden Rule in many traditions, has been around for as long as hominids have been on earth.

Mars One is a non-profit organisation that has publicised its plans for sending people to the red planet in batches of four to establish a ...

A recent survey by the Pew Research Center’s Religion and Public Life Project shows that most Americans (60 per cent) accept evolution.

Mangalore abounds in places of spirit worship, they have Annappa, Panjurli, Ullalthi, Varahi, Guliga, Koragajja, and Raktesswari.

Diablo’s attack is supposed to be reflected in the gruesome drug-related violence, including human sacrifice that has engulfed the country ...

Anonagenarian friend was bereaved after 58 years of marriage. As a rationalist, his first impulse was to say no to funerary rituals.

What should one do if before undergoing major surgery, one is told by the surgeon that he was also going to pray for speedy recovery?

At the recent Jaipur Literature Festival, Dawkins spoke with Vineet Gill about why he prefers science over faith, whether he is an 'atheist...

British-American literary pundit Christopher Hitchens needs little introduction. Besides being an author and journalist for over four decad...

Tamil Nadu’s Dravidian movement is beginning to shake at its roots with founding member and chief minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi lavishing f...