'I've never seen such hate': YouTuber Jesse Ridgway responds to intense backlash after sharing 'very difficult decision' to terminate wife's pregnancyYouTuber Jesse Ridgway faced severe online backlash after he and his wife Ashley Ridgway terminated a pregnancy. The couple learned their u...
05 Jun, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
Song lyric of the day by R.E.M: ‘When your day is long, And the night, the night is yours alone..' ; what Everybody Hurts teaches us about healingR.E.M.'s iconic song "Everybody Hurts" offers solace to those struggling with depression and feelings of inadequacy. Released decades ago, ...
22 May, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Kumar Vishwas calls out Bollywood: ‘Dhurandhar isn’t propaganda; it’s miscasting Kabir in Chak De & portraying Narad as sly’Poet Kumar Vishwas has sparked a debate on X, accusing Bollywood of propaganda by misrepresenting Hindu narratives while glorifying Sufi tr...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Amidst protests, Arunachal Pradesh CM Khandu says APFRA aims to preserve rich cultural heritageArunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu urged citizens to not misinterpret the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978. He emphasized that...
21 Feb, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
Indigenous communities of India "target" of conversion attempts: Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister claims indigenous communities in India are often targeted by conversion attempts from mainstream religions enticed by ...
28 Jan, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
View: Covid-19 underlines vital significance of secularismThe Covid-19 pandemic serves to remind us that secularism is a vital ingredient of democracy and that it means not just separation of relig...
13 Apr, 2020, 04.54 PM IST
Learning with the Times: Why the Sentinelese choose solitude even 60,000 years onThe first modern settlement of outsiders was established in 1789 by Lt. Blair at Chatham Island, now part of Port Blair.
26 Nov, 2018, 11.54 AM IST
Keeping religion out of politics not possible in India: Noah FeldmanIf you see the minority as a private religious minority and just protect people’s rights and liberties it might be possible to re-imagine t...
10 Jan, 2016, 03.11 AM IST
Breakaway Buddhist sect holds protest against Dalai Lama in UKA group of Buddhists from the International Shugden Community today held a protest against the Dalai Lama, accusing him of religious persec...
29 Jun, 2015, 09.49 PM IST
Digvijay Singh asks Naxals to shun violence and join CongressCongress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today asked Naxals to leave the path of violence and join his party.
14 Dec, 2014, 03.33 PM IST
Shun the path of violence: Rajnath Singh to Maoists"In democracy there is no space for violence. Naxalites must drop weapons and contribute in the development of villages as well as state," ...
12 Dec, 2014, 04.47 PM IST
Christian faith enriched composite Indian identity: Hamid AnsariVice President M Hamid Ansari today said Christian faith had strengthened country's secular fabric and enriched composite Indian identity.
21 Sep, 2014, 10.40 PM IST
- Inherent blindsight
Heinrich Heine the German lyrical poet wrote, "In dark ages, people are best guided by religion, as in a pitch-black night, a blind man is ...
13 Mar, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
China to permit religious freedom but will prevent misuse: CPCThe ruling Communist Party of China today said it will adhere to policy of respecting religious freedom but will prevent "infiltration of o...
04 Feb, 2013, 08.56 PM IST
Religion-driven IT to be $40 billion opportunity by 2017: GartnerReligion-driven information technology will generate more than $40 bn in software and service opportunities by 2017, according to Gartner.
06 Nov, 2012, 04.51 PM IST
- India's Muslims largely unattracted to extremism: US cable
India's over 150 million Muslim population is largely unattracted to extremism, US diplomatic cables have said, endorsing India's vibrant d...
18 Dec, 2010, 08.57 PM IST
- Only Christian faith schools are acceptable: Amartya Sen
Christian schools "are perfectly acceptable" but other faith schools "are a big mistake and should be scrapped if the Government wants to e...
27 Jul, 2006, 07.02 PM IST