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Non-Hindus must pledge reverence to enter Agamic temples: Madras HCThe Madras High Court ruled that non-Hindus cannot enter Agamic temples without respecting traditional customs. This decision follows a pub...
How Islam and Bhakti reshaped India's caste systemThe period of Islamic dominance in India from 1300 to 1600 AD marked a significant shift in caste dynamics. In response, Brahmin scholars p...
Meet Jeanette Vizguerra, the Mexican immigrant who defied ICE, found church sanctuary, made Time’s 100 Most Influential People list and won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights AwardJeanette Vizguerra arrived in the US from Mexico in 1997 and went on to become a prominent immigrant rights activist in Colorado. Her decad...
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
One attack, many Americas: Why 9/11 and its many griefs land differently 25 years laterTwenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, their impact continues to resonate differently. Personal histories and political actions shape in...
A US-Iran channel shaped deportation flights as Tehran picked who was sent backNewly released emails reveal U.S. immigration officials worked with Iran to deport Iranians in 2025 and 2026. Iranian officials influenced ...
Sissu bans tourists in Himachal’s Lahaul-Spiti to protect local spiritual and cultural traditionsSissu valley in Himachal Pradesh will suspend all tourism activities for 40 days, from January 20 to February 28, to protect traditional re...
Waqf panel has ignored opinion of Muslims, will run nationwide movement if bill passed: AIMPLBThe All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has condemned the Joint Committee's report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, asserting that it...
Manager explains why Oyo hotels in Meerut are turning away unmarried couplesOYO has introduced a new policy for its partner hotels in Meerut that bans unmarried couples from checking in without proof of their relati...
Imposing practices like 'surya namaskar' on students of other religions against Constitution: Jamiat Ulema-e-HindJamiat Ulema-e-Hind opposes saffronisation of education system and imposition of religious practices in schools. Highlights concerns about ...
Pakistan: Kohistan clerics say NGO women won't be allowed to mingle with 'na mahram' menA group of clerics in Pakistan's Kohistan on Saturday announced that women working with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) would not be ...
What the assaults on Salman Rushdie and a Rajasthan dalit boy stem fromIt is the failure to build democracy and secularism so conceived, in the decades after India's independence, that explains caste atrocities...
Covid-19: MHA issues fresh guidelines on lockdown exemptionThe home ministry on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines covering additional people and services who will be exempted from the 21-day lockdow...
Increase in Indians crossing into US from Mexico and seeking asylum: reportAbout 380 of the 680 migrants as at early August at the Victorville federal prison in California were Indian nationals, according to the Fe...
Age-old religious customs cannot be stopped casually: High CourtThe court was disposing a petition by an executive trustee of Sri Kamatchi Amman temple in Cuddalore district, assailing an order of the lo...
Collector voluntarily surrenders Chola bronze idol stolen from Indian temple to US authoritiesAn anonymous collector of Asian antiquities voluntarily surrendered the stolen Chola bronze statue representing Saint Manikkavichavakar.
New racial profiling guidelines flawed, misleading: US SikhsCBP and TSA are components of the US Department of Homeland Security, the largest law enforcement agency in the federal government.
Varanasi, Gaya used for smuggling rare tortoises, turtlesThe holy cities of Varanasi and Gaya are being increasingly used for smuggling of rare tortoises and freshwater turtles.
Spiritual guru Gopal Hari Das found guilty of immigration fraud in the USAccording to evidence at the trial, Haldar conspired to sponsor more than two dozen Indian nationals to enter the US under the R-1 visas.
- US firm calls Sikh ‘bin Laden’ , sued
Automobile parts retailer AutoZone has been sued by a federal agency for discriminating against a Sikh employee, who was not allowed to wea...