Religion News

Celebrations planned for Dalai Lama's 74th birthday

Thousands of Tibetan exiles are expected to assemble in this Himachal Pradesh town Monday for celebrations to mark the 74th birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

Snow halts Amarnath Yatra on Pahalgam route

The ongoing annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine was suspended from the south Kashmir's Pahalgam route Friday due to snowfall on the mountain track.8:02 PM on July 03

Varun hate speech: Mayawati government to take legal action

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi's reported hate speeches have landed him in fresh trouble with the Uttar Pradesh government Friday sanctioning legal action against him for promoting communal disharmony.7:32 PM on July 03

Muslim groups urged to fight move to legalise gay sex

Muslim clerics have denounced the Delhi High Court order decriminalising gay sex and called upon all Muslim socio-religious groups to rise up and fight against any legislation in parliament legitimising same-sex relations.7:32 PM on July 03

Uneasy calm in riot-hit Mysore

A day after three people were killed in communal clashes in Mysore, the Karnataka town remained tense but calm Friday with many shops and educational institutions closed.11:30 AM on July 03

'Pinda daan' online? Never, say Hindu priests in Gaya

Priests in this Hindu holy town, where thousands of Indians go every year to perform the last rites of their ancestors - called 'pinda daan' - are up in arms against a move to introduce an online version of the ritual.10:30 AM on July 03

Sikh clerics oppose legal status to gay sex

The Sikh clergy and religious leaders in Punjab Thursday protested a Delhi High Court ruling decriminalising homosexuality in the country.7:33 PM on July 02

It's a 'black day', Sikh clerics slam ruling on gay sex

Strongly criticising a Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising homosexuality, Sikh clergy and religious leaders in Punjab Thursday called the ruling a 'black day' for mankind.7:30 PM on July 02

Homosexuality against will of God: Religious leaders

For once India's religious heads stood united, with denominational leaders speaking in one voice against the ruling of the Delhi High Court legalising gay sex as an attempt 'to impose western culture on Indian society', and said homosexuality was against 'the will of god'.7:03 PM on July 02

Petition seeks Maneka's disqualification too

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Maneka Gandhi has been accused of adding fuel to fire after her son Varun Gandhi allegedly made communally inflammatory speeches in his Pilibhit constituency in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.5:01 PM on July 02

Bangalore activists celebrate repeal of 'antiquated' law

Bangalore's sexual minorities rights activists, who have been spearheading the campaign against the law that criminalises homosexuality, Thursday welcomed the Delhi High Court judgement legalising gay sex.5:00 PM on July 02

Religious leaders criticise ruling on gay sex

Even as gay rights activists celebrated the Delhi High Court verdict Thursday that gay sex was not a crime, religious leaders criticised the rulling as an attempt 'to impose Western culture on Indian society' and said homosexuality went against 'the will of god'.4:01 PM on July 02

Kerala's Catholic church to oppose legalizing of gay sex

The Kerala Catholic Bishops Conference (KCBC) Thursday said it will oppose legalization of gay sex after the Delhi High Court struck down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that termed homosexuality a criminal act.3:04 PM on July 02

I'll answer every question on Liberhan report: Kalyan Singh

Kalyan Singh, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Thursday said he was ready to face and answer every question if the report of the Liberhan Commission that probed the 1992 demolition of Babri Masjid was tabled in parliament.3:03 PM on July 02

Ladakh's largest Buddhist festival adopts green cause

Dancers draped in silk moved to the beat of drums, evil spirits were warded off and over 60,000 plastic water bottles were collected as the annual three-day Hemis festival began.11:30 AM on July 02