200 Muslims flee Rajasthan village after singer allegedly killed over a song
Trouble erupted in Dantal village near the India-Pakistan border on September 27, when a Hindu priest accused folk singer Ahmad Khan of making mistakes while reciting hymns
Oct 11, 2017, 13:18 PM IST
Drop Muslim and Hindu from names of BHU, AMU, recommends UGC panel
Centrally funded universities are secular institutions but such words related to religion in their names do not reflect that character, a UGC panel member said.
Oct 09, 2017, 13:06 PM IST
Myanmar looks for more Hindu corpses as mass grave unearthed
Northern Rakhine was plunged into crisis after Rohingya militants raided police posts last month, unleashing an army crackdown that has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Sep 25, 2017, 12:38 PM IST
Kerala woman who converted to Islam claims 'Muslim friends misguided her'
From a woman clad in hijab in July to appearing with a bindi and kumkum on her forehead now, she said that she was told that 'it was stupid to worship a stone, an idol."
Sep 23, 2017, 14:21 PM IST
Muslim woman assaulted by husband, 5 others for painting PM Narendra Modi, Yogi Adityanath
An FIR was on Sunday registered against six people who allegedly assaulted a newly-married Muslim woman for making a painting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, police said.
Sep 10, 2017, 13:20 PM IST
Hindu family coverts to Islam after facing social boycott
A Hindu man and his family here have embraced Islam after allegedly facing social boycott for over 28 years since he married a Muslim woman.
Aug 24, 2017, 15:32 PM IST
'Partition is not over': Pakistani Hindus find little refuge in India
Many have no choice but to toil illegally in the stone quarries near where they live because their movements are strictly controlled by the authorities, suspicious of anyone from across the border.
Aug 13, 2017, 09:46 AM IST
First-ever Hindu in Pak Cabinet in over two decades
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's recently formed cabinet on Friday included the first Hindu in the government in over two decades.
Aug 05, 2017, 14:32 PM IST
West Bengal: Muslim neighbours help Hindu family carry body to crematorium
A Hindu family at a remote village in West Bengal's Nadia district had no money to take the body of their father to the crematorium for the last rites but their Muslim neighbours came to their help.
Jul 19, 2017, 23:22 PM IST
Samajwadi Party leader links names of Hindu gods with alcohol, sparks row
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal has hurt the sentiments of the majority population of the country.
Jul 19, 2017, 17:48 PM IST
Australian population aging, more diverse, less religious: Study
The Australian population is aging, more ethnically diverse and less religious than in the past, according to the 2016 national census released on Tuesday.
Jun 27, 2017, 11:37 AM IST
Pakistan's concept of Sharia has nothing to do with Islam, says rights Shiraz Ahmad
Ahmadiyas were declared non-Muslim in 1974 by the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and were further deprived through an Anti-Ahmadiya Ordinance in 1984 promulgated by then military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq.
Jun 23, 2017, 22:33 PM IST
Dalits still converting to Buddhism, but at a dwindling rate
Around 87 per cent of Buddhists in India are neo-converts; the rest belong to traditional Buddhist communities, mostly in the north-east of India and other Himalayan regions.
Jun 17, 2017, 12:48 PM IST
No food for non-Muslim students in AMU during Ramazan? Here's the truth
Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is allegedly not serving breakfast and lunch to the non-Muslim students during the ongoing month-long fasting fest of Ramazan.
May 31, 2017, 23:16 PM IST
Supreme Court to commence hearing from tomorrow on triple talaq
The Supreme Court will commence hearing from tomorrow on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of 'triple talaq', 'nikah halala' and polygamy practices among Muslims.
May 10, 2017, 20:15 PM IST
US Congressman discusses hate crime incidents with minority community leaders
Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi met with leaders of Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Jain communities in the US.
Apr 27, 2017, 12:39 PM IST
Sonu Nigam ‘Azaan’ tweet row: No need to fuel this anymore, says singer
The singer appealed to the people not to stretch the issue anymore and just move on.
Apr 26, 2017, 14:27 PM IST
Triple talaq: Muslim woman in Uttarakhand says will adopt Hinduism
Triple talaq: Muslim woman in Uttarakhand says will adopt Hinduism
Apr 19, 2017, 12:07 PM IST
Sonu Nigam ‘forced religiousness’ tweet row: Sunil Grover supports singer
Comedian Sunil Grover took to Twitter Tuesday night to humbly request people to not give the whole issue a ‘religious tinge’.
Apr 19, 2017, 09:07 AM IST
Pooja Bhatt has the perfect reply to Sonu Nigam's 'forced religiousness' remark!
A day after popular Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam made a remark about forced religiousness on Twitter, people had mixed reactions to his sentiment. While some slammed him for writing about Azaan and how he is not a Muslim yet has to get up each morning to the sound of it others somewhat agreed to his line of thought.
Apr 18, 2017, 16:03 PM IST
