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Swaminarayan, untouchability and the ‘we are not Hindu’ argument
Following my blog on why the Eiffel Tower authorities should take all the blame for giving in to the Swaminarayan sadhus’ bizarre demand to “invisibilise” women, including its female staff, during their visit to...
Religious prayer in Kendriya Vidyalayas: SC allows intervention by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind
Supreme Court to hear plea against recitation of religious prayers in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathans next month
Corporal Punishment for Blasphemy or Apostasy not in line with Quranic Ethos?
The present concept of blasphemy as an offence has been developed by Muslim jurists in the post Prophetic period.
Azaan on loudspeakers does not violate fundamental rights of people of other faiths: Karnataka HC
The Court's observations come at a time when there have been repeated instances of right-wing fundamentalists targeting the Muslim call to prayer
How Salman Rushdie has been a scapegoat for complex historical differences
Salman Rushdie has been an outspoken defenders of writers’...
TN Archeological Dept. concludes Salem temple idol is of Buddha, Madras HC halts Hindu prayers
Petitioners had demanded archeological investigation and restoration of temple property to Buddhists, claiming that what was originally a Buddhist temple had gradually been turned into a Hindu one
Muslim group switches sect, Kerala HC upholds their rights to prayer and burial
Court held that a Jama-ath cannot prevent Muslims belonging to other sects from offering prayers in the mosque or burying their dead in public kabristan on their property
Ayodhya: Hooligans thrash man for “kissing” wife while taking a dip in holy river
Police file FIR against assailants, after videos of the incident go viral on social media
Insulting other religions is not our Hindutva: Uddhav Thackeray
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Kashi temple Mahant quits following “Shivling” controversy
He was one of the two priests to debunk claims of a “Shivling” being found in the Wazu Khana of the Gyanvapi Mosque
Gujarat: Hindu man killed by own community for using loudspeaker at temple
The daily wage earner was beaten to death in a Mehsana temple
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