Tag: India

In their view, Gandhi failed to stop Britain's colony from being partitioned into the separate nations of India and Pakistan

The stigma around their pasts means women who leave their devadasi order often endure lives as outcasts or objects of ridicule

The January 24-25 annual plenary will address the theme, “Telling the Story of Jesus in our Context: The Synodal Way”

The child is one of the youngest people to have taken the "diksha" ceremony to abandon their material possessions and enter the Jain monkhood

“Father Stan Swamy was arrested, incarcerated, and died based on fabricated evidence,” read a statement released to the media

"The government and its probe agency should take full responsibility for the judicial death of Father Swamy"

“We cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the unsavory developments in the social, economic, political, technological and religious spheres"

The protesters said it was a temporary truce, indicating that they are ready to restart protests if their demands are not met

Since winning elections in 2014, Modi has put Hinduism front and center of his government in the officially secular nation of 1.4 billion

Authorities said nearly 500 people including women and children were celebrating a religious festival on and around the suspension bridge