Religious Matters
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On plea against RSS members, Kerala HC bans arms training in Thiruvananthapuram temple
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh members have denied that they were conducting drills and arms training in the Sarkara Devi Temple premises.
Scroll Staff
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Madhya Pradesh: Police serve notices to church office-bearers, withdraw them after objections
The notices asked the office-bearers to declare whether they were involved in religious conversion, a member of the United Christian Forum said.
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Constitution does not allow preferential treatment for religious majority: SC judge BV Nagarathna
She also said that a country can only be as independent as its institutions.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Can BJP use Ram as a campaign tool during the election?
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Citizens can propagate their religion, says Bombay HC as it quashes order against Christian couple
North Goa DM had banned the couple from conducting religious activities in their institutional building after accusing them of forcible conversion.
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Uttar Pradesh: Notice sent to officials of Christian institute in alleged religious conversion case
The case was registered in April after Hindutva groups held protests outside the Evangelical Church of India in Hariharganj area of Fatehpur.
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Remove derogatory remarks on minority religions, SC tells petitioner against forced conversions
The petition has been filed by Bharatiya Janta Party leader Ashwini Upadhyay.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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How the West discovered the Buddha through literature
What Western travellers and others learnt about the man and the religion he founded from books written in historical times.
Philip C Almond, The Conversation
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How medieval Jain pilgrimage maps afforded the faithful a darshan without any travel
Though the tirtha patas’ utilitarian heyday seems to be past, they remain an enduring aspect of community formation.
Kamayani Sharma
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Bhagavad Gita is not a religious book like the Bible and Quran, says Karnataka education minister
The Hindu religious text speaks about the ‘values and life’ and not religious practices, BC Nagesh told reporters.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Sikh employees can carry kirpans of specific length within airports, says Centre’s amended rule
Earlier, only Sikh passengers were permitted to carry kirpans – a curved dagger.
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Karnataka: Students wearing hijabs sent to separate classrooms as college allows entry
However, the Government Pre-University College did not allow hijab-clad students to attend classes.
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Video: Another Karnataka college bars students wearing hijabs from attending classes
Girls at the Government Pre-University College were seen pleading with the principal to allow them to enter the campus.
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The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game