A Bengali almanac that’s survived 150 years of history is now counting its last days

Gupta Press Panjika lived through wars and famines, but it may not survive smartphones.

Chandrima Pal

· Apr 11, 2017

In Pakistan, women are driving the demand for Islamic content in relatable, meme-sized bites

The new Islamic media circuit in the neighbouring country includes magazines like 'Hiba' and 'Intellect'.

Saba Imtiaz

· Apr 09, 2017

Celibacy was not always mandatory for priests. When and why did that change?

A scholar shows how early church practices did not include mandatory celibacy for priests.

Kim Haines-Eitzen, The Conversation

· Mar 28, 2017

Atheists too have a right to live in this world, say kin of murdered Coimbatore man

H Farook, who was hacked to death last week, had received threatening calls over his Facebook posts about his views on religion, said his family members.

TA Ameerudheen

· Mar 20, 2017

How the Virgin Mary brings together faiths in Pakistan and India

For many members of threatened minority communities, places of worship offer solace.

Donna Fernandes, The Conversation

· Feb 16, 2017

A Kerala bishop wants Catholics to get married early. Another wants them to shun birth control

All of it is aimed at propping up a fast dwindling flock.

Naveen Nair

· Feb 06, 2017

Saudi Arabia increases India's annual Haj quota by 34,500

The hike will be effective from this year.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 12, 2017

‘Mockery of religious beliefs’: Shiv Sena forces IIT-B to remove Hanuman painting

Party leader Datta Dalvi said the artwork on the Hindu deity was in bad taste and hurt people’s sentiments.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 27, 2016

Roman Catholic Church unlikely to alter ban on women's priesthood, says Pope Francis

Referring to a 1994 declaration that barred women from being ordained priests, the pontiff said 'St Pope John Paul II had the last clear word on this'.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 02, 2016

Stories about Lord Jagannath flutter out like bands of butterflies during the monsoon rath yatra

At the annual event, Puri relapses into the ancient personality of the land of Odisha, a rare mixing bowl of diverse cultures and religions.

Mrinal Pande

· Sep 14, 2016

Rivers of blood run down Dhaka's streets as heavy downpour coincides with Bakr-Eid

Citizens criticised the two city corporations for failing to keep its drainage systems functional and not cleaning the sacrificial waste.

Dhaka Tribune

· Sep 14, 2016

Triple talaq: Supreme Court gives Centre four weeks to reply to pleas challenging the Islamic rule

The additional solicitor general had sought more time for the government to file its response to a batch of petitions on the rights of Muslim women.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 05, 2016