An Indian artist dressed as Hindu deity Lord Ram, arrives to perform on the eve of the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, during an event in Ahmedabad on Jan. 21. (Photo: AFP) Some ...

The Indian government’s recent announcement of rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law has sparked protests in India, with many accusing it of polarizing the society ahead of general elections ...

A new government survey reveals pilgrimage and religion account for nearly 48% of India’s domestic overnight trips, highlighting how faith is reshaping the country’s travel landscape.

(RNS) — At the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago last week with the theme of defending human rights, several Hindu groups complained that, at an event that celebrates common ground among ...

(RNS) — In 2019, Anantanand Rambachan, the Hinduism scholar and co-president of Religions for Peace, wrote: “The rise of populist nationalism, and especially those versions that clothe themselves in ...

An independent commission in the United States has, for the fourth year in a row, recommended that India’s government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, be added to a religious freedom blacklist, ...

Followers of the Sarna faith perform prayer rituals at a place of worship every Thursday, wearing white and red as symbols of peace and resistance. Credit: RAKSHA KUMAR, GPJ INDIA RANCHI — Every time ...

The new NCERT class 9 social science textbook outlines invasions of the Indian subcontinent from the 7th century. These ...

Islam is set to become the fastest-growing religion in the world in the coming 35 years, as per the Pew Research Center’s latest report. The estimated Muslim population is projected to exceed 3 ...

The two most populous countries in the world have very troubling issues related to freedom of religion or belief. China’s atrocious record dictating people’s beliefs and practices is well known, but ...