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Tamirabarani River Pollution Madras High Court Turtle

No one has right to pollute rivers in name of religion: Court flags dumping after rituals

July 13, 2026 4:41 pm

Madras High Court cracks down on ritual pollution in the Tamirabarani river, declaring that religious freedom cannot harm ecology.

Rana Safvi’s In Search of the Divine: Living Histories of Sufism in India

In search of the divine: Rana Safvi and the many rivers of faith

July 05, 2026 10:08 am

A pilgrimage through India's Sufi saints and shrines, Rana Safvi's tribute to a faith that built bridges instead of walls.

Calcutta High Court, Punjab National Bank

‘Choice of faith protected’: Calcutta High Court sets aside premature retirement of bank officer amid discrimination claim

May 11, 2026 6:30 pm

Calcutta High Court upheld a bank employee’s right to change religion while quashing his premature retirement over alleged discriminatory treatment.

Trump sparks ‘Christian Nationalist’ debate with Oval Office Bible reading

April 22, 2026 11:51 pm

The bible reading event comes a week after Trump was criticised for circulating a meme where he appeared to be in a Jesus-like healer robe. It also follows his public clash with Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war.

Javed Akhtar says he's happy Lucky Ali "has opinions."

After Lucky Ali's apology, Javed Akhtar claps back at singer for calling him a 'monster, never original': 'You should be able to take other's opinions'

November 11, 2025 7:25 pm

Lucky Ali said he's apologize to Javed Akhtar "if he gets the chance," but explains he got affected only because the veteran lyricist remarks on his religion time and again.

Nushrratt Bharuccha on embracing spiritual openness

‘What kind of Muslim is she’: Nushrratt Bharuccha opens up about being trolled for praying in temples, mosques; how spiritual freedom shapes mental peace

April 26, 2025 8:41 am

“It doesn’t change me. It won’t stop me from going to a temple or praying namaz,” stressed Nushrratt Bharuccha

P Chidambaram writes: Malice toward Muslims

April 06, 2025 10:31 am

Hindu religious and charitable institutions are administered by Hindus and Hindus alone. No one would suggest — or accept — that in the administration of Hindu temples and religious/charitable institutions, non-Hindus may have a role. (In fact, there is a demand by the Andhra Pradesh CM that non-Hindus ought not to be appointed even as employees of the Tirupati-Tirumala Devasthanam)

"True liberalism is about mutual respect, not enforcing views on others," says India's renowned mythology author Amish Tripathi. Edited excerpts from the interview below. (Image Source: Wikipedia Commons)

'Atheism provides a different lens to understand philosophy and life': Amish Tripathi on India's mythology, faith, traditions

February 24, 2025 4:30 pm

In this exclusive interview, Amish Tripathi discusses his writing journey, the intersection of mythology and history, and the evolution of faith, culture, and storytelling in India.

Tavleen Singh writes: It is time secularism is brought back into play as a valid and fine idea

December 08, 2024 10:17 pm

But can this happen now that ordinary Hindus behave like holy warriors? On social media, while writing this piece, I spotted a video of a Hindu teenager beating three small Muslim children with a slipper and ordering them to say Jai Shree Ram.