At school we were taught – in textbooks influenced by British historians – that Jainism and Buddhism were contemporaneous revolts against Brahmin-dominated Hinduism. The religions had largely ...

DW's Mahima Kapoor joins millions of Hindu devotees for the Maha Kumbh Mela, roaming alone through the world's largest religious gathering. On the day of my departure from New Delhi, I am sick.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has requested assistance from Indian authorities in its investigation of Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani over alleged ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The shadow of a pilgrim falls on a sari held up to dry during Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India. (AP ...

RJD chief Lalu Prasad blamed Saturday night’s stampede at the New Delhi railway station on a failure to manage the crowd that was heading to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayargraj, and courted controversy ...

Tulsi Gabbard, the newly appointed Director of National Intelligence (DNI), is making headlines for her Hindu name, with many wondering about her connection to the Indian origins. Ms Gabbard ...

Gabbard was born to Mike Gabbard and Carol Porter on April 12, 1981. She is named after Tulsi, the sacred plant in Hinduism. Due to her name, people have misconstrued her to be an Indian. But in 2012 ...

Days after the discovery of a couple of Hindu idols from a piece of land owned by the Pala diocese of the Syro-Malabar Church, efforts are under way to resolve the matter amicably. The remains ...

The Hindu temple in Jebel Ali is a permanent home for more than 16 Hindu deities. It offers various facilities for devotees — located in Dubai’s Corridor of Tolerance in Jebel Ali. Other religious ...

Remnants of a temple have been found on land owned by the Catholic Diocese of Palai in Kerala, prompting the Church to allow Hindu devotees to hold a devaprasnam — an astrological ritual carried out ...

ATTACKS ON HINDUS IN BANGLADESH: WHAT UN REPORT SAYS The UN report released on February 12 also noted that violent mob attacks on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh began even before Hasina was forced to ...

The 42-year-old military veteran and former US Congresswoman from Hawaii who served four terms in the US House of Representatives and is the first Hindu member of Congress and the first ...