Diwali, a major holiday celebrated by many South Asian communities, began today, two days after Dhanteras. Here's what you need to know.

Vishwa Lingayat Mahasabha asserts Basavanna founded Lingayat religion, separate from Hinduism, with historical evidence and ...

Diwali (or Deepavali, as it’s also called), the grand Hindu festival of lights, begins this weekend, with the main Diwali night, Lakshmi Puja, falling on Monday. The festival, which signifies the ...

Zoroastrianism rounds up the top 10 of the most influential faiths on social media. This is the smallest religion in the ranking, with only 205K followers. At the same time, there are over 1.1 million ...

California has the largest Indian American population among the states at nearly 900,000. This year’s Diwali starts on Oct.

The Lingayat community’s renewed demand for separate religion status has reignited old divisions within the Karnataka Congress, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s endorsement of Basavanna’s ...

Residents from all backgrounds gathered at the William Glesby Centre on October 11 for the 4th Annual Diwali Celebration in ...

While both initiatives are intended to curb hate symbols, signatories warn that the language used could inadvertently criminalize sacred symbols of faith for millions of Canadians. The concern centers ...

In an era when globalization threatens to flatten cultural nuance, India stands as a striking exception. Its identity is not ...

The RSS has always claimed that it’s a cultural and social organisation, but it is no hidden fact that its members are part ...

Can We Stop Killing Each Other?’ is, in the words of Jago Cooper, Executive Director of The Sainsbury Centre, a “wide-ranging ...

The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has released the Class 12 History Syllabus for the 2025–26 academic year.