Karnataka Government issued fresh guidelines ahead of Vaikunta Ekadashi and Sankranti to curb the spread of Covid-19. ..

A three-feet tall stone sculpture of Goddess Marichi, a broken Buddha idol, a stone pillar and other objects were unearthed from the riverbed of the Baitarani near Kunjabiharipur village in Jajpur district during sand mining...

Fireworks adorned the sky around the Golden Temple in Amritsar town of Punjab to mark the occasion of Guru Gobind Singh's 350th Parkash Utsav (birth anniversary) on Jan 09...

A social media post claimed that the activists of various organizations stopped the illegal conversion of nearly 1000 innocent people. According to the Facebook post, social activists and local leaders visited the programme organized in Bethany resort located in Maval taluk in Pune district and shut down the programme after finding conversion conspiracy. ..

Amidst the rising number of COVID-19 cases, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has denied permission for Pongal-related cultural functions and gatherings across the State. ..

An online registration system will be reintroduced shortly for those planning to visit the famous Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan in view of the rising cases of coronavirus, an office bearer of the temple said...

Hindus urged Chicago headquartered fast food company McDonald's Corporation not to unnecessarily and unreasonably drag the serious discipline of yoga in its commercials, handling it with a flippant attitude...

Welcoming Nativity scene at Oklahoma State Capitol, Hindus intended to showcase various Hindu deities at the Capitol during next Diwali, most popular Hindu festival which falls on October 24 in 2022...

The Tamil Nadu Police seized an emerald lingam believed to be worth Rs 500 crore from the bank locker of a resident in Thanjavur...

The conviction cleared many doubts of several people on the conscious entrapment of Hindu girls by Muslim youths. A Muslim youth was convicted for wrongly introducing himself, rape etc., under the various laws. He has been identified as Javed, a resident of Kanpur. ..

For the first time since its incorporation in 1977, Cedar Hills City Council (Utah) will start its meeting on January four with Hindu prayers, containing hymns from world’s oldest extant scripture...

At least 12 people were killed and 13 others injured in a stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra early on Jan 01. ..

Hindus urged Norwegian National Opera & Ballet to discard its upcoming production of “La Bayadère”; scheduled for March 23-April 07, 2022 in Oslo; which they feel seriously trivializes Eastern religious and other traditions...

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal and Harsimrat Badal paid obeisance at Golden Temple in Amritsar to mark New Year 2022...

Locals informed the Police and demanded the action against the mass conversion of innocent people to Christianity by Pastor Philip Shriram. The incident took place in Gauriganj in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh. ..

In view of the looming danger of Covid-19's new 'Omicron' variant, the Maharashtra government has decided to keep Shirdi Sai Baba temple closed during the night...

An effigy of Santa Claus was set on fire by some villagers after the Christian missionaries allegedly attempted to convert innocent people in the Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. It was alleged that Christian missionaries wore red clothes, attracted the children in the name of gifts, and attempted to convert them to Christianity...

First Sikh temple will be opened in Canada's Timmins on December 31, i.e. New Year's eve. It is located exactly at Gibby's Tavern on Cedar Street South. ..

In Jharkhand’s Gumla district, converted Christian families have socially boycotted two families who opposed conversion to Christianity from the Sarna faith. The report published by News 18 Hindi said that due to the influence or force of Christian missionaries, the villagers boycotted the families who followed the non-Christian faith...

Odisha Government imposed restrictions on the celebration of Christmas and New Year in the view of Coronavirus pandemic. The State Government has restricted the Christmas & New Year celebrations with effect from 25th December to 2nd January. ..

A massive fire broke out at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine forest area on December 22. However, the fire has been brought under control by the team of the shrine board and the forest department...

UK's Planning Inspectorate on December 16 gave Anoopam Mission UK the planning permission for the crematorium on its 15-acre site near Denham in the southeast of England. Anoopam Mission has now decided to initiate building the structure on the Shree Swaminarayan Spiritual Cultural and Community Centre campus...

A video has been surfaced on social media that claimed a German man married to a Russian woman as per Hindu tradition. Germany's Chris Muller married Russian Julia Ukhvakatina in a Hindu ceremony with all the rituals in line. ..

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama interacted with staff and students of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak via video conferencing and asserted that India is a country with thousands of years of a tradition that promotes Ahimsa (non-violence) and Karuna (compassion)...

Christian priest Father Joseph Pereira registered a complaint against his trustees of his NGO Kripa Foundation. Father Joseph Pereira is a founder trustee of the Kripa Foundation and a Padmashree Awardee. ..

Many memes went viral on social media after an Italian Church expressed an apology after a Bishop told kids that Santa is not real. ..

The Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the registration of two Christian evangelist organizations — New Hope Foundation based in Tamil Nadu and Holy Spirit Ministries based in Karnataka, which were funded by controversial foreign donor Gospel For Asia. ..

A 13th century temple was discovered in the outskirts of Kota Nemalipuri village of Rajupalem mandal in the district...

Mohan Bhagwat, Chief of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), met the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at Himachal Pradesh's McLeodganj, Dharamshala. ..

Pakistan is going to reopen the famous Jain Temple after its reconstruction and renovation. The temple stood tall in all its glory and grandeur at a famous junction in Lahore named the Jain Mandir intersection. ..

US State Department report on global terrorism claimed that some madrassas in Pakistan have continued to teach violent extremist doctrine. In addition, the report said that Pakistan made limited progress on the most difficult aspects of its 2015 National Action Plan to counter-terrorism, specifically in its pledge to dismantle all terrorist organizations without delay or discrimination...

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) found that Christian missionaries taught the Bible to orphans and converted them to Christianity. The orphanage was located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. ..

Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha demanded a law to limit illegal conversions across the country. MP Harnath Singh Yadav raised the issue of illegal conversions of innocent people in the country. He was talking during Zero Hour Session in Rajya Sabha...

The movie 'The Dalai Lama: Scientist' was the inaugural film of the International Science Film Festival of India, which began in Goa December 11, 2021, as part of the seventh Indian International Science Festival...

As India continues to mourn the loss of its first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other soldiers in the tragic IAF chopper crash in Tamil Nadu, a special prayer was conducted at the Hemis Monastery for the peaceful departure of the deceased warriors on December 12...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi. He prayed at the Kaal Bhairav Temple and Kashi Vishvanath Dham in Kashi. He also took a holy dip in river Ganga...

An anonymous devotee has donated Kati-Varadha Hasthams made of gold and studded with diamonds and rubies to be adorned to Lord Venkateswara at the Tirumala Temple...

A Nagar Kirtan was taken out from Akal Takht to Gurdwara Guru Ke Mahal on the occasion of the martyrdom of the ninth Sikh master — Guru Tegh Bahadur...

For the second year in a row, the Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Dakshina Kannada district has decided to not hold 'ede snana' - a ritual of devotees rolling over the prasadam offered to the presiding deity - due to Covid-19 restrictions and detection of Omicron variant of the virus in the State...

Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma who is in Dhubri offered prayers at the Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib on the solemn occasion of Martyrdom Day of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Saheb...

The Save Sharda Committee Kashmir (SSCK) has urged the Centre to build a corridor from Teetwal, India, to Sharda Temple inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on the lines of Kartarpur Corridor. This came after the foundation stone of Sharda Yatra Base Camp Temple and Centre was laid in Jammu and Kashmir...

Some religious extremists attacked and vandalized the Gurdwara Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji Dhiaye near Ghouspur city in the Sindh province of Pakistan...

The Pakistan High Commission has issued 136 visas to Indian pilgrims for visiting various religious sites in Pakistan...

An independent Committee has been formed to study sex abuses in Church in Portugal. The Committee will begin the study in Jan 2022. The six-person Committee includes psychiatrists, a former Supreme Court judge and a social worker. ..

Mumbai police has registered an FIR against unidentified persons for selling without permission QR code passes for entry at the famous Siddhivinayak temple...

Ahmadi Muslims are leaving Peshawar for their safety. The majority of Ahmadi families have sold their properties and fled to safer places to escape the constant threat to their lives from the public in general in Pakistan's northwest...

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will run the 'Rampath Yatra' train on December 25 which will start from Gujarat connecting Madhya Pradesh to reach Ayodhya...

A Pakistani model has stirred up a storm on social media after she posed in front of Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Shakargarh, Narowal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ..

A Chandikeswarar stone idol was stolen from Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple at Chathirapatti near Thuvarankurichi on the outskirts of Trichy on Nov 23. ..

Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district administration has allowed Shirdi's Shri Saibaba Sansthan to resume the temple's ‘prasadalaya’ or dining facility and distribute ‘prasad’ to devotees...