Religion in the Daily News
- Bengal: VHP’s Durga Puja ‘guidelines’ spark meat sale debate 29 August 2026 11 h 05 min The Siasat Daily New Delhi: A set of guidelines issued by the right-wing outfit Vishva Hindu Parishad on Durga Puja celebrations in West Bengal has triggered a political debate, with leaders from the JD(U), Congress and other parties expressing contrasting views on the …
- How Zohran Mamdani ended up in a fight over Hindu nationalism 29 August 2026 10 h 30 min Vox On Tuesday, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked about an upcoming appearance by Mohan Bhagwat, a leader of a Hindu nationalist organization, at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. “I don’t support the rally, but I don’t know if the city has any …
- RSS’ Dr Bhagwat in US: Why Islamic totalitarians & left forces of binaries fear Hindu message of universal oneness 29 August 2026 10 h 13 min Organiser Weekly NEW DELHI: The eternal spiritual ethos of Sanatan Dharma has never defined itself through dogmatic boundaries, institutional expansionism, or rigid binaries. At the very heart of Vedic philosophy lies Advaita, the profound principle of non-duality and …
- VHP's 'guidelines' for Durga Puja trigger political debate over meat sale in Bengal 29 August 2026 9 h 50 min The Hans India New Delhi: The set of guidelines issued by the right-wing outfit Vishva Hindu Parishad on Durga Puja celebrations in West Bengal has triggered a political debate, with leaders from the JD(U), Congress and other parties expressing contrasting views on the …
- No non-veg near pandals, no ‘distorted’ idols: VHP’s Durga Puja guidelines spark Bengal debat ... 29 August 2026 9 h 27 min India Blooms Kolkata/IBNS: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has issued a set of guidelines for Durga Puja organisers in West Bengal, urging them to follow traditional religious practices and uphold what it described as the sanctity and dignity of the festival. The …
- The Referendum Committee of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s Office Clarifies the Religious Ruling on Tawalli and Tabarri 29 August 2026 7 h 53 min Shia Waves The Referendum Committee of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s Office Clarifies the Religious Ruling on Tawalli and Tabarri The Referendum Committee affiliated with the office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, …
- Parade, performances, decorated elephants: Sri Lanka’s Esala Perahera festival captivates Kandy 29 August 2026 7 h 52 min The Times of India The festival also featured traditional Kandyan dancers and drummers in elaborate costumes, whose performances added rhythm and colour to the procession. Large crowds gathered around Kandy’s historic Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka as the Esala Perahera …
- Occupy: Pulpit Kwa Street 29 August 2026 7 h 37 min The Elephant Since the “Occupy Churches” mobilisations of 2024, religious institutions across Kenya have come under intensified public scrutiny, not merely over doctrine, but over power, money, and accountability. Citizens are increasingly aware of how certain churches …
- Holy Land 101: What every Christian should understand 29 August 2026 7 h 28 min Christian Daily International The Church of the Holy Land is not one denomination or institution. It is the diverse Christian community living and worshiping in the land of Jesus. It includes Orthodox, Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Evangelical, and other churches. …
- Keralam BJP Chief Warns Against Imposing Clerics' Diktats On Women 29 August 2026 7 h 27 min Deccan Chronicle Thiruvananthapuram: Keralam BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday said women in the state have the constitutional right to learn, celebrate and live with freedom and dignity, and opposed any attempt to impose clerics' diktats on them.In a post …
- Power Of Devaswom Board To Assume Management Of A Religious Institution 'Not Unfettered': Kerala High Court 29 August 2026 7 h 18 min Live Law The Kerala High Court has held that the power of a Devaswom Board to assume the management of an institution under the Travancore Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1950 is not an unfettered one and can be exercised only in the circumstances …
- RSS In US: How HSS USA Became Sangh’s Key Cultural Network Ahead of Mohan Bhagwat’s New York Event 29 August 2026 6 h 59 min Free Press Journal Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ``sarsanghchalak" Dr Mohan Bhagwat. | File Pic The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) does not operate as a formally registered organisation in the United States. Its principal US-based counterpart is the Hindu …
- Keralam BJP chief Chandrasekhar warns against imposing clerics’ diktats on women 29 August 2026 6 h 37 min The Print Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 29 (PTI) Keralam BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday said women in the state have the constitutional right to learn, celebrate and live with freedom and dignity, and opposed any attempt to impose clerics’ diktats on them …
- USCIRF Chair 'open' to meet RSS Chief after calling for sanctions 29 August 2026 6 h 35 min Asianet Newsable USCIRF Chair Asif Mahmood, after urging sanctions against RSS, says he is 'open' to meet Chief Mohan Bhagwat during his US visit to discuss religious freedom. India's MEA has slammed the USCIRF's earlier call as 'biased' and ' …
- Take action against Police who ordered removal of hoardings put up by public Ganesh festival committees for Eid ! 29 August 2026 6 h 07 min Sanatan Prabhat Demand by Sakal Hindu Samaj to the Chief Minister ! Mumbai – Sakal Hindu Samaj has demanded strict action against the Police Officers of Vikhroli Police Station who asked Ganesh festival committees to remove the hoardings they had put up in public places …
- Allama Iqbal studied Hinduism to its depths 29 August 2026 5 h 07 min Awaz The Voice Ghaus Sivani Through his poetry and prose, Allama Iqbal conveyed a powerful message of national unity and patriotism. He wrote appreciatively about Hindu and Sikh saints, Christian philosophers, Gautama Buddha, Zoroaster and Mani. He even chose the founder …
- How local donations fuel a Christian nonprofit that's quickly spreading in Texas 29 August 2026 4 h 41 min CBS Dallas - Texas A new state law has led one religious nonprofit to start chapters for students of dozens of Texas school districts. LifeWise Academy offers weekly Bible classes to public school students under SB 1049, which requires that schools allow the programs as long …
- Giva rakhi ad row shows anything can hurt Indians’ sentiments. Brands must back their ads 29 August 2026 4 h 23 min The Print There is a new national emergency in advertising: a low neckline and a dog in a Raksha Bandhan ad. Somewhere between jewellery, outrage, and the internet’s moral-policing department, Giva seems to have lost the plot. I am more disappointed in the brand …
- Dear VHP, spend one Durga Puja in Kolkata before giving Bengalis food diktats 29 August 2026 4 h 13 min The Print The Vishva Hindu Parishad discovered long ago that Bengalis eat meat during festivals. Now, as the BJP holds Bengal’s reins, the VHP’s state leadership has asked Durga Puja organisers to prohibit non-vegetarian food inside pandals, arguing that meat and …
- Students Advocate For Clarity: Hindu Swastika Different From Nazi Symbol 29 August 2026 4 h 08 min Religion Unplugged (ESSAY) I still remember the feeling. I was sitting in history class when my teacher pointed to Hitler's emblem and called it “the swastika." For most students, it was another sentence in another lesson. For me, it felt like someone had taken a …
- ‘My record is very clear in calling out Pakistan’: USCIRF Commissioner Asif Mahmood flags religious repression 29 August 2026 4 h 04 min The Tribune (Chandigarh) Los Angeles [US], August 29 (ANI): United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Dr Asif Mahmood has strongly criticised Pakistan over religious repression, saying his record of calling out Islamabad is "very clear…
- USCIRF Commissioner Asif Mahmood says “open to sit down” for dialogue with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat 29 August 2026 4 h 03 min The Tribune (Chandigarh) Los Angeles [US], August 29 (ANI): Days after calling on the US government to consider "targeted sanctions" against RSS and revoke the visa issued to Mohan Bhagwat, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Asif …
- USCIRF slams Pakistan for persecution, forced conversion of Hindu girls 29 August 2026 3 h 43 min Asianet Newsable USCIRF Commissioner Dr Asif Mahmood slams Pakistan's religious repression, highlighting the persecution of minorities and the forced conversion of Hindu girls. He stated the issue is raised with US officials and that Pakistan is a 'Country of …
- Hindu festival Raksha Bandhan celebrated across Sindh 29 August 2026 2 h 55 min The Nation KANDHKOT - Hindus annual religious festival Raksha Bandhan celebrated with religious fervour and zeal and zest throughout world. This festival is the one of the main festival of the Hindus it denotes the pious bond of brother and sister and it is being …
- No non-veg food near pandals: VHP to Durga Puja organisers in Bengal 29 August 2026 1 h 52 min India Today The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday issued guidelines ahead of Durga Puja in Bengal, urging organisers to return to traditional practices and ensure that non-vegetarian food is not sold or consumed in and around puja pandals. The organisation …
- Dawat-e-Islami rally in Chenabnagar reaffirms commitment to Khatm-e-Nabuwwat 29 August 2026 1 h 51 min The Nation CHINIOT - A grand Dawat-e-Islami rally was organized in Chenabnagar under the auspices of Majlis Ahrar Islam Pakistan on Friday, drawing religious scholars, leaders, workers and participants from across the country. Addressing the gathering, Ahrar leader …
- NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo warns schools against restricting mehndi, rakhis 29 August 2026 1 h 50 min India Today Priyank Kanoongo, Member of the National Human Rights Commission, has urged schools not to prevent Hindu children from applying mehndi or tying rakhis during Raksha Bandhan, saying such practices are part of Hindu tradition and religious freedom. In a post …
- Occupied Eastern Ukraine: How Russians Stole 800 Churches. Part 3 29 August 2026 1 h 46 min Bitter Winter by Willy Fautré Article 3 of 3. Read article 1 and article 2. The Orthodox Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, Feodosia, Crimea. Credits. Almost immediately after the start of Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine in 2022, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox …
- Syria and Religious Fear Continues (Alawites, Christians, and the Druze) 29 August 2026 1 h 26 min Modern Tokyo Times Syria and Religious Fear Continues (Alawites, Christians, and the Druze) Murad Makhmudov, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Islamist power brokers in Damascus are increasingly being accommodated by Gulf and Western powers through …
- US-based Hindu priest sexually abuses woman after telling her she was possessed, held 29 August 2026 0 h 35 min Hindustan Times A New York-based Hindu priest has been arrested in Canada for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on pretext of a ‘religious ceremony’ to heal her of evil spirits in Oshawa, police said. Rajendranauth Doodnauth Maraj was taken into custody following the …
- Hindu nationalist leader spurs protests and calls for sanctions ahead of NYC speech 29 August 2026 0 h 14 min NBC 4 - New York An event Saturday in New York City, featuring the head of a Hindu nationalist group instrumental in putting India’s ruling party in power, is being met with protests, a denunciation from the city’s mayor and a call for sanctions from a U.S. panel on …
- HINDU STATESMAN RAJAN ZED OFFERS PRAYERS AND GOOD WISHES FOR HOSPITALIZED NORWEGIAN KING HARALD 28 August 2026 21 h 56 min face2news Face2News/Nevada Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has offered heartfelt prayers and warm wishes for the swift and complete recovery of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway following his hospitalization. Zed, who is President of Universal Society …
- RSS chief’s US visit faces protests over Hindu nationalism 28 August 2026 21 h 51 min Al Jazeera Indian Hindu leader Mohan Bhagwat is due to speak in New York as human rights groups protest his visit. His organisation, the RSS, has been criticised for its Hindu nationalist ideology. Religious freedom organisations have called for Bhagwat’s US visa to …
- Muslims attacked and forced to chant Hindu slogan in Mumbai 28 August 2026 21 h 43 min Muslim Network TV NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Muslim men were assaulted, chased and forced to chant a Hindu religious slogan after tensions surrounding an Eid Milad-un-Nabi procession erupted into violence in Mumbai, according to videos that surfaced from the incident. The …
- India targets 22 Christian women in religious conversion case 28 August 2026 21 h 43 min Muslim Network TV NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Police in India’s Maharashtra state have filed a criminal case against 22 Christian women over accusations that they attempted to convert an 18-year-old student, fueling fears among church leaders as a stringent new state law …
- 11 members of Congress urge Pakistani gov't to save Christian woman abducted, forcibly converted to Islam 28 August 2026 21 h 40 min The Christian Post - Washington D.C. ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty ImagesLAHORE, Pakistan — Members of Congress have urged the Pakistani government to take steps to protect an 18-year-old Christian woman who her family says was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. In an Aug. 20 letter …
- Student asks Supreme Court to overturn ruling blocking public aid for religious studies 28 August 2026 21 h 40 min EWTN News Representatives for Liberty University student Bethany Hall have filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decades-old court decision that has been used to bar Catholic institutions from receiving state funds. The National Legal Foundation, …
- Igbo Muslim Urges Muslims To Confront Violence In Islam’s Name, Calls ‘Fellow Religionists’ Greatest Source Of Insecurity 28 August 2026 20 h 07 min Sahara Reporters Alhaji Yahaya Ndu, an Igbo Muslim and advocate of African Renaissance, has called on the Muslim community in Nigeria, Africa and beyond to take a more direct role in confronting violent groups operating under the banner of Islam. Ndu, a former presidential …
- Controversial Hindu nationalist leader spurs protests, Mamdani denunciation ahead of NYC speech 28 August 2026 19 h 35 min New York Post An event Saturday in New York City, featuring the head of a Hindu nationalist group instrumental in putting India’s ruling party in power, is being met with protests, a denunciation from the city’s mayor and a call for sanctions from a US panel on …
- DR Congo President Announces National Dialogue Weeks After Religious Leaders Urged National Unity 28 August 2026 19 h 29 min ACI Africa The Congolese member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) expressed gratitude to Tshisekedi for taking what he described as a statesmanlike initiative. “It is an opportunity for me today, on behalf of all my colleagues who are here, the …