religion

Telangana CM offers lotus-shaped necklace and collar to popular Hindu temple

Police intensify search for the temple's former abbot wanted on money-laundering charges

'People are using their fingertips to think instead of their minds and tongues'

Move comes in the wake of strident protests by various groups

Restoring the beauty of Pakistani society means celebration of the multi-cultural, multi-religious aspects of it

Facebook CEO says 'religion is very important'

Speakers urge PPP, civil society to remain firm in wake of pressures from certain quarters

Netherlands has a large community of citizens with Turkish roots

Harmann Singh says he was confronted b man who called him 'Muslim'

Cruise was asked about a documentary, My Scientology Movie, which does not paint the church in the most positive light

Authorities say refusing to shake hands for religious reasons would be to involve others in a ‘religious act’

The extremist group targets people who have little knowledge of Islam

The issue comes at a highly sensitive time for relations with Muslims in France after two attacks linked to the IS

Cows are considered sacred by Hindus and killing them is banned in most Indian states

This year’s allocation is the same as last year’s

In India religion is transactional. We offer money to temples in exchange for blessings

Sixteen-year-old Anwar mistakenly raised his hand during a sermon in a local mosque

Famous temples are playing firecracker CDs instead of launching the real thing

China must also manage the Internet to promote the Communist Party's religious theories and policies

Beijing tightens controls on civil society organisations and churches

'Many among the tolerant, the modern and liberal Pakistanis have often mocked me for talking about religion'

They argued that Islam does not permit physical contact with a person of the opposite sex

When you stopped talking to girls on campus after Hajj, I knew it was a phase which wouldn’t last long

Is he a man of multiple faiths?

Two attackers lunged at his neck with sharp weapons while the 68-year-old was taking his regular morning walk

Foundation of secular thought rests on tolerance — it emerged to allow religious groups to live together in peace

Sunni television channels remain by far the highest in number and increased to 55 from 43 three years previously

Goal of the course is not to 'champion one religion over another' but to increase the study of religion, says lecturer

Revered by followers as a messiah but denounced by critics as a charlatan, Moon died from pneumonia in 2012

Decision by the board aims at keeping religion away from the examination process

We have reached the stage where it is Muslim World versus the Rest, and the centre of the battle is the Middle East

Religion in America routinely plays a prominent part in politics, especially on the side of the Republican Party

The Catholic Church's Year of Consecrated Life comes to a close on Tuesday

Amid heated rhetoric on Muslims across the county during the presidential campaign season, Hamtramck has embraced them

With approximately 3.3 million Muslims currently residing in US, the number is set to increase

A source said the boy had said he was "ashamed" that he did not manage to kill the 35-year-old teacher

More than a million people turned out for the festival, one of the world's largest religious gatherings

Social media predicted the authorities would have been more forceful, if they were Muslim or black

There are an estimated 150,000 converts to Islam among the Latino community in the US

The literal meaning of Islam is ‘religion of peace and security’

Young boys take part in the festivities which some consider a celebration of reaching manhood

The findings suggest that children from religious households are more selfish and less kind toward others

What happens when an American writer and a Muslim scholar debate the Holy Quran?

Principal explains students only allowed to leave assembly hall because of Muharram

We look at how Muharram is being observed across the world

Teachers in Britain have a new legal obligation to keep an eye out for potential extremists

Churches pledge to carry out civil disobedience campaigns if their crosses are forcefully removed

Of a total population of 12.5 million, the Muslim community comprises at least a significant 1.5 million

People of Islamabad protest against the blasphemy laws and parallel judicial structures in front of the Parliament.

Pilgrims from all over the world are estimated to total up to 2.5 million this year.