Religion In India

Naseeruddin Shah should be heard, his remarks debated because Bulandshahr is a blot on India's conscience

What Naseeruddin has said in the context of the 3 December killing of police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and local youth Sumit Kumar in Bulandshahr and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath's reaction to it, makes eminent sense. The killing of a police inspector in mob violence is nothing new. But the Bulandshahr case is entirely different.

Uproar expected in Punjab as Amarinder govt moves to table bill introducing amends to Section 295 AA blasphemy law today

The Punjab government's proposed decision to amend Section 295 AA, a law which makes acts of sacrilege against the holy books — Guru Granth Sahib, Gita, Quran, Bible — of major religions punishable with life imprisonment, is expected to cause quite an uproar as the bill will be tabled in Punjab assembly on Tuesday.

Yogi Adityanath govt in Uttar Pradesh ignoring Taj Mahal betrays its myopic view of history

The Yogi Adityanath government's recent decision to leave the Taj Mahal out of its tourism department booklet is yet another reminder of the deep-seated anxiety of this brigade.

India will be home to world's largest Muslim population by 2050, but is the country ready for the change?

The rise of increasing overt religiosity among Muslims in India and elsewhere, the supporting role of Indian Islamic movements worldwide and the emergence of the next-generation of jihadis will likely change the character of democracies worldwide

India's ex-Muslims: Shedding traditional Islam for science

Such youths — both men and women, and well educated — are typically in their twenties and thirties and describe themselves as ex-Muslims, atheists or cultural Muslims.

Political consequences of 2011 religious census: BJP can gain from growth in Muslim population

The numbers prove that Muslim population growth rates are far above their national decadal average of 24.6 percent in all border states, barring West Bengal and Tripura.

Shut down Hindutva forces: What President Obama really told PM Modi

Obama didn't forget to slip in a reminder about an important global concern about the Modi government between praises and crowd-pleasing lines in Hindi

Ek Tha Alien: A silly film that bothers irrational people, not surprising Aamir's PK made Rs 300 cr

PK showed what works better than a stupid film like Dhoom:3 in India - a stupid film which fans an epidemic of irrationality.

Aamir Khan's PK is hardly gutsy, but it's good enough for silly Twitter rants

While half of the world is busy outraging over PK's gut Aamir Khan's film is actually symbolic of the deep fear that props religion up in our society.

An alien who speaks in Bollywood cliches: Here's why Aamir Khan's PK works

There is nothing particularly stunning about PK. It's very Raj Kumar Hirani packaging its message in preachy cliches. But that's the reason the film might just succeed in its mission - getting its audience to question the difference between faith and the rituals we mindlessly follow in its name.