Religious Sentiments

Sunny Leone's new song 'Madhuban' is just another raunchy club number. Then why reference Radha, and Dilip Kumar's original?

Sunny Leone's music video has incited a storm of outrage among Hindus, specially the priests of Mathura, who have accused the song of hurting religious sentiments. This once, I have to agree that the referential arc of the song is most uncalled for.

Munawar Faruqui case: Madhya Pradesh HC's Indore bench to deliver judgment on bail plea today

The 32-year-old comedian is in judicial custody and lodged at Indore Central Jail since he was arrested on 1 January for objectionable comments that he would have allegedly made against Hindu deities at a comedy show in Madhya Pradesh

After Tandav makers agree to implement changes, BJP MP says will further 'strive' for OTT content regulation

MP Manoj Kotak said the makers of Tandav deciding to make the changes is "only a step forward"

Karan Johar assures he'll be sensitive about religion in upcoming period drama Takht: 'History wrote this chapter, I'm just telling it'

Karan Johar says his sensitivities to religions across the world will be on point in Takht

Zomato executives in West Bengal's Howrah go on indefinite strike against delivering beef, pork

Zomato executives in West Bengal's Howrah went on an indefinite strike, protesting against being forced to deliver beef and pork.

Complaint filed against hair stylist Jawed Habib over 'derogatory' Hindu Gods advertisement in newspaper

case has been registered against hair stylist Jawed Habib following a complaint accusing him of "insulting and demeaning" Hindu Gods in a newspaper advertisement

VHP object to pregnant woman marrying another man in Laali Ki Shadi Mein Laddoo Deewana

VHP members claim that their religious sentiments were hurt by the move. However, the producers refuse to chop off any scene.

Raees in trouble as Shia community objects to scene in trailer of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer

The representatives of the Shia community have demanded the deletion of a shot in the trailer of Raees which hurts their religious sentiments.

Bid to quieten Muslim call to prayer amplifies Israel tensions

A bill backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ban mosques around Israel and annexed east Jerusalem from using loudspeakers to amplify late night and early morning azans, or calls to prayers, has been approved by a ministerial committee ahead of a parliamentary debate and voting.

The Butterfree Effect: How Pokémon Go is hurting 'religious sentiments' of Indians

On Wednesday a PIL was filed in the Gujarat High Court against developers of the location-based augmented reality game Pokemon Go, alleging it hurts religious sentiments of certain communities by showing eggs in places of worship.