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The 5 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries in Hindu Scriptures

Hinduism is often described as a religion of questions rather than absolute answers. The Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Puranas offer stories that shape faith, philosophy, and culture. Yet, some of their greatest mysteries remain unresolved even after thousands of years. Were these mysteries meant to be solved, or were…

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Orthodox monks are the first to live and pray at a monastery in Estonia for 80 years

Estonia's Kirikla Orthodox Monastery is the first of its kind to be established by the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church in decades

The Independent UK

Gen Z gets into pest control: NEET protests cut across identity lines, and bypass mainstream media’s ‘manufactured consent’

A spontaneous protest movement dubbed the “Cockroach Janta Party” emerged from an offhand remark by CJI Surya Kant, showing how a single word can spark widespread dissent. Driven largely by Gen Z, the movement uses humour, satire and non-ideological unity to protest issues like NEET exam irregularities, education reform, unemployment…

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Texas Official Facing Lawsuit Threat After Promising to Sack Staff Not 'Sufficiently Christian'

American Atheists has warned Texas Comptroller-elect Don Huffines it will pursue legal action if employees are dismissed based on religion following reported remarks about 'sufficiently Christian' staff.

International Business Times UK

How Gurbani Describes Waheguru: The Guru Granth Sahib's Formless God Has No Scripture Equal

The Book That Is Not a BookIn 1708, at Nanded in present-day Maharashtra, Guru Gobind Singh did something no religious leader had done before or has done since. He ended the line of human Gurus and installed a book in their place. Not as a memorial. Not as a record.…

Times Life

Gen Z is the first generation in history in which men are more religious than women. Why?

It’s not news that young Australians are less religious than their parents and grandparents. Census data has shown a steady decline in religious affiliation for decades, particularly among Christians, who remain Australia’s largest faith group.

The Conversation

Does The "Aloha Spirit" Violate The Establishment Clause?

The statutory definition of the "aloha spirit" seems very much like any other progressive nondeist religion.

Reason

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The Grand Mosque of Paris, 'part of the French Republic' for 100 years

Inaugurated 100 years ago this week, the Grand Mosque of Paris is France's longest-serving Islamic place of worship and a landmark for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. From its origins as a tribute to Muslim soldiers who fought in the French army to its present as a centre of moderate Islam,…

Radio France Internationale

Rajeev Chandrasekhar accuses CPI(M), IUML of spreading fear over Waqf Act

Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar has accused the CPI(M) and the IUML of spreading "fear and misinformation" over the amended Waqf law, asserting that the issue concerns the rule of law rather than religion. His remarks come after the Kerala High Court observed that the State Waqf Board did not…

The Economic Times

Lashes, langers, bozzers and belly bachelors: a new book decodes Cork’s local slang

Sex, drink and religion are common motifs in the ‘extraordinarily rich’ colloquial vernacular of Ireland’s second city

The Guardian - UK

Pop culture’s 'reverent irreverence': How artists blur irony, sincerity and religion

Indie artist Alex Cameron has sparked curiosity with a song about Jesus, blending humor and sincerity

The Independent UK

Why This Pakistani Qawwali Leaves Krishna Devotees Speechless

Can a devotional song erase the lines that divide people? Across history, music has often done what politics and borders could not. Among the most touching examples is a Sufi qawwali dedicated to Lord Krishna, performed by celebrated artists from Pakistan. At first, it sounds like a traditional Krishna bhajan,…

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Karnataka Cabinet expansion: Preliminary talks on, list to be finalised soon, says Jarkiholi

Preliminary discussions for Karnataka's cabinet expansion have begun. Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah met party leadership regarding the expansion. The Congress high command will finalize the list of candidates soon. All 20 vacancies are expected to be filled before the assembly session. Selections will consider caste, religion, region,…

The Economic Times

"Act published in Gazette, final steps underway for quick implementation": Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Vijay Sharma on Freedom of Religion Bill

Speaking to reporters, Sharma stated that the bill has been passed by the state assembly, publication in the official gazette, followed by the notification of the rules and guidelines. He noted that the first step is complete, while the second stage is currently underway and will be finalised as quickly…

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Jagannath Yatra 2026: Start Date, End Date and Why It Stops at a Dargah

Every year in July, Puri in Odisha files with millions of devotees. Devotees from different parts of India come to Puri to watch the three large wooden chariots of Lord Jagannath,Lord Balabhadra, and Lord Subhadra move along the Bada Danda. When Does Jagannath Rath Yatra 2026 start? Devotees carry Lord…

Radio France Internationale

Lawyers vow to fight on after Kenya court rejects Rastafarians' cannabis bid

In a long-awaited ruling, Kenya's High Court has rejected a bid by Rastafarians to be allowed to smoke cannabis as part of their religious worship. But lawyers say the fight continues and the case has opened up debate on the country's drug laws and what constitutes religious freedom.

International Business Times UK

What Is a Hate Crime? Utah Man Charged After Asking Mall Worker's Religion, Then Stabbing Him

A Utah man faces attempted murder charges for a suspected hate crime after stabbing a Muslim mall worker 15 times, highlighting ongoing concerns about anti-Muslim violence in the US.

The Times of India

'I intend to kill Muslims': Indian mall worker in US stabbed by Utah man

A Utah man has been arrested for stabbing an Indian mall worker multiple times in broad daylight, telling investigators he targeted the victim because of his religion and "intends to kill Muslims," according to court documents.

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Muslim man stabbed 15 times in US

WASHINGTON — A was ‌arrested in Utah for stabbing a Muslim man multiple times and stated that he targeted the victim because of the victim's religion, police said in court records on Tuesday.

AAP

Big yikes: religion, politics and media dead to Gen Z

A major survey of thousands of Australians aged 19-24 has shown an appetite to engage in issues, but distrust of politics, media and religion.

Times Life

Why The Most Shocking Idea About Religion Came From Vivekananda?

The Room That Heard Without Listening On 11 September 1893, Swami Vivekananda stood before the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago and opened with seven words: "Sisters and brothers of America." The hall erupted. Two minutes of applause for a greeting. What followed, the actual argument, received polite appreciation…

Times Life

What Kabir Said About Religion That Made Both Hindus and Muslims Deeply Uncomfortable

The Man Who Picked No SideKabir was born into a Muslim weaver family in Varanasi sometime around 1440, and he spent his life in a city where the Ganga and the call to prayer existed within earshot of each other. He was not a scholar. He did not write treatises.…

Times Life

Tantra Was Never About Sex: The Most Misunderstood Philosophy India Ever Produced

The text nobody actually readsThe Vijnanabhairava Tantra lists 112 dharanas, meditative techniques for dissolving the boundary between individual awareness and universal consciousness. One asks you to feel the precise moment between inhaling and exhaling, and stay there. Another instructs you to contemplate the sensation of desire at its exact point…

The Guardian - AU

Losing our religion? Most Australians have no religion, census could show if question was changed

Ahead of the census in August, campaign group suggests current poll design overstates the nation’s religiousness

The Times of India

This 500-year-old wooden mask once represented the Aztec god of death and the underworld

Carved from wood more than five centuries ago, a small skull faced mask held today at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore once gave physical form to one of the most feared and revered deities in the entire Aztec pantheon, Mictlantecuhtli, lord of the underworld. Measuring just 6.75 by 5.5…

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