Earlier this week our President gave his assent to a long pending Bill which effectively bans the sale and consumption of beef in the State of Maharashtra, the violation of which carries a fine of Rs. 10,000 & a 5 year prison term.
Students at a primary school in London were banned from witnessing a once-in-a-generation eclipse because of cultural and religious reasons.
The Bharatiya Janta Party-led government in Haryana recently said that a jail term and fine would be imposed on those found guilty of cow slaughter.
Officials in Saudi Arabia detained an Indian national after he posted a picture on his Facebook page depicting the Grand Mosque as a Hindu temple.
The Indian state of Maharashtra banned the possession and sale of beef after President Mukherjee signed into law a bill earlier this month.
All India Faizan-e-Madina Council announced a monetary reward to anyone that kills a Muslim cleric who had called Shiva the first messenger of Islam.
The leader of a radical Hindu organization received heavy criticism on February 24 for his views on Mother Teresa.
A Malayalam film revolving around atheism was recently blocked by YouTube only to be unblocked 48 hours later.
Hindu radicals in different parts of the country have taken up measures to do away with the western influence of Valentine’s Day.
The ruling party in India is set to release crucial religious data of census 2011, which was allegedly kept under wraps by the previous government.
