After monsoons refused to set in at the expected time, a Hindu group conducted a four-day-long yagam to appease the rain god Indra.
A court in China sentenced 25 members of a banned religious cult to prison terms of up to eight years on June 27.
Hindu religious groups have issued an ultimatum to the Central Government to shut down all slaughterhouses in the country by end of 2014.
A teenager in India chopped off his tongue with a blunt blade to prove his devotion to the Hindu God Shiva and seek his blessings.
An online petition asking politicians to grant a bank holiday to Hindus and Muslims for their respective festivals Diwali and Eid will be debated in the House of Commons.
