Sandra Khan, the video vixen who stole hearts on popular Bongo Flavour track Binti Kiziwi by Z-Anto has been released from a prison in China after serving a seven-year sentence. Khan was jailed ...

Avirup Sarkar is a Bangladeshi Hindu, living in a country that is 90% Muslim. His widowed cousin lives in a sprawling joint family house in a mixed neighbourhood in Netrokona, a district ...

Another scholar describes shakti in the following manner: Sakti [shakti] means “power”; in Hindu philosophy and theology sakti is understood to be the active dimension of the godhead, the divine power ...

A century-old sacred Hindu shrine in Pakistan was destroyed by a Muslim mob in December - the second ransacking and desecration of the holy site. Pakistan's Supreme Court has issued an order to ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been spotted several times this summer and fall wearing what a Toronto-based priest says is a sacred Hindu thread of protection. Worn on the wrist, it is also kno ...

A day earlier, a 22-year-old Hindu man, Ram Gopal Mishra, was allegedly shot dead by a Muslim man while a Hindu religious procession was passing through the Muslim-dominated neighbourhood of ...

Hindu beliefs developed over the centuries and include many influences, including numerous sacred texts, thousands of deities, and holy sites that continue to draw millions of pilgrims.

Diwali is one of the biggest festivals celebrated by the Hindu community. Sikhs also celebrate the event. Diwali means row of lights and the celebrations take place over five days. Many Hindus ...

11-year-old Vraj shows us around a Hindu temple, called a mandir, and tells us about the religious statues called murtis that Hindus keep in their temples and homes. Hinduism is over 4,000 years ...

From the day's news agenda to the intricacies of diplomacy and the latest on cinema, The Hindu delivers the best of news and analysis to your inbox. Click on your choice of newsletters below ...

A digital subscription to The Hindu will provide you access to premium features such as personalised article recommendations, quick briefings on the day's news, ability to bookmark articles for ...