Religion Archive

On October 11, Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, representing the Taliban government, made an important visit to the Darul Uloom Deoband seminary in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. This visit has attracted global attention because it marks the first diplomatic engagement between the Taliban and India since the militant group regained power in Afghanistan in 2021.

A recent police report from the Superintendent of Police in Dakshina Kannada District has unmasked a disturbing network of people impersonating Human Rights Commission officers, all in the name of meddling with the Dharmasthala temple controversy.

The recent outbreak of violence in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, has shaken the city and raised alarming questions about communal conspiracies in the state. Police investigations have now made it clear that this unrest was not a sudden reaction to the “I Love Muhammad” controversy.

Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher, a senior figure in Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami and its International Affairs Secretary, has stirred outrage after a provocative address in New York City. Taher, who earlier served as a Member of Parliament from Comilla-12 between 2001 and 2006 and now holds the position of nayeb-e-ameer in the party, openly called for militant mobilisation against India.

Every year when Navratri begins across India, the old city of Ahmedabad transforms into a vibrant hub of colours, devotion, and cultural pride. Among the countless rituals observed, one tradition stands out and captures the curiosity of everyone—at Sadu Mata Ni Pol, a neighbourhood known for its heritage, a unique 200-year-old custom unfolds on the night of Ashtami.

A fresh storm has risen in western Uttar Pradesh after Loni BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar exposed what he called a dangerous case of Love Jihad. He alleged that a young Hindu boy was trapped, converted, and forced into marriage with an Islamist woman nearly twice his age. The boy’s mother has filed a complaint against four people, including the woman at the centre of the case. Police have now registered the matter and begun a formal probe.

Satyaagrah reviews the work of Aravindan Neelakandan, who traces the long and difficult story of Hindu resistance in Kanyakumari. At the southernmost tip of India, this land has for centuries been both sacred and contested, its people standing firm against waves of missionary aggression and colonial manipulation.

Afghanistan was struck by its third earthquake within just one week, killing over 2,200 people and injuring thousands more. The tragedy has not only flattened homes and destroyed villages but has also uncovered the brutal human suffering faced by women under Taliban rule. According to several reports, many women were left buried under rubble and allowed to die because male rescuers were prohibited from touching them.

A shocking case has surfaced from the Konia locality under the Adampur police station area of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The incident involves the kidnapping of a minor Hindu girl, her forced religious conversion, and marriage to a Maulvi.

The Bareilly religious conversion racket has turned out to be far bigger and more organized than what officials initially believed. Investigations have revealed that the gang, run by Maulana Abdul Majeed, had networks spread across 13 states of India and was backed by over 200 maulanas. Police say the group targeted vulnerable people and pressured them into embracing Islam using both temptations and threats.