Protesters and police sparred on the streets of northeast India tonight. (SOUNDBITE OF PROTEST AMBIENCE) UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTERS: (Shouting in non-English language). CORNISH: The police fired tear gas ...

An important distinguishing and defining factor of India is its plurality, and an important unifying theme is its diversity. In this statement lies a self-evident truth about India; everything in ...

According to a December 2024 survey by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, 49% of Adivasis in the state who ...

A tribes woman prays during a sit-in demonstration rally to demand of recognizing Sarna Dharma as a religion in Ranchi, capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Oct. 18, 2022. Credit: AP ...

When JD Vance told a stadium of thousands he hoped his wife would one day be moved “by the Christian gospel” the same way he was, he inadvertently stepped into a contentious dialogue in India and ...

India wants to grant citizenship to refugees from nearby countries — unless they're Muslim. Critics say making religion a criteria for citizenship violates India's secular character. This past week, ...

At the National Forum of Lawyers conference in Jaipur, Catholic priests and nuns pledged to combat Christian persecution and ...

Editor’s Note: Varun Soni is an adjunct professor of religion and dean of religious life at the University of Southern California. He is the first Hindu to serve as the chief religious or spiritual ...

Protests erupted in India with the passage of a controversial new law that uses religion as a criteria for citizenship. Critics say it violates the secularism enshrined in India's constitution.