Page 2 - Religious Controversy

Don't wear any religious dresses for now, says Karnataka High Court

Karnataka CJ-led bench cautions students; says schools, colleges can resume

Dabur withdraws ad on Karwachauth, tenders unconditionally apology

After facing backlash on social media platforms and also from a politician from the ruling BJP, the company has withdrawn the ad campaign.

FabIndia withdraws Jashn-e-Riwaaz promo after right-wing backlash

Clothing brand FabIndia has removed a promotional capsule about its new festive line after a backlash from right-wing groups. While the brand was accused of "defacing" the Hindu festival of Diwali by naming its festive collection as Jashn-e-Riwaaz (celebration of tradition), the company insisted that it is not a Diwali collection, which will be soon launched under 'Jhilmil si Diwali' promo. FabIndia was trolled on social media for what some said was unnecessarily uplifting secularism and Muslim ideologies in a Hindu festival, saying it hurt their religious sentiments. After it put on Twitter the Jashn-e-Riwaaz collection on October 9, some social media users called for a boycott of the brand, making their campaign one of the top trends. "We at FabIndia have always stood for the celebration of India with its myriad traditions in all hues," a company spokesperson said. "Our current capsule of products under the name Jashn-e-Riwaaz is a celebration of Indian traditions. The phrase me

How local politics and nationalism shaped football as we know it today

The sport, which began capturing global imagination just after World War I, has been used as a platform to make political and racial statements and broadcast ethnic identities

952 cases of communal, religious rioting in 2018-19: Government

Bihar topped the charts both in 2018 and 2019

Pak Supreme Court orders immediate rebuilding of Hindu temple

The court has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government to start the immediate rebuilding of a Hindu temple which was set on fire by a mob

Issues related to religious conversions concerns of state governments: MHA

Law enforcement agencies take action whenever such instances of violation come to the fore, the government said

FIR against 'Tandav' makers, cast in Mumbai based on BJP MLA's complaint

The show allegedly hurt religious sentiments

Another FIR against makers, artists of Tandav web series in Uttar Pradesh

An FIR has been lodged against makers and artists of Amazon Prime's web series Tandav in Greater Noida

Tandav web series row: UP CM's aide warns of serious legal fallout

An aide of UP CM Yogi Adityanath said the makers of web series 'Tandav' and Amazon's India content head will have to 'pay a price for hurting religious sentiments'

FIR against makers of Amazon Prime web series 'Tandav' lodged in Lucknow

The show allegedly depicted Hindu gods in a bad light 'which could lead to religious flare-ups'

Converting to another religion just for marriage is illegal: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court on held that conversion of religion just for the purpose of marriage is not legal.

Identity and separatism

In Kashmir, the Hindus held most of the land and the accompanying political power, while the Muslims were the peasants and powerless

Why augmented reality is triggering culture conflict, religious controversy

Sacred spaces and games have long had an uneasy relationship