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Bangladesh Army turns religious. Fidel Castro had warned Sheikh Mujib

The Bangladesh Army has raised a new unit with four companies named after the first four Islamic Caliphs — Umar, Abu Bakr, Ali, and Uthman.

Gap between religion and science will be fatal to the progress of human society: Zakir Husain

On 10 January 1968, Dr Zakir Husain delivered an address at the inauguration of the International Inter-Religious Symposium on Peace in New Delhi, outlining the role of religion in establishing world peace.

‘Secular’ parties are beginning to lose Muslim vote bank

It takes two hands to clap–High time Muslims engage with Hindus.

Reconciling religion and science is the only way to find peace and happiness: Zakir Husain

On 7 December 1968, Dr Zakir Husain delivered an address at the tri-decennial celebrations of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Bombay, explaining why it’s important to pursue science and religion together.

Bhairav the ‘divine dog’ returns to Bijnor after rescue—devotion nearly killed him

Cries of 'Bhairav ji aaye hai' are ringing again at Nandpur temple with the return of their dog-deity. What villagers saw as divine circling of idols, vets in Noida diagnosed as a tick-borne infection.

‘You insulted your own troops’: Why SC upheld sacking of Army officer over Sarv Dharm Sthal ceremony

Top court says refusal of a Christian Army officer to perform Sikh rituals with his troops hurt their morale and violated secular code of the Army.

Religious ‘nones’ on rise, many believe in afterlife but 50% say religion hurts society—Pew survey

In all 22 countries, 20% or more of religious 'nones' believe in life after death, while the number was 50% or more in seven countries.

ChatGPT (The Old Testament version) & pirates of the Mediterranean

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Why this Tughlaq princess has a shrine dedicated to her in a Tamil Temple

In her book, The Tamils, Nirmala Lakshman also reflects on her own awakening to the depth of Tamil history, language, and culture.

Don’t use Western idea of religion or ideology to understand ‘dharma’. It’s much more complex

SN Balagangadhara, a professor at Ghent University, said that by accepting ‘religion’ as something that we must willy-nilly engage with, we are doing ourselves a great disservice.

On Camera

CJP protest isn’t a Gen Z victory alone. Millennials laid the groundwork

Social media has rushed to frame the success of CJP protests as a victory of Gen Z over millennials. But movements are not born overnight, nor do they belong to a single generation.

India’s crude import dependence rises to record 88.7% as domestic output continues to decline

Govt informs Rajya Sabha that said domestic crude oil production fell from 29.7 million metric tonnes in 2021-22 to 28 MMT in 2025-26, mainly due to ageing oilfields.

Netra Mk2 to get 100-plus radars & sensors, aircraft to undergo modifications in Spain & India

Airbus will carry out major structural modifications on the six A321s before DRDO & its partners integrate the indigenous mission systems, with first aircraft expected by 2031-32.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.