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Topic: religion

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

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print, online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately. Also Read: Indian atheists fight...

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.

Christian leaders flag community’s plight in letter to Murmu, Modi. ‘Attacked, seen as conversion agents’

In the letter, 400 Christian leaders & 30 church groups mention cases of violence against their community & call for inclusivity, look to PM to play ‘positive role in nation-building’.

Why Lady Justice needs glasses & the ‘C’ in capital gains stands for ‘chai-pani’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Ananya Panday is the latest star to flaunt her ‘guruji’. It signals India’s crisis of faith

Seeking spiritual guidance is nothing to be frowned upon. But the masses flocking to babas should also be read as a symptom of a larger problem—India’s crisis of faith.

On Camera

Mamata Banerjee vs the Election Commission—Why India needs an annual voter list revision

We cannot absolve the Election Commission of all the blame, but we must emphasise that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee must shoulder the lion’s share of the responsibility for these exclusions.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.