There are more places of worship in India than there are schools or colleges, hotels, hospitals or factories, according to the census. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint New Delhi: Inaugurating the ...

NEW DELHI - A 1991 law, which freezes the status and character of places of worship in India as at the time of ... The past is not there as a mirror image of the present. We read history to ...

The Supreme Court of India on December 12, 2024 ruled that no civil court should accept any new pleas challenging the 1991 Places of Worship Act till the next hearing on the matter in the apex court.

Image Source: Pixabay The Jyotirlingas ... These temples are spread across India and are believed to be the most revered places for worshiping Lord Shiva. According to Hindu tradition, each ...

The traditional name of this place is Padmapuram. It was later named Colletpet, after Joseph Collet who was the Governor of Madras from 1717 to 1719 during the days of the East India Company.

India mosque dispute could become a religious flashpoint Many, including opposition leaders and Muslim groups, have defended the law, saying it is crucial to safeguard the places of worship of ...

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India has seen an increase in attacks on people (due to religious intolerance) and places of worship, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. “...In India, the world’s largest ...

Does the presence of a cross make the agiary a place of Christian worship? There this hybrid character… is not unknown in India.” This week the Varanasi district court ruled that the petition ...