The Supreme Court ruled that Scheduled Caste status is lost upon conversion to religions outside Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism.
SC communities began using religious conversion itself as an act of assertion and autonomy. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar himself led a mass conversion of SC members to Buddhism. Notably, he converted to Buddhism ...
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A reflection for Holy Week

Amidst all the global crises on energy shortages and wars, we should take some time out to reflect on religion this coming Holy Week. This is a reminder that in this world of globalization, artificial ...
A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan holds that Dalits lose Scheduled Caste status on conversion from Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism to other religions; quashes cases under ...
Could the Supreme Court have ended up engineering a profound collision between theories of constitutional jurisprudence and ...
Critics say linking the Supreme Court’s decision on Dalits with the demand for delisting is an attempt to divert attention ...
The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act gives the mob the power to legislate hate into law. It has used stereotypes and ...
IRGC warns US and Israel against ground action, claims missile strikes and rejects talks as tensions rise over possible troop ...
Iranian hardliners increasingly advocate for pursuing nuclear weapons amid escalating U.S.-Israeli tensions and internal ...
State Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change Shaikh Faridul Islam has visited Namjoggo (Kirtan) ceremony of ...
A good friend recently asked me if I had problems reconciling giving vaccines with my Catholic beliefs. I told him that there was absolutely no conflict, and ...
The Supreme Court on 24 March said that no person professing a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism can be ...