Hinduism

Witnesses said that the couple kissed each other before throwing themselves in front of an oncoming train.

Streets across the Indian subcontinent are a riot of colors as Hindus celebrate Holi, the spring festival of color.

Men sing provocative songs at women, who then use huge wooden sticks to "beat" the men as they crouch on the ground while holding shields.

Maha Shivratri, or the great night of Shiva, is celebrated once a year.

Thinking of the self as an illusion was assumed to curb fears of death and spark generosity. Researchers were shocked to find otherwise.

An Orthodox Christian activist and his followers have been accused of systematically harassing Hindus in Russia.

The ancient site contained a broken veeragallu—a "hero stone," which commemorates a warrior who died in battle.

Experts believe that the statue was stolen before it was buried.

Dalits have been ostracized by upper-caste Hindus for centuries for doing jobs they deemed as impure.

So why won’t the government stop them?

Eating and killing cattle is a source of political and religious tensions across India.

The Supreme Court stepped into a long-standing debate on the influence of religion on voters.

The five periods of yoga reveal the practice has undergone transformations while transcending regions and religions.

Two people suffered gunshot wounds and seven others less serious injuries in a bomb and gun attack on Thursday.

Muslims are being killed over beef, and India’s credibility is at stake—along with a $10 billion beef, buffalo and leather industry.

The country’s future depends on keeping the holy river alive.

Caste and social inequality persist in India, but the poor are now political in a way unheard of in the decades after independence.

Mass conversions to Hinduism are undermining India’s tradition of tolerance.