Jai Prakash: Pundit at Schenectady Hindu Temple and college student. Background: Born in Albany, raised in Loudonville. After graduating from Shaker High School in 2002, he got an associate degree ...

MUMBAI, India — A scene featuring a holy Hindu scripture in the nuclear arms biopic “Oppenheimer” has drawn social media fire in India, with many users saying they would boycott the movie because of ...

For generations, many people have believed that only a son can perform the final rites of parents. This belief has been repeated so often that it feels like an unquestionable rule of tradition. But ...

A Catholic priest and human rights activist from the western Indian state of Gujarat has welcomed the inclusion of a Hindu scripture, Bhagavad Gita, in the school syllabus but warned against growing ...

Complaints from religious and political leaders have forced the scrapping of a requirement for Hindu scriptures to be made available to students in India's Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Indian Christians grapple with heresies and cultural confusion. CT reached out to three Christian leaders from Bengaluru, Chennai, and New Delhi to learn what modern heresies are widespread in India ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A major spiritual event is coming to the Quad Cities as the Quad City Hindu Temple hosts the Chaturveda Maha Yajna, a multi-day Hindu ritual that organizers say is the first of its ...