Holi, a Hindu festival that takes place in the spring, kicks off Friday, March 14. Also known as the festival of colors, the annual tradition marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring ...

Here’s the meaning behind the Hindu celebration. Every Indian state celebrates Holi differently. Here in Uttar Pradesh, the women of Nandgaon (home of Hindu god Krishna) attack the men from ...

‘I am a cricketer by accident,’ Paddy Shivalkar told me the first time we met. He had that quintessential sparkle in his eyes, but he wasn’t joking. Paddy had heard from a friend about office cricket ...

It falls on the purnima, or full-moon day of Phalguna, which is the last month of the Hindu lunar calendar, and it marks a joyous, colorful start to spring. And we do mean colorful ...

A Malaysian minister has condemned all forms of conduct that mock or insult any religion after a local radio station released a video of its presenters mocking a Hindu ritual dance, sparking ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that they cannot "end Hinduism" just ...

President Donald Trump shouted at Ukraine’s leader on Friday during an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office, berating President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for “gambling with millions of lives ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Hindu devotee prays at a giant statue of Lord Shiva during Shivaratri festival at Sri Parvathi Jadala ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday to ...

The number of Internet shutdowns in India was slightly lower in 2024 than in 2023, according to the Software Freedom Law Center (SLFC), India’s annual report. A separate report by the web rights ...

A schedule for rituals has been established, with security measures in place to ensure peace amid past tensions between communities. The Karnataka High Court has permitted Hindu devotees to ...