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The U.S. Supreme Court has made it easier for workers to bring employment discrimination suits over job transfers. The decision was unanimous, but the reasoning was not.

Some say more schools may ban organised prayer after court ruling but others say judgment was based on unique circumstances

The Gujarat government recently issued a circular clarifying that Buddhism and Hinduism must be considered as two separate religions for religious conversions. We examine.

As we stroll through the Vavathurai and Kovalam coasts of Kanniyakumari, speaking to the fisherfolk as they prepare to set out to the sea, an anti-BJP sentiment seems palpable. “The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shouldn’t come to power again,” an elderly fisherman named Mariasusai tells us. “Many of us in…

KPCC urges Election Commission to act against PM Modi for using religion to seek votes in Mysuru meeting.

India is days away from deciding its votes. As the poll campaign intensifies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invoked religion to hit out at the Opposition.

Spread over 1,000 sq. km. and home to important religious sites, including the Badrinath-Kedarnath temples, and Hemkund Sahib gurudwara, Mr. Baluni spoke to The Hindu’s Ishita Mishra about his campaign, in which he is promising “guaranteed development and jobs.

P. Chidambaram, veteran Congressman and former Union Finance Minister, feels the fervour for militant, extreme, right-wing Hinduism is working in favour of the BJP in the Hindi belt.

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Vomit and blood may be punk rock, but it’s not what you might expect from longtime Bad Religion bassist Jay Bentley

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