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Buddhist Leaders Unite In Mumbai, Demand Full Control Of Mahabodhi...

The Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is currently managed under the Bodh Gaya Temple Act of 1949, which...

15 Oct 2025 3:16 AM IST

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Athawale To Lead Rally Demanding Full Buddhist Control Of Mahabodhi...

Athawale demanded that the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Act should be amended. The Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World...

17 Sept 2025 1:54 AM IST

Books

A hilarious trip to ’80s ad world in Kolkata

Pratik Basu’s hilarious, rip-roaring novel The Arty Farty Party takes you to the wacky world of advertising in the...

5 Oct 2011 4:02 AM IST

A Rohingya refugee carries two children in buckets as they arrive at Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmars Rakhine state into Bangladesh in the 15 days since new violence erupted, the United Nations said on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Opinion

Faceless tragedies

As tribes have evolved into nations, and religious views have become more intolerant, the killing frenzy has mounted.

12 Sept 2017 12:23 AM IST

It was not immediately clear if the bomb deliberately targeted the pork stall, and potentially its Buddhist customers. (Photo: AFP)

World

Motorcycle bomb in Malaysia kills 3, injures 24, army suspects...

A rebellion against Thai rule in the country's culturally distinct 'Deep South' bordering Malaysia has left nearly 7,000...

22 Jan 2018 7:10 PM IST

In Sri Lanka, the mostly Buddhist Sinhala speakers fought Lankas Tamils over religion and language. In India we wonder how Buddhists and Hindus can hate each other but that is the nature of majoritarianism. (Representational image)

Opinion

Majoritarianism is never inclusive

The first few decades of Congress rule hid the fact that we Indians are also like our brothers in Lanka, Bangladesh and...

22 April 2018 12:55 AM IST

The monk, who heads the Asgiriya Chapter, one the largest and oldest Buddhist chapters in Sri Lanka, went on to call for a boycott of Muslim-owned restaurants, based on rumour that Muslim restaurants served their Buddhist customers food spiked with sterilisation medication. (Photo: AP)

World

Sri Lankan Buddhist monk calls for stoning on Muslims after Easter...

Monk Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thero says Muslims should be stoned amid unverified reports of Muslim doctor...

24 Jun 2019 3:36 PM IST

Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past year, with some hardline Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam and vandalising Buddhist archaeological sites. (Photo: AFP)

World

Sri Lanka declares 10-day emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clashes

Some Buddhist nationalist have also protested against the presence of Muslim Rohingya asylum-seekers from mostly...

6 March 2018 2:33 PM IST

The Dalai Lama addressed followers at the Gandantegchenlin monastery on Saturday and spoke about materialism at the start of a four-day visit that Mongolia says is purely religious in nature and wont include meetings with officials. (Photo: AP)

World

Risking China's fury, Dalai Lama preaches in Mongolia

Dalai Lama is scheduled to chant special sutras at a large sports facility built by Chinese companies through Chinese...

20 Nov 2016 11:17 AM IST

$Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures as he speaks on \Reviving Indian Wisdom in Contemporary India at a public event in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)$ India

India unfazed, Dalai Lama event on

New Delhi's decision to allow the Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal was reported in October last year.

4 March 2017 3:18 AM IST

Life

Of mountains, beaches and bridges

Marketing professional Komal Agarwal relives her recent tour to Vietnam and particularly, the city of Danang.

15 Jan 2017 12:55 AM IST

Opinion

Here's why science declined in India

The book was translated in Arabic and was highly regarded even by those outside the subcontinent.

14 Dec 2016 6:05 AM IST