Dhaka, August 20 (PTI): Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus reached out to the distressed Hindu community as he visited a
Category: Religion
Why Buddhism declined in India
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, August 18: Buddhism was the dominant religion in India from the 6th century BC to 7
Kamala Harris is now ahead of Trump in neck to neck race
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, August 2: Opinion polls conducted by reputed agencies in the United States indicate a neck and
The place of Theravada Buddhism in Nepal
Colombo, July 28: Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha, is now a predominantly Hindu country with 81.19 percent being Hindu,
Muslim profiling meant to enhance BJP’s fading profile
By P.K.Balachandran/Counterpoint Colombo, July 24: On Monday, the Indian Supreme Court restrained the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand State governments from
Far-right MEP vows to have priest rid European Parliament of ‘devils’
A far-right MEP has proposed to summon a priest to sanctify the European Parliament and cleanse it of “devils.” Diana
More than 120 killed in stampede in India
By Junaid Kathju/South China Morning Post New Delhi, June 3: After more than 120 people died in a stampede at
Lesser powers also use cross-border assassination as a tool to execute policy
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, June 29: Cross-border political assassinations, allegedly carried out by States, are no longer the exclusive preserve of
Let’s be a bit more honest about what a ‘European identity’ looks like
Saim Saeed is a Brussels-based journalist and former POLITICO editor. European officials are keen to assert that the sum of
Strident Pope Francis critic faces schism trial
Carlo Maria Viganò called for the resignation of Pope Francis in 2018