Religious Duty

A family court in Indore has directed a woman to return to her husband's home with immediate effect while observing that wearing the ritualistic 'sindoor' (vermillion) was the duty of a (Hindu) woman as it demonstrates that she is married.

Slain Sikh police officer Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was gunned down in the line of duty during a routine traffic stop in Houston a year ago, was a hero and a trailblazer whose commitment to his faith will inspire generations of Sikhs and other religious minorities to serve in law enforcement, a top US Senator has said.

The trade war that Donald Trump has initiated with China by imposing massive tariffs on the Chinese products has upset one of his core support bases, the influential church community, that fears the US President's import duties would increase the cost of the Bible in America.

A Sikh airman has been allowed by the United States Air Force to serve with a beard, turban and unshorn hair, making him the first active-duty airman to be granted such a religious accommodation.

"Dharma" does not mean only religious rituals but also social duty, and the rulers speak of "Raj Dharma", RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Fridaysaid at an event where industrialist Ratan Tata shared the dais with him.

Teachers in Haryana, recently asked to spend long nights monitoring stubble burning, have been ordered to double up as priests by the state government. Over 100 teachers have been roped into religious duties like distributing prasad and chanting prayers at an annual temple festival. They are also tasked with counting the cash offerings of devotees.

More than two million Muslims from around the world will start the hajj pilgrimage at Islam's holiest sites on Wednesday, a religious duty and an epic multi-stage journey.

Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and for some pilgrims the journey of a lifetime.

The constable was suspended from duty for not adhering to the 'no-beard' policy of Maharashtra State Reserve Police. A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar said it felt sorry for him and will allow him to join back if he agrees to keep the beard only during religious periods.

Iran announced Thursday it will suspend its participation in the annual hajj, the pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia that is a religious duty for all Muslims, in the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the two Middle Eastern heavyweights.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said food and religion are matters of individual choice and no one can dictate what one should eat, adding that the "biggest" duty of governments is to protect the religious freedom and rights of minorities.

Police have registered a case against BJP legislature party leader Jayanarayan Mishra and his supporters for allegedly preventing police from performing duty during a religious procession in Odisha two days ago, an official said today.

An Iraqi government decree banning soldiers and police from wearing beards on duty has revived a debate over religious practices in a country where sectarian divisions between Shi'ite and Sunni still fester close to the surface.

A campaign by Sikhs in America has resulted in the US Army accepting another Sikh recruit for active duty with his religious identity intact. It will be for the first time in 23 years that Sikhs will serve in the US Army with their turbans and unshorn hair.

A family court in Indore has directed a woman to return to her husband's home with immediate effect while observing that wearing the ritualistic 'sindoor' (vermillion) was the duty of a (Hindu) woman as it demonstrates that she is married.

Slain Sikh police officer Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was gunned down in the line of duty during a routine traffic stop in Houston a year ago, was a hero and a trailblazer whose commitment to his faith will inspire generations of Sikhs and other religious minorities to serve in law enforcement, a top US Senator has said.

The trade war that Donald Trump has initiated with China by imposing massive tariffs on the Chinese products has upset one of his core support bases, the influential church community, that fears the US President's import duties would increase the cost of the Bible in America.

A Sikh airman has been allowed by the United States Air Force to serve with a beard, turban and unshorn hair, making him the first active-duty airman to be granted such a religious accommodation.

"Dharma" does not mean only religious rituals but also social duty, and the rulers speak of "Raj Dharma", RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Fridaysaid at an event where industrialist Ratan Tata shared the dais with him.

Teachers in Haryana, recently asked to spend long nights monitoring stubble burning, have been ordered to double up as priests by the state government. Over 100 teachers have been roped into religious duties like distributing prasad and chanting prayers at an annual temple festival. They are also tasked with counting the cash offerings of devotees.

More than two million Muslims from around the world will start the hajj pilgrimage at Islam's holiest sites on Wednesday, a religious duty and an epic multi-stage journey.

Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and for some pilgrims the journey of a lifetime.

The constable was suspended from duty for not adhering to the 'no-beard' policy of Maharashtra State Reserve Police. A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar said it felt sorry for him and will allow him to join back if he agrees to keep the beard only during religious periods.

Iran announced Thursday it will suspend its participation in the annual hajj, the pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia that is a religious duty for all Muslims, in the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the two Middle Eastern heavyweights.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said food and religion are matters of individual choice and no one can dictate what one should eat, adding that the "biggest" duty of governments is to protect the religious freedom and rights of minorities.

Police have registered a case against BJP legislature party leader Jayanarayan Mishra and his supporters for allegedly preventing police from performing duty during a religious procession in Odisha two days ago, an official said today.

An Iraqi government decree banning soldiers and police from wearing beards on duty has revived a debate over religious practices in a country where sectarian divisions between Shi'ite and Sunni still fester close to the surface.

A campaign by Sikhs in America has resulted in the US Army accepting another Sikh recruit for active duty with his religious identity intact. It will be for the first time in 23 years that Sikhs will serve in the US Army with their turbans and unshorn hair.