INDIA INTELLIGENCE REPORT
 

   News Analysis - Hinduism

 
  • Political Color to Religion through Sachar Report (January 30 , 2007)
    With elections coming up in Uttar Pradesh, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is reportedly reading democratic statistics to execute minority welfare schemes even as Muslims accuse the Sachar Report of ignoring their women.<More>

  • India Lost 10 Million Girls (December 15, 2006)
    A senior Indian official acknowledged a “national crisis” of parents in richer states choosing boys over girls using technology to identify and abort female fetuses resulting in the loss of 10 million girls in the last 20 years.<More>

  • ASI to Reconstruct 843 Year Old Temple (November 21, 2006)
    The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is planning to start reconstruction of a 1000 pillared hall of a Kakatiya temple dedicated to Shiva build in 1163 A.D. by King Rudra Deva as its foundation was sinking.<More>

  • Hindu Group Wants Army to Help Reclaim Land (August 24, 2006)
    A Hindu Vasihavaite sect in Assam says that illegal migrants from Bangladesh have usurped over 400 religious places owned by the Asom Sattra Mahasava with administrative and political connivance and has petitioned the Army for help.<More>

  • Controversial Provision in Religious Bill Withdrawn (August 23, 2006)
    After facing initial defeat in the Supreme Court (SC)
    , the Tamil Nadu (TN) Government withdrew controversial provisions on appointment of priests in Hindu temples by the state irrespective of caste, religion, or parameters for qualification.<More>

  • SC Stays TN Temple Ordinance (August 17, 2006)
    The Supreme Court (SC) has stayed a politically motivated ordinance by the Tamil Nadu (TN) Government that would allow it to appoint priests in temples without discrimination of caste, creed, custom, or usage.<More>

  • SC Refuses Total Cow Slaughter Ban (March 31, 2006)
    The Supreme Court refused to ban cow slaughter as that would amount to judicial legislation and would infringe on the roles, responsibilities, and authority of the Legislative bodies. <More>

  • SC Advises Parliament Amend HMA (March 23, 2006)
    The Supreme Court has advised the Parliament to amend the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) 1955 to accommodate divorces where there is "irrevocable breakdown."<More>