Buddhist customs, and the regions of Chittagong and southern Arakan State are recognised as areas where Buddhism has survived ...

Mangaluru/Shivamogga: The passing of Digambara Jain Acharya Sri 108 Vardhamana Sagara Maharaj, one of the most revered monks ...

New Delhi : A row has erupted over former Union minister Maneka Gandhi's appeal to the Jain community to stop using 'picchis' ...

Last week, Gandhi claimed the commercial demand for peacock feathers had led to the deaths of lakhs of peacocks.

Instead, she alleged, commercial pressure has directly contributed to the illicit killing of the birds. Gandhi revealed that she had previously attempted to push through a legislative amendment to ...

BJP leader Maneka Gandhi has reignited the debate on the exemption granted to peacock feathers used by Jain monks, ...

A dispute has emerged between Maneka Gandhi and Jain organisations over her critique of wildlife law exemptions allowing Jain ...

Maneka Gandhi said that that back in 2001, she presented evidence regarding the matter to Atal Bihari Vajpayee and suggested ...

BJP's Maneka Gandhi alleges a wildlife law exemption for peacock feathers has led to commercial misuse and illegal hunting of ...

Nalasopara: Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) raised strong objections over a white line drawn for Jain monks in Nalasopara, Maharashtra. The incident triggered brief tensions between ...