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The annual Ambubachi Mela, a major religious festival marking the symbolic menstruation cycle of Goddess Kamakhya, commenced at the historic Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam, on Monday, June 22, 2026.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the national celebration of the 12th International Day of Yoga on Sunday, June 21, 2026, guiding thousands of participants through a mass session on Kolkata’s historic Red Road.
Thousands of Hindus protested in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, on Friday, June 19, 2026, demanding action over the alleged desecration of an image of Lord Ram and the suspension of a major statue project.
Pope Leo XIV is planning a significant pastoral visit to Peru in early November, a trip that would mark a return to a country where he lived and served for decades.
The Christian Association of Nigeria led a nationwide day of mourning and prayer on Sunday, June 14, as Christians across the country observed a "Black Sunday" to honor victims of ongoing violent crime and insecurity.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will replace a digitally altered image of the iconic "Dancing Girl" sculpture in its new Class 9 arts textbook with the original depiction, following crit...
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, has formally apologized for the Church of England's role in the forced adoption of approximately 185,000 children from unmarried mothers in the decades following World War Tw...
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a 5,000-year-old structure near Stonehenge that may represent a prototype for the famous Neolithic monument.
Robert A.F. Thurman, a pioneering American scholar of Tibetan Buddhism and the father of actress Uma Thurman, died on Tuesday, June 16, at the age of 84.
Americans across the country are observing Juneteenth National Independence Day on Friday, June 19, 2026, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
A group of indigenous Taiwanese seafarers has successfully completed a historic voyage, paddling a traditional wooden canoe across the Bashi Channel to the Philippines to revive a maritime route dormant for centuries.
Laverne Cox, the Emmy-nominated actor known for her role in "Orange Is the New Black," says she has lost approximately 90 percent of her income over the past two years, attributing the decline to a political climate she ...
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