Showing posts with label Jains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jains. Show all posts
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Court In India Says Elephant's Welfare Takes Precedence Over Its Use in Religious Rites

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In   Bhattarak v. Union of India , (Bombay High Ct., July 16, 2025), a 3-judge panel of the High Court of Bombay in India upheld an order is...
Thursday, October 31, 2024

President Biden Speaks At White House Diwali Reception

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Today is Diwali , or more precisely, the high point of the 5-day Diwali celebration. The holiday is celebrated in various ways by Hindus, Si...
Monday, October 24, 2022

Today Is Diwali; NYC Schools To Recognize It

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Today is Diwali , the Hindu Festival of Lights which is also celebrated by some Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists. As reported by CNN , last Thursd...
Tuesday, September 01, 2015

India's Supreme Court Suspends and Grants Review of State Court Decision Outlawing Santhara

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BBC reports that yesterday India's Supreme Court agreed to review a decision of the Rajasthan High Court that held Santhara, a tradition...
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Indian Court Bars Jain Practice of Santhara As Suicide

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In India, the Rajasthan High Court, acting on a public interest petition, held that Santhara , a traditional Jain practice of starving onese...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Indian Government Gives Jains Formal Minority Status

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Business Standard and Times of India  report that on Monday India's Cabinet granted a long-standing demand of the Jain community and f...