Suchivrat Kulkarni was among the three students who were allegedly asked to remove their “janivaras” by the security staff at the Adichunchanagiri PU college exam centre on Wednesday ...

Shivamogga Brahmin Mahasabha files complaint against CET officials for cutting sacred threads of students during exam.

A controversy has erupted over the alleged denial of entry for a student to write the Common Entrance Test (CET) wearing his ‘janivara’ (‘sacred thread ... told The Hindu over phone.

The Sacred Thread ceremony is a ceremony for boys in some Hindu communities to confirm they are of an age to take on religious responsibility. Girls are sometimes honoured in the same way ...

Two staff members from Sai Spoorthi Pre-University College in Bidar were suspended after a student not allowed to appear for ...

a sacred thread worn by some Hindu communities. The incident, which took place on April 17, has triggered sharp reactions from the student’s family and political leaders, with calls for a re ...

Hands of devotees are pictured as they arrange a sacred thread during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. (REUTERS ...

Shivamogga BJP MP BY Raghavendra criticised on Saturday the incident wherein some students were allegedly asked to remove their Janivaras (sacred thread worn ... Being a Hindu is a crime in ...

A look at three important ceremonies that take place in the early years of a Hindu ... ceremony, together with the use of astrological charts, the head-shaving ceremony and the sacred thread ...