Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to grant urgent relief to the Vile Parle Digambar Jain Temple in its application seeking permission to construct an overhead shed in view of the ...

Hyderabad: At first sight it looks like an old house. In fact, the lane is filled with such houses with small rooms and smaller windows, leading to dark kitchens. But these houses have survived the ...

Nagpur: The state convention of Shri Digambar Jain Mahasabha Maharashtra Pradesh concluded at Shri Digambar Jain Siddha Kshetra Muktagiri after two-day discussions on religious, economic, and social ...

A sessions court in Surat has sentenced Shantisagarji Maharaj, a monk of the Jain Digambar sect, to 10 years in prison for the rape of a 19-year-old woman in 2017. The court also imposed a fine of Rs ...

The ancient Tondaimandalam region, comprising large parts of north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh, was a stronghold of ...

Mumbai: A delegation of Jains met the union minister of minority affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday and addressed their concerns regarding multiple recent instances that have hurt the community’s ...

In a notice issued a few days ago, the temple management said women should not enter the temple in "half-pants, bermudas, mini skirts, or western outfits such as jeans and tops". The temple in Baraut ...

Nagpur: The state convention of the Shri Digambar Jain Mahasabha will be held on March 1 and 2 at Shri Digambar Jain Siddha Kshetra Muktagiri in Amravati district. Muktagiri, 18km from Paratwada, is a ...

A group representing the Digambara Jain community has asked the Madhya Pradesh government if their nomadic monks can be allowed to defecate in the open, in accordance with a century-old practice. This ...

HYDERABAD: Tolerance and compassion for other beings is their motto. And ahimsa is a fundamental tenet of their religion. They don’t eat any of the root vegetables such as onions, potatoes, garlic, ...