(RNS) — Hindu advocates hope the new bill would better fit the spiritual needs of a community that largely cremates its dead. (RNS) — At the funeral of Nikunj Trivedi’s uncle a few years ago, the ...

MUMBAI, India (AP) – Hundreds of thousands of grieving supporters thronged the streets of Mumbai on Sunday for the funeral of Bal Thackeray, a Hindu extremist leader linked to waves of mob violence ...

Midnight funeral for separatist leader Abdul Gani Bhat in Kashmir; prominent politicians placed under house arrest.

FOUR Indian NGOs in Melaka held a peaceful rally and submitted a memorandum to the state government, urging for a proper ...

Already a culinary draw, the Arboretum of South Barrington has added another restaurant to its tenant roster. Tangled Roots Craft Beer & Kitchen opened Jan. 22 in the southwest corner of the Arboretum ...

HOUSTON — The young woman from Nepal found murdered inside her southwest Houston apartment last month was laid to rest Monday evening in a traditional Hindu funeral ceremony. The body of Muna Pandey ...

Archbishop Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy's funeral procession draws thousands, honoring his legacy of compassion, pastoral care, and devotion.

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners attended the state funeral of former Nepali Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Wednesday who was cremated with Hindu rites by the side of a sacred river in ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A devout Hindu declared himself "overjoyed" Wednesday after winning a court fight to be allowed to be cremated in Britain on an open-air funeral pyre. Spiritual healer Davender Ghai ...

With Sydney grappling with the need for more burial plots, the city's funeral industry is also presented with a new problem — ...