(Photo by Kyodo/MAXPPP) Families of victims expressed deep satisfaction after a Japanese court ruled to “legally dissolve” the Unification Church, formerly known as the Moon Sect. Many now ...

Chennai (Tamil Nadu), April 12: K Ponmudy, former Deputy General Secretary of DMK, on Saturday apologized for his alleged derogatory and "vulgar" remarks against women and certain sects of Hinduism.

A National Party politician who is part of a secretive sect being probed for historical child sexual abuse says he had a happy upbringing in the group and he regards his beliefs as a private matter.

Questions are being raised about whether a politician's religious beliefs are of public interest. Christchurch-based National MP Hamish Campbell has admitted to TVNZ a connection to a religious ...

Panamanian authorities rescued 11 children from a remote indigenous community in the Ngäbe Buglé region on Tuesday, uncovering what appears to be a disturbing case of abuse linked to a religious sect.

My views are shaped not only from my upbringing, but also my scientific career.” The Christian sect has no official name or buildings, is not registered as a charity, and its members meet in homes.

Authorities in New Zealand, Australia, and the USA are investigating claims of child abuse. Former members have shared stories of control and isolation at the sect. Police are urging anyone with ...

Poonawalla to pay ₹10 lakh each to get the FIR against them quashed. The High Court had also said that the fine was imposed to give a message so that no one mocked the heads of religious sects.

My views are shaped not only from my upbringing, but also my scientific career.” The Christian sect has no official name or buildings, is not registered as a charity, and its members meet in homes.

Describing it as “inclusive” legislation, they say it empowers Muslim women and protects the rights of all Muslim sects. “This is an old ploy of the BJP, which has in the past enacted ...