In Odisha's Rayagada district, 40 tribal family members shaved their heads in a purification ritual following an inter-caste ...

The incident happened after a woman, from a Scheduled Tribe (ST) community, married a man belonging to a Scheduled Caste from ...

The tribes of Northeast India hold a treasure trove of spiritual traditions that go far beyond temple walls and religious texts.

Bhubaneswar: Around 40 members of a tribal family in Odisha’s Rayagada district shaved their heads as part of a purification ...

IT is well known that true prestige is shown by standing with the weak before the strong. When families fail to support the ...

In a deeply troubling incident that underscores the persistence of caste-based discrimination in parts of rural India, around ...

EVERETT — Anna Kagley was working at a federal lab in Seattle in 1989 when the Exxon Valdez tanker spilled some 11 million ...

The Supreme Court has quashed an FIR (first information report) registered against a man accused of establishing sexual relations under the false promise of marriage and charges under Section 376(2)(n ...

BERHAMPUR: In a glaring example of the prevailing social prejudices in rural Odisha, 40 members of a tribal woman’s family ...

Condemning the child marriage attempt and appreciating the girl for refusing to comply, Nagasimha G Rao, a child rights ...

Demand for LGBTQ retirement communities in the U.S. is high, but inventory is not easy to find. Here are some safe havens to ...

Following on that theme, I decided to take a gander at wedding and marriage customs worldwide. Some are downright scary.