Bengaluru: On the occasion of Buddha Purnima, to be observed Monday, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike announced a ban on slaughter of animals and sa.

Buddha Purnima 2025: Buddha Purnima, also known as Buddha Jayanti or Vesak, is one of the most sacred days in Buddhism. In 2025, this significant occasion will be celebrated on Monday, May 12 ...

The site is closely associated with Buddha’s early life. Classified as ‘AA’ antiquities under Indian law, the relics are prohibited from sale or export. (The Piprawha Project) Classified as ...

The relics, listed for auction by Sotheby’s Hong Kong on 7 May, include gemstones and ritual items associated with Buddha. The Ministry of Culture announced on Monday that it had served a legal ...

The auction involves 1,800 jewels linked to the Buddha. The relics, discovered in 1898, hold significant historical and spiritual value. The Ministry of Culture on Monday said it has sent a legal ...

Editor’s Note: A version of this story ran on May 6. It was updated following the auction’s postponement. Sotheby’s has postponed the controversial sale of a dazzling cache of jewels linked ...

The Indian government has threatened to take legal action against Sotheby's in Hong Kong unless they stop an upcoming auction of jewels linked to the Buddha's remains and requested their return to ...

In the crypto world, meme coins are mostly just jokes with no intrinsic value. But the Trump family is parlaying the president’s meme coin into two valuable commodities: serious cash and access ...

Dr. Mustafa Yusufali Gom, a Mumbai-based social worker and entrepreneur, received the International Buddha Peace Award 2025 from the Maitry Peace Foundation. Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya ...

BBC - On Wednesday, a cache of dazzling jewels linked to the Buddha's mortal remains, which have been hailed as one of the most astonishing archaeological finds of the modern era, will go under ...

To some, Buddha's Birthday is just another public holiday on the calendar, but to many others, Buddha’s Birthday is a deeply meaningful celebration – but what is it really all about?