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News India » Kerala » Religion: Can't Hollow Out Religion In Name Of Reforms: Supreme Court In Sabarimala Case

News channel or source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cant-hollow-out-religion-in-name-of-reforms-supreme-court-in-sabarimala-case-11363379
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Chief Justice Surya Kant remarked that perhaps the most difficult task for the court is facing is how to declare that the beliefs held by millions of people are incorrect or erroneous.

News India » Kerala » Religion: Kerala votes differently: How caste, religion and region shape the state’s electoral map

News channel or source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/kerala-votes-differently-how-caste-religion-and-region-shape-the-state-s-electoral-map-13888775.html
Published on: Tuesday 14 April 2026

Kerala’s voting patterns are shaped by caste blocs, religious communities and regional divides, but within a stable two-front political system.

News India » Kerala » Religion: Courts can't judge religious belief of denomination: Sabarimala board to SC

News channel or source: https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/courts-can-t-judge-religious-belief-of-denomination-sabarimala-board-to-sc-126041500485_1.html
Published on: Tuesday 14 April 2026

The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the historic Sabarimala temple in Kerala, told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that religion is a set of beliefs and practices followed by a ...

News India » Kerala » Religion: Christians at crossroads: Will UDF hold its traditional base?

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/christians-at-crossroads-will-udf-hold-its-traditional-base/ar-AA20r5zm
Published on: Wednesday 08 April 2026

Kerala's upcoming assembly elections see Christian voters, particularly in central Kerala, becoming a crucial battleground. Traditional UDF support is tested by socio-economic concerns, political ...

News India » Kerala » Religion: Right to religion not absolute: Kerala switches side on Sabarimala review

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/right-to-religion-not-absolute-kerala-switches-side-on-sabarimala-review/ar-AA20h370
Published on: Monday 06 April 2026

Hours before the scheduled hearing, the Kerala government requested to be heard alongside those seeking to uphold Sabarimala traditions. The state has requested for an hour to present its position.

News India » Kerala » Religion: Kerala's Ezhava equation: Is the Left losing its loyal Hindu base?

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/keralas-ezhava-equation-is-the-left-losing-its-loyal-hindu-base/ar-AA20lPUW
Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

Long before electoral arithmetic began to matter, the Ezhavas were fighting for something more fundamental. Recognition, dignity and access. In 1896, a petition signed by 13,176 members of the ...

News India » Kerala » Religion: When religion becomes the axis of India’s electoral politics

News channel or source: https://www.ucanews.com/news/when-religion-becomes-the-axis-of-indias-electoral-politics/110998
Published on: Tuesday 18 November 2025

But even as the BJP celebrates, far tougher battles loom across four major states: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and Assam. The political fault lines in these regions reveal the complex, ...

News India » Kerala » Religion: Sabarimala case: Supreme Court says it can decide what counts as superstition in religion

News channel or source: https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/sabarimala-case-sc-says-it-has-right-to-hold-what-is-superstitious-practice-in-religion-centre-opposes-2026-04-08-1036763
Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

A nine-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, ...

News India » Kerala » Religion: The economics of Kerala’s religious diversity | Number Theory

News channel or source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/the-economics-of-kerala-s-religious-diversity-number-theory-101775531278569.html
Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

Kerala is India’s only large state where three religious groups have a significant share in population. How does this religious diversity feed into the state’s political economy? Answering this ...

News India » Kerala » Religion: India's top court hears challenges to ruling on women's entry into temple

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/indias-top-court-hears-challenges-to-ruling-on-womens-entry-into-temple/ar-AA20jPzR
Published on: Monday 06 April 2026

Experts say the court's decision will have far-reaching consequences for women's religious freedoms in India.

News India » Kerala » Religion: Indian gov’t delays foreign donations bill after concern from Christian leaders

News channel or source: https://www.christianpost.com/news/india-delays-foreign-donations-bill-after-christians-concerns.html
Published on: Monday 06 April 2026

India s government has postponed a proposed amendment to the country s foreign donations law until July, after opposition protests in parliament and public pushback from Christian leaders ...

News India » Kerala » Religion: Kerala at a crossroads: Time to move beyond two versions of the left

News channel or source: https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/04/04/time-for-kerala-to-move-beyond-left-478252/
Published on: Saturday 04 April 2026

A stronger BJP is not about ideology alone. It is about breaking a monopoly that has limited Kerala’s potential for decades. Kerala does not need another election between two lefts. It needs a future ...