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FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail A new survey by the Pew Research Center has revealed that Islam has the highest retention rates ...

Our entire future depends on politics and nothing else. Neither pilgrimages to Pandharpur, Trimbakeshwar, Kashi, Haridwar, etc., nor fasting such as Shani Maha ...

Pew Research reveals a growing trend of religious disaffiliation worldwide, with significant declines in Christianity and ...

Some of the oldest ancient temples continue to fulfil their original purpose after thousands of years, continuing their ...