A former deputy minister has called on the Selangor government to set up a committee to monitor the implementation of election pledges made during campaigning for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election.

The Rajasthan high court judgment directing santhara/ sallekhana to be treated as suicide under IPC will hopefully, sooner rather than later, be rectified by the apex court. A charitable description ...

NEW DELHI, India — India’s Jains may no longer have the right to die in the way of their choosing. Last month, the High Court of Rajasthan ruled that the practice of Santhara — the ancient religious ...

Segamat MP Edmund Santhara Kumar has filed a defamation suit against the MP for Batu, P Prabakaran, for allegedly making false statements over Santhara’s visit to New Zealand last year. The suit was ...

The Supreme Court’s decision to stay the Rajasthan High Court’s astonishing order declaring Santhara (also Sallekhana) a form of suicide punishable under law gives respite to the tiny Jain community ...

JOHOR BARU: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia's top leadership should engage with Datuk Seri Dr Edmund Santhara Kumar as he only indicated his intention to resign as the head of its associate member's ...

A Jain muni on Thursday threatened 'santhara' (a fast unto death) if there was no ban on meat exports from the country. Yadav, meanwhile, said there is no problem with a peaceful protest, but nobody ...

LARUT: Any decision taken by Segamat MP Datuk Seri Dr Edmund Santhara Kumar to quit Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia will not weaken the party, says its secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

Mumbai: Fire breaks out in a building located in Andheri West ...

Thousands of members of the Jain community hit the streets here on Monday in protest against a recent judgment of the Rajasthan High Court declaring the practice of Santhara — voluntary fasting unto ...