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19 avatars of Lord Shiva
As per the legends, Shiva was born as Piplaad to sage Dhatichi. The sage left his son even before...
Muzaffarnagar riots: SC slams UP for ignoring Hindu riots victims’
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday censured the Akhilesh Yadav government for favouring the Muslim community in relief and rehabilitation following the Muzaffarnagar riotsin August...
US Sikh body gets more time for plea against Sonia Gandhi in an alleged human rights violation case
NEW YORK: A US federal court has given Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) time till Dec 3 to file...
IB: Despite Bhatkal arrest, IM threat alive
NEW DELHI: The terror threat to India from theIndian Mujahideen (IM) is undiminished, despite the arrest of its top leader...
VHP of America congratulates Judiciary in Russia
VHP of America congratulates Judiciary in Russia for rejecting a ridiculous proposal to ban the Bhagavad Gita PRESS RELEASE...
Protest: Dainik Bhaskar shows ‘Shri Shiva, Parvati and Ganesh riding on bike’
Protest: Dainik Bhaskar shows ‘Shri Shiva, Parvati and Ganesh riding on bike’ http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/13105.html Source: VHPA
IM, social media misuse biggest threats: IB chief
Intelligence Bureau chief Syed Asif Ibrahim said on Thursday the spread of Indian Mujahideen (IM) and use of social...
Denigration of Goddess Sitaji – Political Leader @ Dainik Jagran
What an absurd comparison!! Ignorant political leaders do not know that Bhagwati Sitaji is omnipresent and does not need...
ATM attack victim’s phone recovered from an Andhra man
BANGALORE: In a breakthrough, Bangalore City police on Thursday took one person from Andhra Pradesh’s Hindupur into custody for interrogation in...
An appeal to protect a temple village Aranmula.
Mahatman, You must have been watching the developments at Aranmula, one of our most important temple villages, where an...
Pearls of Hindu Wisdom
Author: Leena Dixit Part -I What exactly is the Hindu Dharma? The Hindu Sages (People with the Knowledge and...
Thousands of devotees gather at Jantar-Mantar to oppose accusations against H. H. Asaram Bapu
New Delhi : ‘Bharat Vishwa-Guru Chetana Sabha’ and ‘Saints Convention’ was held at Jantar- Mantar in New Delhi, which was...
“Protect Hindu Rights” – Central Theme Of Congressional Hearing On Bangladesh
Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2013) – Persecution of Hindus and religious minorities in Bangladesh took center stage at a Congressional hearing...
With Sweets & Firecrakers HMSA Celebrates Diwali with Pakistani Hindu Refugees
Hindu Mahasabha of America donated sweets and firecrackers to Pakistani Hindu refugees based in blue city Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Local Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)...
Hindu Unity Day in New York — A Historic Success
Report by Narain Kataria in New York The 19th Hindu Unity Day (Hindu Sangathan Divas) was celebrated with pomp, position, dignity, enthusiasm and grandeur...
Bullet-for-Bullet Could Eliminate Terrorism from India – Sardar Joginder Singh, Ex CBI Chief
From: Narain Kataria FOURTEENTH HINDU SANGATHAN DIVAS (HINDU UNITY DAY) REPORT The Hindu Temple Society of North America, The...
Memorandum to Consul General of Pakistan – Hindu Human Rights Watch
AUGUST 14, 2013 Consul General of Pakistan 12 East, 65th Street New York, New York 10021 SUB: PROTEST DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT...
Petition Demanding Uniform/Common Civil Code in Republic of India
Friends, I feel this issue has the propensity for far reaching impact in solving India’s menace. After all India,...
Diwali: the Festival of Festivals
By: Prof. Pankaj Jain on Nov 02, 2013 – Diwali the festival of lights – apart from being the most widely...
Goddess Kali – Yogic Essence of the Deity
By: Dr Ashoke Kumar Chatterjee on Nov 01, 2013 – Kali- a female deity. Another manifestation of goddess Durga. She killed the demon...
DIWALI – LIGHTING LAMPS OF KNOWLEDGE!
In His last birth prior to attaining Nirvana, Parmatma was born as a prince to King Siddhartha and Queen...
Worshipping Goddess Lakshmi
By: Meena Om on Nov 01, 2013 – “O Goddess Lakshmi, shower light, opulence and Love.’’ “Om Shree Mahalakshmiycha vidmahay visnupatneycha...
Spiritual Principles Must Be Applied
By: Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi on Oct 14, 2013 – Children, in our country there are a lot of places of...
Vedic Culture -Superb Culture
By: Meena Om on Oct 11, 2013 – Dear Co-travellers To revive and reinstate the Vedic culture of Bharat, we need to...
Why number 18 is predominant in Gita & Mahabharata?
By: Dr Ashoke Kumar Chatterjee on Oct 03, 2013 – The Rajayoga of Gita and Kriyayoga of Patanjala Yogasutra constitute the...
Guru and the Godmen
By: Guruji Sri Swami Atmananda Ji on Sep 02, 2013 – We all must have celebrated Sri Krishna Janmashtami nicely, the life & teachings of...
The deeper meaning of Janamashtami
By: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Aug 31, 2013 – The beauty in our ancient stories is that they were never...
A BOND OF LOVE – RAKSHA BANDHAN
By: Sri Sudhanshuji Maharaj on Aug 20, 2013 – Heart of human beings are filled with emotions and desires . That’s why all relationships are tied...
Difference With Mutual Respect
By: Rajiv Malhotra on Aug 05, 2013 – Difference With Mutual Respect: A New Kind of Hindu-Christian Dialogue I introduced the...
Dharma and the new Pope
By: Rajiv Malhotra on Jul 11, 2013 – Given the power of the Vatican, the choice of a new pope will...
A Hindu View of ‘Christian Yoga’
By: Rajiv Malhotra on Jul 02, 2013 – It is fashionable in interfaith discussions to advocate “tolerance” for other faiths. But...
Dharma Bypasses ‘History-Centrism’
By: Rajiv Malhotra on Jun 13, 2013 – Most of the religious conflicts and wars involving the Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism,...
The Importance of Debating Religious Differences
By: Rajiv Malhotra on Jun 06, 2013 – I want all the cultures of all lands to be blown about my...
Hindu Good News
By: Rajiv Malhotra on May 31, 2013 – The world is in a time of transition. Globalization, increasing movement of people...
A Different Kind of Hindu-Christian Dialogue
By: Rajiv Malhotra on May 22, 2013 – For over a decade, I have used interfaith exchanges as opportunities to introduce...
‘Holy Spirit’ is not the same as ‘Shakti’ or ‘Kundalini’
By: Rajiv Malhotra on May 08, 2013 – In the fashionable search for sameness in all religions, Holy Spirit in Christianity...
Dharma is not the same as Religion
By: Rajiv Malhotra on May 08, 2013 – The word “dharma” has multiple meanings depending on the context in which it...
Varna as a Form of Capital
By: Rajiv Malhotra on May 11, 2011 – The varna system is a way of classifying aptitudes and core competences of...
The Tiger and the Deer: Is Dharma being digested into West?
By: Rajiv Malhotra on May 16, 2013 – By assuming the mantle of the originators and bearers of universal truths – both...
Bangladesh : Genocide Now, Taliban Soon
Bangladesh is on the road to becoming another Afghanistan, fulfilling the clearly stated desires of jihadists and fundamentalists, according...
Tolerance Isn’t Good Enough: The Need for Mutual Respect
By: Rajiv Malhotra on May 10, 2013 Tolerance Isn’t Good Enough: The Need for Mutual Respect In Interfaith Relations It...
Is Karma-Reincarnation Compatible with Christianity?
By: Rajiv Malhotra on May 09, 2013 – It is commonplace these days to hear the word “karma” used in popular parlance....
OVBI November Newsletter U.S. Edition
November Newsletter – U.S. Edition Informational Video Pic: Sriram Iyer MoU with CEO, A.P. Diwali Fund Raiser in NJ...
Sacred Hindu Pilgrimage Badrinath Closes For Winter
Badrinath, Nov. 18 : Scores of Hindus queued up as one of Hindus most revered shrines in Uttarakhand state...
Military: The Grid of Violence
Violence ByBharat Verma IssueVol. 28.4 Oct-Dec 2013| Date : 11 Nov , 2013 Violence unleashed upon a nation can...
Sikhs Celebrate Guru Purab
Sikhs across the globe celebrate Guru Purab or Guru Nanak Jayanti on Thursday, which commemorates the birth anniversary of...
History of Sikhism
The Life of Guru Nanak Guru Nanak (20 October 1469 – 7 May 1539) is the founder of Sikhism and...
Charges against Indian-origin surgeon Jayant Patel dropped in Australia
SYDNEY: Australian prosecutors on Friday dropped criminal negligence charges against an Indian-born surgeon who had been accused of the...
80-year-old Sikh attacked by girl in UK dies
LONDON: An 80-year-old Sikh man, who was punched in the face and shoved to ground by a teenaged girl...
Salt shortage rumour fuels panic buying in Bengal
KOLKATA/MALDA/DARJEELING: Rumours ofshortage in supply of salt, fuelled by overpricing by some unscrupulous traders, triggered panic buyingin Bengal, Bihar and the northeastern...
Teenage girl gang-raped at gunpoint in Meerut
MEERUT: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped at gun point by two neighbours in Jhai village in Meerut, police said on...
Unknown fever baffles Chennai doctors
CHENNAI: A string of ‘mystery fever’ cases in the city over the last few weeks has left doctors puzzled....
5 Pilgrims killed, 40 injured in road accident
Five pilgrims were killed while 40 others injured including women and children as a truck overturns near Thana Chapper...
Indian activist poised to be first ever elected socialist in US
WASHINGTON: This is a “Stop Press” development that could well have a pantheon of political greats from Leon Trotsky to Ram Manohar...
US lawmaker hails nomination of Murthy as surgeon general
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama’s decision to nominate an Indian-American doctoras his next surgeon general has been hailed as a...
Indian-American doctor gifts $2 million to US health centre
WASHINGTON: An eminent Indian-American doctor has gifted US$ 2 million to a US university for establishing a chair to...
Obama greets Sikhs on Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary
AMRITSAR: US president Barack Obama has extended best wishes to Sikhs on the occasion of the 544th birth anniversary of Sikh’s...
Sri Meenakshi Temple New, Unique, Granite Ganesh Temple
By Dr. Venugopal Menon It is the first traditional Hindu religious landmark in the Southwest United States. What started...
Overseas Volunteers for a Better India Presents Google Hangout with Rajiv Malhotra
Overseas Volunteers for a Better India Presents Google Hangout with Rajiv Malhotra Register Rajiv Malhotra is an Indian-American researcher,...
World ‘tallest’ Hindu temple innaugrated by Nitish Kumar
PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a massive Hindu temple that was promptly claimed...
‘INS Vikramaditya will be a game-changer’
NEW DELHI: The “mother” will now get a “grandmother” for company. And while the former may be getting slightly...
World Hindu Foundation (WHF) Launches World Hindu News (WHN) Program
World Hindu Foundation (WHF) Launches World Hindu Congress WHC Introduction Video
22 Muslims & Christians embrace Hinduism in Mumbai
Mumbai : Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP) here on Sunday organized a program where in Total 22 Muslims & Christians...
Dharma Bee draws huge response!
The Dharma Bee contest, organized by the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, (HSS) received enthusiastic response of 3300 children across the...
Hindu Mahasabha of America Observes Hindu Memorial Day (HMD)
Hindu Mahasabha of America aka Hindu Congress of America (HMSA) observed Hindu memorial day in Houston to commemorate Hindus...
VHP yatra will continue as planned: Dr. Togadia
Etah: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia on Tuesday said the outfit’s controversial yatra would continue as planned through...
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) worker gets Humanitarian Award
HSS Worker Swadesh Katoch gets Humanitarian Award for Bhutanese Hindu refugee resettlement in US Georgia (US), April 5: He...
Global Diwali – Celebrations Around the World
Diwali is also celebrated outside of India mainly in Guyana, Fiji, Malaysia, Nepal, Mauritius, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad...
Health for Humanity Yogathon: Stretching the Limits to Reach 1 Million Supporters
As Hindus worldwide celebrated Makar Sankranti, marking the change of seasons, one organization, inspired by the First Lady’s Let’s...
Michelle Obama Celebrates Diwali at the White House
Today, First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed guests to the White House for a Diwali celebration. The celebration started with...
Hindu Group Stirs a Debate Over Yoga’s Soul
Yoga is practiced by about 15 million people in the United States, for reasons almost as numerous — from the...
GODS TO WAKE UP AND WITNESS TULSI VIVAH TODAY
According to the Hindu beliefs, Gods and Goddesses will today wake up from their four months of rest. All...
Four dead, over 50 miners trapped in coal mine in Dhanbad
NEW DELHI: Over 50 miners at a coal mine in Nirsa in Dhanbad got trapped on Monday after its...
Patna blasts: Mangalore woman detained for funding IM
The police on Tuesday detained a woman from Mangalore on suspicion of providing financial assistance to Indian Mujahideen (IM)...
Hindus Urge Withdrawal of Ganesh-Lakshmi Australian Beer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, United States A group of upset Hindus has urged the Brookvale Union Brewery in New South...
Teen Accused in Fatal Attack on NJ Prof Gets 15 Years
United States One of five teens accused in the 2010 fatal beating attack of a New Jersey professor received...
From Thailand, with love: 300 kgs of gold for Bihar temple
Patna: Two dozen commandos from Thailand are guarding nearly 300 kg gold in 13 boxes in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya town...
Devout Hindus brave Ganges River chill
VARANASI, India (NBC/RTV) – Devout Hindus in India braved the chill of the Ganges River to take a holy...
Indian Festival Draws Record 120 Million To Wash Away Their Sins
ALLAHABAD, INDIA, March 9, 2013 (Raw Story): A record 120 million pilgrims washed away their sins with plunges in...
Keeping the Hindu Faith in America/Challenges and Needs of Caribbean Hindus
By Anantanand Rambachan Source: NYT The Journey of Caribbean Hindus The abolition of the slave trade created a labor shortage...
Minor girl goes missing from Shantipur, Nadia, FIR filed against suspect Shoaib Ali
Kaberi Kundu, 16-year old student of Saratkumar High School and living in Ward number 11 of Dokantala Shantipur under...
A certificate for holiness in India
The Kumbh Mela festival may have been attracting millions this year – but at any given time India is...
The 80 Million-Pilgrim March
ALLAHABAD, INDIA, February 1, 2013 (Wall Street Journal):For up to 80 million pilgrims–think 10 New York Cities–a Hindu festival...
Florida Retirement Complex Caters to Aging Hindu Immigrants
ORLAND, FLORIDA, February 5, 2013: Fifty years after they began arriving from India, the first generation of Indian-Americans is...
Pakistani Women Adopt Hindu Symbols of Marriage
NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 2, 2013 (India Times): Young Muslim women in India, and even Pakistan, can be increasingly...
Pakistan plans to restore Sikh, Hindu religious monuments
LAHORE: Pakistan plans to conserve and restore a Sikh ‘Samadhi’ and a Hindu temple, two important historical monuments located near the...
Lost And Found At Kumbh
ALLAHABAD, INDIA, January 2013 (The Hindu): It’s two days to the first auspicious dip at the Kumbh mela. The...
Shiva And Kali In The Square, Hindus Celebrate In Itally
PEGOGNAGA, ITALY, January 27, 2013 (Gazzetta Di Mantova): The two-day festival of the Hindu community of the Po River...
A Million Expected At New Waterfall Temple in Malaysia
GEORGE TOWN: About a million people are expected to throng the Waterfall vicinity here to celebrate the four-day annual...
The Loneliness of the Guyanas
SOUTH AMERICA, January 16, 2012 (New York Times): This long article covers the combined history of Guyana and French...
Mundeshwari: Oldest living temple in Kaimur is not safe
BHABHUA (Kaimur district): One of the oldest surviving Centrally-protected monuments in the country — Mundeshwari temple — in Maoist-hit...
Preparations in progress for Hindu, Christian congregations
PATHANAMTHITTA, KERALA, INDIA, January 12, 2012 (The Hindu): District Collector, P. Venugopal, has said the services of various Government...
Kashmiri Pandit meet kicks off
Pune : Displaced Kashmiri Pandits came together in the city to recall the hardships of a migrant life after spread...
Religious Groups Given ‘Exception’ to Work Bias Law
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, January 11, 2012 (NYTImes): In what may be its most significant religious liberty decision in two...
Ancient Temple Restored 107 Years After Quake
INDIA, January 7, 2012 (gulfnews): A 400-year-old Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh that had been partly damaged more than...
Hindus denounce ad attacking Huntsman’s faith, values
Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman called it stupid. His rival Ron Paul denounced it. But perhaps most appalled by...
Indian anthem Jana Gana Mana turns 100
Exactly 100 years since it was first sung in Calcutta, the song that later became India’s national anthem has...
150th Anniversary of the Archaeological Survey of India
INDIA, December 16, 2011 (Press Release): The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was founded in the December 1861 as a...
The Vegetarian Society, off Dunham Road, Altrincham, Trafford attracts visitors from all over the country
THERE are a number of reasons why people flock to Trafford – museums, football and shopping to name but...
How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body
On a cold Saturday in early 2009, Glenn Black, a yoga teacher of nearly four decades, whose devoted clientele...
Hinduism rejects violence against women
UN Women in the Caribbean recently funded a three-phase programme aimed at promoting the role of faith-based organisations in...
Valuables stolen from temples‚ private residence
KATHMANDU: Bells and valuables have been stolen from several temples in Bhotebahal of Kathmandu on Sunday night. Police said...
The origin of Hindus and Hinduism
The origin of Hindus and Hinduism – http://m.speakingtree.in/spiritual-slideshow/seekers/faith-and-rituals/the-origin-of-hindus-and-hinduism/61616 Source: Speakingtree.in
New centre for Hindu elders opens in Balham
A new centre which specialises in care for the borough’s ageing Hindu community opened last week. The Bhakti Shyama...
Former Vatican Exorcist Believes Practicing Yoga Leads To Hinduism
Yoga in America is now a six billion dollar industry. It is a highly influential practice that has captured...
Hindu Ritual Sees Balinese Spearing Daggers Into Their Chests And Necks
What did you do this weekend? Whatever it was, it probably wasn’t as hardcore as what this lot got...
How Poor Analysis Can Wreck Your Yoga
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, January 7, 2012 (By Sheetal Shah): I’d like to thank the The New York Times for...
Indo-Canadian woman alleges racism in Vancouver bar
TORONTO: An Indo-Canadian woman has alleged that she faced racism at a bar in Vancouver. Jas Dhillon alleged that she...
Meet & Greet Event: Shri.Ashok Chowgule | President—External, VHP -Norwalk, CA
Shri.Ashok Chowgule | President—External, VHP ADMISSION FREE AGENDA: 1. ABOUT VHP & INTL COORDINATION 2. VHP PROJECTS & SOCIAL IMPACT...
Tourist industry calls for limited access to temples
Bali’s tourist industry is urging the provincial administration to implement stricter regulations for tourist visits to temples instead of...
Eight, Including Maoist Leader, Sentenced To Life Imprisonment for Swami’s Murder in 2008
ORISSA, INDIA, October 3, 2013 (Daily Mail UK): An Orissa court on Thursday sentenced eight persons, including a Maoist...
Bringing India’s Great Monuments On-Line with 360 Imagery
DELHI, INDIA, October 3, 2013 (PIB): The Union Culture Minister Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch here today launched a unique...
2,000 Join Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA) to Commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda in Chicago
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, October 2, 2013 (Press Release): Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHPA) Chicago chapter organized the “World Without Borders” program...
VHP launches ‘Hindu helpline’ project to assist Hindus across India
24 X 7 Hindu Help Line Launched in Pune In a grand programme at Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir, Pune,...
Artists Transform Kolkata’s Puja Pandals Into Works Of Art
KOLKATA, INDIA, October 6, 2013 (Times Of India): Two years ago, Goddess Durga got a major makeover at two...
India Widows Appointed Hindu Temple Priests
BANGALORE, INDIA, October 7, 2013 (BBC): Two widows have been ordained as priests in a centuries-old Hindu temple in...
A Spring Celebration Of Love Moves To The Fall–And Turns Into A Fight
PUURS, BELGIUM, October 3, 2013 (Wall Street Journal): HPI Note: From what we see of these events on YouTube...
Vijay Eswaran: “Stop All Killings”
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, October 7, 2013 (PRWEB): The sixth Asian Vegetarian Congress which opened here today was told that...
Keeping the Hindu Faith in America/Challenges and Needs of Caribbean Hindus
NEW YORK, October 9, 2013 (A Journey Through NYC Religions): Anantanand Rambachan is professor of religion at St. Olaf...
Ramayana Ballet, Yogyakarta, Indonesia: a Slideshow Presentation
INDONESIA, October 9, 2013 (India TV News): Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim country with the ethnic group...
Temple Stampede in Madhya Pradesh Kills 91
MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA, October 13, 2013 (BBC): Some 91 pilgrims, mostly women and children, have been killed in a...
Lives Spared, Hindus Complete Durga Festival in a Solemn Mood
BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, October 13, 2013 (Times of India): Organizers clearing debris from broken puja pandals, government officials clearing roads...
Pakistani Hindus Observe Durga Puja
KARACHI, PAKISTAN, October 13, 2014 (Business Standard): Hindus in Pakistan celebrated the community-based Durga Puja festival in one of...
Vijaya Dashami Celebrated in Bangladesh
DHAKA, BANGLADESH, October 14, 2013 (Dhaka Tribune): The five-day-long Hindu festival of Durga Puja will come to an end...
116 Statue Makers Honored In Barisal
BARISAL, BANGLADESH, October 12, 2013 (The Daily Star): The fifth annual reception for “Pauls and Kumars” (sculptors and artisans...
Durga Festival Ends in Bangladesh
DHAKA, BANGLADESH, Octoer 15, 2013 (The Daily Star): The five-day-long Durga Puja, the greatest of all Hindu festivals, ended...
Vegetarians Tend To Be Slimmer Than Meat Eaters, Says Study
LOMA LINDA, CALIFORNIA, October 4, 2013 (Digital Journal): Despite similar caloric intake, vegetarians tend to have lower Body Mass...
Hungary, India Sign Pact To Promote Ayurveda
INDIA, October 18, 2013 (domain-b.com): India and Hungary have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote and...
Nigeria Hindus Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi
LAGOS, NIGERIA, October 19, 2013 (The Guardian): Indians hwew recently celebrated the Silver Jubilee of Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular...
“Yoga: The Art Of Transformation” Showcases 2,000 Years Of Body Spirit Connection
WASHINGTON D.C., October 19, 2013 (Huffington Post): The “Yoga: The Art of Transformation” exhibition at the Smithsonian Sackler Gallery...
Burning Effigies To Bring Scottish Hindu Festival To Close
SCOTLAND, October 19, 2013 (Edinburgh News): Around 5,000 people are expected to watch 30-foot effigies of the demons Ravana,...
At Hindu Dance Festival in Anaheim, California, an All-Night Celebration
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, October 21, 2013(Los Angeles Times): Two thousand Hindu Indians converged at the Anaheim Convention Center for Southern...
Sringeri Shankaracharya Honors Hindu American Devotee
An eminent Indian-American Hindu religious leader from New Jersey has been honoured with the title of ‘Dharmatma’ by Sringeri...
Europalia Brings India’s Cultural Heritage To Europe
BELGIUM, October 13, 2013 (Huffington Post): Over the coming months Belgium will be the focal point for Europalia India,...
Spectacular Diwali Switch-On Lights Up Leicester
LEICESTER, ENGLAND, October 21, 2013 (Leicester Mercury): One of the most spectacular and colorful celebrations in Leicester kicked off...
Hindu Couples Celebrate Karwa Chauth In Pakistan
KARACHI, PAKISTAN, October 23, 2013 (Saharasamay): Dozens of Hindus celebrated the Indian festival of Karwa Chauth in Pakistan’s largest...
Australian Hindus Celebrating Festival Of Lights
AUSTRALIA, October 21, 2013 (SBS): Hindus around the world are celebrating the festival of Deepavali. The holiday is one...
10 Facts About The Transforming Global Religious Landscape
UNITED STATES, October 22, 2013 (Huffington Post): The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life conducted a...
Allahabad Evangelist May Face Charges of Spreading Superstition
ALLAHABAD, INDIA, October 25, 2013 (Indian Express): The district administration has issued show-cause notice to the organizers of Christian...
Great Festival Of Indian Culture To Be Held In Havana
HAVANA, CUBA, October 13, 2013 (Plenglish): According to Indian ambassador here, C. Rajasekhar, the festival will strengthen ties between...
Respecting India’s Diversity of Belief
NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 17, 2013 (The Hindu by Madhu Purnima Kishwar): (HPI Note: This editorial is from earlier...
Suriname’s Arya Samaj Orphanage Celebrates 80th Anniversary
PARAMARIBO, SURINAM, October 18, 2013 (dbSuriname): The Maharishi Dayanand children’s home of the Arya Dewaker society in Paramaribo, Suriname...
Sackler Gallery Exhibit Shows Yoga’s Complex History
WASHINGTON D.C., October 24, 2013 (BBC News): Yoga is a US$5 billion industry in the US practiced by millions...
Nine-Day Diwali Event In Trinidad %26 Tobago
PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, October 24, 2013 (First Post): The first Hindu chaplain of the US army, Capt. Pratima Dharm will...
Krishna Kept Me Safe In Iraq War – US Army Captain Pratima Dharm
TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, October 26, 2013 (Newsday): Chief guest at Divali Nagar 2013, US Army Captain Pratima Dharm told the large...
Is Yoga Religious? An Indian Court Mulls Mandatory School Exercises
NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 28, 2013 (Religion News): The Supreme Court of India is weighing whether yoga has a...
Yoga May Help Patients With Lung Disease
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, October 29, 2013 (Deccan Chronicle): Yoga may be a simple and low-cost method to improve quality of...
Capitol Hill Lights Up For Diwali Festival
WASHINGTON DC, October 2013 (The Hindu): The first -ever Diwali festival was celebrated at the U.S. Congress on Tuesday...
Parents Appeal California Judge’s Ruling Allowing Yoga In Public Schools
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, November 1, 2013 (RNS): Parents who say yoga is inherently religious have appealed a judge’s ruling...
Kenya’s Hindus Can Light Fireworks On Diwali–As Long As They Make No Noise
NAIROBI, KENYA, October 29, 2013 (Quartz): Terrorism fears here, a little more than a month after the Westgate mall...
NY School Goes Vegetarian, Student Test Scores Improve
FLUSHING, NEW YORK, October 21, 2013 (EcoWatch): A public school in Flushing, NY that was the first in the...
Hindu Community Under Attack Again
BANGLADESH, November 5, 2013 (Dhaka Tribune): Members of Hindu community in Lalmonirhat on Monday came under targeted attack again,...
UK Prime Minister Visits Neasden Temple for Diwali
LONDON, ENGLAND, November 5, 2013 (ASian Image): The values of the UK’s Indian community should be “ever more involved”...
Temples Of Kedarnath, Yamunotri Closed For Winter
DEHRADUN, INDIA, November 5, 2013 (Zee News): Amid chants of Vedic hymns and light snowfall, the portals of Kedarnath...
England’s Royal Couple Take Part In Traditional Hindu Fire Ritual On Banks Of Ganges
UNITED KINGDOM, November 6, 2013 (Daily Mail): Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall tonight took part in a...
U.S. Expresses Concern Over Attack On Hindus
DHAKA, BANGLADESH, November 7, 2013 (Dhaka Tribune): Expressing grave concern over the recent attack on Hindus in Pabna and...
Gold, Precious Stone Embedded in Ancient Indian Paintings
THANJAVURE, INDIA, October 24, 2013 (Epoch Times): A classical form of Indian paintings, embedded with sparkling gold and precious...
Governor Proposes Temples to be Excluded from Tourism
BALI, INDONESIA, November 7, 2013 (The Jakarta Post): Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika has proposed that temples be excluded...
Hindu temples of Pakistan
Pakistan’s long forgotten Hindu temples After India gained independence, a large chunk of Hindus and Sikhs migrated from Pakistan...
Burger co makes Lakshmi ad, Hindus outraged
Washington: A US-based Hindu advocacy group has asked American fast food chain Burger King to immediately remove an advertisement...
TISS to carry out research on crime against women in Assam
GUWAHATI: The Assam State Commission for Women (ASCW) has asked the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to carry...
Goa schools to be roped in for garbage collection
PANAJI: In an effort to take the drive againstgarbage to the school level, the government has provided sets of four-coloured...
Hawaii Yoga Festival (Nov. 9-17)
The district of Puna is preparing to host the first annual Hawaii Yoga Festival, in partnership with the County...
Vortex factor in E. Antarctica glacier melt
While the effects of climate change on glaciers, ice sheets and ice shelves of Arctic, and Western Antarctica have...
Global Warming Finally Reaches the Last Arctic Region
Lakes of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, in northeast Canada, are showing evidence of abrupt change in one of the last...
LESSONS FROM THE NIGHTMARE IN NAIROBI
The terrorist attack on an upmarket mall in Nairobi is over a month old and more bodies are still...
TURTLE , A SYMBOL OF GOOD LUCK AND DIVINITY (Spiritual Blog)
TURTLES A LINK BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH They are supposed to be a link between heaven and earth and...
Social media not completely exploited by political parties: Rajesh Lalwani
Social media expert Rajesh Lalwani is the founder of Blogworks, a social media firm. In a conversation with Mohammad Ali, he...
Mahavira And The Festival Of Lights
In Jain Dharma, Deepavali is celebration of Tirthankar Mahavira’s contributions to humankind; it commemorates his attainment of moksha or...
World Hindu Women’s Conference World Hindu Women’s Conference
Date: 29th & 30th December 2012- Hindu women have displayed their brilliance in different spheres of life, from the...
Deepavali greetings from HGH and Tulsi Gabbard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHgxHlJrdlo&feature=youtu.be Namaste. I’m Tulsi Gabbard. I’m honored to send you my warmest aloha and wish you and your family...
Muslim mobs burn 26 Hindu homes, break sacred Murtis on Deepavali – Kali Puja day
A mob went on a rampage in a Hindu-dominated neighbourhood in a village in Bangladesh’s Pabna district following reports...
Mumbai Monorail-II likely to face further delays
The second phase of monorail between Wadala to Jacob Circle is partly held up due to lack of permissions...
Shiv Sena leaders urge Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to clean Navi Mumbai
NAVI MUMBAI: Shiv Sena has urged the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to deal with increasing cases of dengue, malaria and other health...
NMMC confirms 15 dengue cases, denies death
Vashi: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation(NMMC) health department is being blamed for the increasing number of people suffering from mosquito-borne...
Cidco notice to Vashi hotel for using public parking plot
NAVI MUMBAI: Relief might soon be in sight for commuters finding it difficult to get parking spaces near Vashi...
Taps run dry as pipe burst floods street in Vashi
VASHI: Residents of various sectors in Vashi on Thursday were without water after a major pipe burst in sector...
Trader’s Rs 9 lakh cash bag stolen in seconds
NAVI MUMBAI: A 32-year-old wholesale traderwas robbed of Rs 9 lakh cash within seconds in Panvel on Tuesday. The victim, Pankaj Karwa,...
Missing senior citizen found dead in Nerul
NAVI MUMBAI: A 75-year-old man who had come from Pune to attend his grand son’s engagement ceremony in Koper...
Ryan girls top football tournament
NAVI MUMBAI: Riding on its leading striker Sejal Nakhawa’s impressive show throughout the tournament, Ryan International School of Sanpada (RIS-Sanpada) notched...
Students encouraged to go eco-friendly this Diwali
Schools across the city are encouraging students to stay away from crackers and celebrate Diwlai in an eco-friendly way....
Husband, in-laws booked for abetment
NAVI MUMBAI: After 22-year-old Sugandha Bhoir allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan at her residence...
35-yr-old man stoned to death in his Oshiwara flat
A 35-year-old man was killed after being hit with heavy stones on his head in his apartment in Oshiwara,...
Top cop honours sketch artists who helped crack photojournalist gang-rape case
Mumbai police commissioner Dr Satyapal Singh on Wednesday felicitated two sketch artists, Nitin Yadav and Siddiq Shaik, by giving...
It’s official: Diwali was quieter
Rules flouted nevertheless, say activists and residents. Navi Mumbaikars indeed celebrated a less noisy Diwali this year. Officials from...
3 dead, 2 injured in a road accident in Khandeshwar
The victims had gone to their native town to celebrate Diwali and Bhai dooj. The injured duo are reportedly...
Marine Drive, Khar noisy pockets in quieter Mumbai
MUMBAI: The overall noise level in the city may have come down this Diwali, but some pockets witnessed a...
Mumbai kid meets donor who gave him lease of life
MUMBAI: Nikhil Kumbhar, who works in Gurgaon, had never met Hrishi Ingawale, a kindergarten student in Mumbai. But they...
Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 Srishti Rana’s crown seized at Mumbai airport
The diamond studded crown of India’s Srishti Rana, who has been crowned Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 in Busan...
BMC suppliers quote onions at Rs 15 a kilo
Officials say there’s something fishy about prices, but add it’s not their problem as contractors have agreed to bear...
Woman doctor killed as Skoda rams Swift at Worli
A 30-year-old doctor, Preeti Kamble, was killed and four others injured when a speeding Skoda rammed into a Maruti...
India’s 1st lady of food passes away
Tarla Dalal, pioneering chef to a generation of Indians, is no more. Mile-high piles of traditional Punjabi paneer parathas...
Tamil Nadu women sold in Mumbai, Delhi
Human trafficking is a two-way racket in Tamil Nadu, with women and children being brought to the state from the northeast and...
Three Mumbai gang-rape accused get police custody
A Mumbai magistrate Tuesday sent three young men accused of gang-raping a minor girl to police custody till Nov...
Mumbai Cricket Association to offer only 5000 tickets for Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell match
Mumbai: Only 5000 tickets will be available to the general public for Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell Test at the Wankhede...
Information meets Animation
IN 2009, when the managing committee of her Warden Road housing society decided to carry out repairs, Dhvani Desai...
4 minors detained for murdering man, dumping body
The Sakinaka police detained four minors Thursday for allegedly killing a 24-year-old youth and abandoning the body in a...
BMC doubles defect liability term for roads
In a move to check poor road works, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has doubled the defect liability period...
Set up special court to hear illegal construction cases: HC
The Bombay High Court has directed the state government to set up a special court within 12 weeks to...
Mumbai among top five cities to witness slowdown in home sales
Unaffordability continues to be reason for decline in home sales in the city with developers refusing to lower prices...
Navi Mumbai: Witnessing transition since 32 years
For someone who has been residing in the satellite city for 32 years, the changes that have taken place...
Naval band to perform in Mumbai on Navy Day
MUMBAI: The Indian Naval Band plays a key role during various drills, ceremonies and leads the contingents proceeding to war. The...
Internet users: Mumbai tops list with 12 mn, Delhi 2nd with 8.1 mn
With 12 million active internet users, Mumbai has emerged as the city with the highest number of internet users...
India has 103 billionaires, Mumbai has 30
Mumbai, Nov 7: India has a higher number of billionaires than France, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Hong Kong and...
State govt needs to control the galloping price of TDR in Mumbai
MUMBAI: The state government needs to quickly intervene and control the galloping price of transfer of development rights (TDR) in Mumbai....
Doctor killed in Mumbai hospital fire
MUMBAI: An on-duty resident medical officer was killed in a fire that broke out in a private hospital here...
Michelle Obama Celebrates Diwali at White House
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States Bollywood dance made its official White House debut when First Lady Michelle Obama danced to...
Death of SF Man Highlights Plight of Undocumented Workers
Paramjit Singh, a 35-year-old man who moved to the San Francisco Bay area from India six months ago seeking...
Navadurga: The Nine Forms of Goddess Durga
The 9 Appellations of Durga Nava – that also means ‘new’ – denotes ‘nine’ the number to which sages...
Abe, Abbott stress greater strategic engagement with India
Articulating his country’s desire to deepen Canberra’s strategic relationship with New Delhi, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday...
India-Sri Lanka: Of strategic ties and domestic pressure
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is scheduled to start on 15 November in Colombo. In the normal course,...
Terrorists exploiting Kolkata’s security gaps
KOLKATA: In 2009, Kolkata Police arrested ‘Bulla Mullick’ and released him without verifying his identity. Four years later, they...
With focus on terrorism, India-China begin joint military drills
India and China on Tuesday began a 10-day joint military drill on counterterrorism — the first such exercise between...
Intelligence Bureau thwarts fraudster’s flight to Nepal
VARANASI: Intelligence Bureau (IB) sleuths nabbed a fraudster wanted by the police of three states at the immigration checkpost of Lal...
Indian attempts suicide at Indian embassy in Bahrain
DUBAI: A 21-year-old jilted Indian lover has allegedly tried to commit suicide at the Indian embassy premises in Bahrain. Balaji...
Arms deals worth Rs 15,000 crore cleared
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Friday cleared several arms acquisition projects worth almost Rs 15,000 crore for the...
‘Lack of clarity hinders enforcement of defence procurement policy ‘
PUNE: Noted industrialist Baba Kalyani has said that lack of clarity on implementation of thedefence procurement policy (DPP), 2013, remains...
Ranchi divided into zones for security
RANCHI: The district administration has developed multi-tier security during pujas to ensure total security for pandal-hoppers.The district has been divided into...
BSF seizes phensidyl consignment on India-Bangladesh border
NEW DELHI: Border Security Force on Wednesday seized huge quantity of phensidyl at Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura.BSF troops intercepted a truck...
Man arrested for posing as IPS officer
PUNE: The Thane rural police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly impersonating an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and cheating...
Rift in IPS body as state police service officers ‘sidelined’
MUMBAI: The once-powerful Indian Police Service association seems to be heading towards a split. State police service (SPS) officers, who were inducted into...
Accurate hit
Beyond Visual Range has become the new mantra where the “dogfight” was once the reigning doctrine in air warfare....
Vulnerable network
A bank in the capital city of India is unable to transact business because of a glitch in the...
Indian youths illegally detained in Libya
MADURAI: Twenty six youths from Tamil Nadu have been “illegally detained” by their employer in Libya for demanding the...
Burger King apology to Hindus for advert
Burger King has been forced to apologise to Hindus after it showed a revered Indian goddess with a ‘forbidden’...
Italy’s Hindu Controversy
Swami Yoganandagiri seeks official status for Italian-born Hindus in the land of the Vatican- We have to overcome a...
Hindus seek apology from Italian President
Hindus are critical of Italy for reportedly continuous racial abuse suffered by the country’s first Black minister, Cecile Kyenge....
Afghan Hindus Stand Strong in Germany
Three thousand miles from their ancestral home, emigres carry on their religious traditions with pride and dynamism: Among Germany’s...
How Sikhs and Hindus became the bedrock of middle Britain
The lifestyle of a typical Middle Briton has been laid bare in wide-ranging research published yesterday. Analysts discovered a social...
UK Hindu fights for funeral pyre ‘dignity’
LONDON, England (CNN) — A devout Hindu said Wednesday he was confident that a British court will rule that laws...
Ganesh festival celebrated by Hindus in Paris
More than 25,000 Hindus from France and all over Europe, gathered in an area near the Gare du Nord...
Hindus welcome France overturning ban on women trousers
Hindus have welcomed French government for overturning 200-year-old ban on women wearing trousers. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in...
Hindus in South Africa outraged by Ganesha cricket cartoon
JOHANNESBURG: A cartoon of Lord Ganesha depicting the tussle between the BCCI and theCricket South Africa has outraged the Hindu community in...
South Africans opening up to Indian culture
JOHANNESBURG: South Africans are increasingly embracing Indian culture, opening up historical venues to Hindus to celebrate religious events. “The way in which...
East Libya movement launches government, challenges Tripoli
Leaders of an autonomy movement in Libya’s oil-rich east unilaterally declared a regional government on Sunday, in a challenge...
Indian shot in Nairobi mall for failing to answer query on Islam
ABUJA: An Indian man was shot when he failed to answer a question on Islam asked by Somalian terrorists...
The journey of Jagannath from India to Egypt: The Untold Saga of the Kussites
In a previous article titled “The Opet Festival of Ancient Egypt: Has it been derived from the Jagannatha Rathyatra...
Could this famous Wonder of the World be an ancient Shiva temple?
Petra, the ‘rose red city, half as old as time’, located in modern day Jordan, is undoubtedly one of the...
Hinduism spreads in Ghana, reaches Togo
From just two dozen people in the mid 1970s to 3,000 families now, Hinduism is spreading in Ghana and...
Hindu anger at Zapiro cartoon
Durban – South African Hindu organisations are up in arms over a depiction by award winning cartoonist, Jonathan Shapiro...
Hindalco declares lockout at Silvassa plant
New Delhi: Aditya Birla Group flagship firm Hindalco Industries today announced a lockout at its Silvassa plant in Dadra...
Man arrested for killing U’khand cop
New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) A 24-year-old man has been arrested for his involvement in the murder of a constable...
Power to the people! Uttarakhand village gets set for a brighter Diwali after residents win electricity campaign
This year’s Diwali celebrations will be very special for the 125 families of Kunao village in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district....
Minor gang-raped, brother killed in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: A minor girl was gang-raped on Tuesday in a village in Unnao, 60 km from Lucknow, police said. Her...
Encephallitis claims 22 more lives in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Nov 6: With another 22 deaths due to encephallitis in the past five days in Gorakhpur, the Uttar...
TSECL ensures load shedding free Diwali
In order to make the state load-shedding free during the festival of Diwali, like festivities of Durga Puja, Tripura...
45 fall ill in Tripura after eating ‘prasad’
Forty-five people were taken ill and admitted to hospitals after eating ‘prasad’ (sacrament) in Tripura Monday night.The condition of...
Tamil Nadu cracker industry fire: 9 killed, 5 injured
Kumbakonam (Tamil Nadu), Nov 2: At least nine persons were killed while five others were injured after a fire...
Tamil Nadu celebrates Diwali with traditional fervour
Chennai: People in Tamil Nadu on Saturday woke up to the sounds of crackers on the occasion of Diwali, the...
Why Sikkim tops 2014 Lonely Planet list
Sikkim chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling didn’t jump with glee when an officer told him earlier this week that global travel...
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits Sikkim, tremors felt in Darjeeling
NEW DELHI: A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rattled Sikkim on Thursday. Tremors were felt in Darjeeling also. Following the quake, all schools...
Cloth godown up in flames, 40 fire incidents in Rajasthan on Diwali
JAIPUR: A major fire today gutted a cloth godown in Chomu town on the outskirts of the city, where...
Trainee IAS officer dies in road mishap in Punjab
Moga: A trainee IAS officer today died on the spot and four others were injured when their vehicle hit...
Construction worker held for molesting minor
PUDUCHERRY: Police arrested a 52-year-old construction worker on charges of molesting a four-year-old girl in Puducherry on Monday.Police said...
Puducherry celebrated Deepavali wiht gaiety
Deepavali,the festival of lights was celebrated with traditional gaiety and enthusiasm in the union territory of Puducherry today. People...
Cyclone-hit slum dwellers in Odisha’s Berhampur celebrate Diwali with solar lights
Berhampur: Deprived of electricity since cyclone Phailin hit Odisha about three weeks ago, slum dwellers of this coastal town in...
Tuberculosis cases rise in Mizoram
Tuberculosis cases are on the rise in the northeastern state of Mizoram with around 600 cases being detected during the first...
2 killed, many injured in Manipur bomb blasts Nov 5, 8:23 pm
Manipur, Nov 05 (ANI): On 30th October, people were waiting to board a vehicle at Yaiskul Hicham Yaicham Pat...
Diwali celebrated in Manipur
Imphal, Oct 22 (UNI)- Diwali, the festival of light, is celebrated in Manipur in a grandeur fashion. The state...
HC directs Maharashtra govt to probe abuse of six boys in Pune shelter
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of...
Maharashtra to organise daily supply of onions to Delhi after Diwali
Maharashtra will supply 400 tonnes of onions daily to Delhi after Diwali. Changdeo Holkar, director and former chairman, National Agricultural...
Nurses allege college forcing them in flesh trade; mgt denies
Madhya Pradesh: In a shocking case, 14 trainee nurses at a private medical college here have charged management officials with...
Drop in cracker sale helps cut decibel, noxious fumes
INDORE: Rising cost of firecrackers might have burned a hole in pocket of common man, but has given environmentalists...
Black magic is big bucks for Kerala village
KOCHI: Peringottukara used to be a sleepy little village. Crudely printed black and white fliers pasted on walls or...
DEEPAVALI
Deepavali or Diwali means “a row of lights”.It falls on the preceding day of the New Moon in the...
Only 4 lakh families employed under job scheme in Karnataka
The State continues to lag in providing employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to...
Brighten your life during Deepavali: Sizzling skylights are sure to expose Bangalore’s ‘light’er side, this Deepavali
KARNATAKA: We Indians look forward to celebrate festivals. Deepavali, the festival of lights is just round the corner and...
20 Jharkhand tribal children ‘held captive’ at marble factory
As many as 20 tribal children aged 12-18 from Giridih district of Jharkhand allegedly held captive at a marble...
Maoists gun down JAP jawan on the eve of Diwali
On the eve of Diwali,Jharkhand Armed Police were in tears after its jawan was killed this morning in an...
Soldier killed in firing in Uri near LoC in Jammu and Kashmir
Uri: A Junior Commissioned Officer or JCO of the Indian Army was killed and another injured in overnight firing in...
Jammu & Kashmir Governor, CM greet people on Diwali
Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday extended Diwali greetings to the people of...
Off-seasonal vegetable production takes off in Himachal Pradesh
SHIMLA- Vegetable cultivation is fastly gaining popularity among farmers in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh, which has become...
Where Diwali comes late and brings on animal slaughter
Almost a month after the rest of India celebrated Diwali, some interior areas of Himachal Pradesh are set to...
Shrinking Numbers and Growing Persecution Threaten Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — J.K. Sharma, a large Sikh man in a black turban, works out of a small room...
1 in 10 doctors practising in UK is from India
LONDON: Figures released on Monday show that at present 25,295 doctors from India, who finished medical training in their...
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda congratulates ISRO scientists on Mars mission
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief MinisterBhupinder Singh Hooda congratulated ISRO scientists and staff members on the successful launch of ‘Mangalyaan’, India’s maiden...
Diwali celebrated across Punjab and Haryana
Diwali, the festival of lights, were celebrated across Punjab, Haryanaand Chandigarh today with traditional enthusiasm and fervour. There was festive spirit during the...
Sri Sri Ravi to celebrate Diwali in south Gujarat
SURAT: Spiritual leader and founder of Art of Living Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be on a two day visit to...
Goa govt plans to deport Nigerians living illegally
PANAJI: Goa government is planning to withdraw cases related to “minor” offence against Nigerians living in the beach state...
Bus, air fares soar as tourists head to Goa for Diwali
PANAJI: With Goa turning out to be a hot destination for mini-vacations this Diwali weekend, bus and flight fares...
Rs 226cr to be spent on Silvassa Civil Hospital
SURAT: There is some good news for the residents of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The ministry of healthand family welfare...
Diwali preparations gain momentum
Bijapur, Oct 22: An overwhelming majority of middle and lower class families will slash their festive budget this Diwali season...
Two Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Nov 4: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has shot dead two Maoists in a gun battle in...
Gaya: Suspicious object triggers bomb scare in Mahabodhi Express
Patna: Panic gripped passengers of the 12397 Gaya-New Delhi Mahabodhi Express at Gaya railway station in Bihar on Friday...
Ignoring fear, millions celebrate Diwali across Bihar
Millions of people across Bihar celebrated Diwali with religious fervour Sunday, barely a week after serial blasts in Patna...
Flood situation remains grim in Arunachal Pradesh
The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh remained grim on Itanagar, Jun 29, though the water level of most of the...
Gambling banned during Diwali in Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar, Oct 31 (PTI) There will be little to cheer for gamblers rolling dice in the high stake game of...
Rs 400 crore health bonanza for 14 lakh government employees
Around 14 lakh employees in the state have got a Diwali gift from the state government in the form...
Train mishap averted near Guntakal
Even as the state is yet to forget the tragic train mishap at Gotlam near Vizianagaram which claimed eight...
At 133, highest number of dengue cases recorded in October
PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation recorded a total of 133 dengue cases in October, the highest recorded in a month so...
Sweet sales dip, rise in price of essentials blamed
PUNE: Like any other festival, Diwali celebrationsare not complete without a generous helping of sweets. From traditional mithai and dry...
HC told Patna would be cleaned for Chhath
PATNA: The executive officers of all the four circles of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday submitted to the...
Patna blasts probe: Nine live bombs recovered from Ranchi
Ranchi: Nine bombs have been found in one room of a privately-run small hotel in Ranchi, around 350 kilometres from...
Police arrest three robbers active in Delhi-NCR
Police arrested three persons, who allegedly used to rob people after offering them a ride in their autorickshaw, from...
Security concerns pushing online shopping this Diwali: ASSOCHAM
New Delhi: To avoid risk of moving in crowded markets and easy accessibility to varieties, the internet savvy people...
Twin accidents on Diwali morning leave nine dead in Mumbai
MUMBAI: The city witnessed twin accidents on Diwali in which nine people were killed on Sunday. In the first...
Much awaited radio cabs may roll on to Lucknow streets post Diwali
LUCKNOW: Post Diwali, Lucknow is likely to witness a new dimension in its transport system with the introduction of...
Adulteration threat and homemade sweets on Diwali
LUCKNOW: This Diwali, many housewives in the city are preparing sweets at home for the festival due to fear...
Man arrested for molesting girl in Kolkata
Kolkata: One person was arrested yesterday for allegedly molesting a girl standing on the side of main road at Jadavpur...
15 injured as bus falls off bridge in Jaipur
Jaipur: At least fifteen passengers were injured today when a private bus in which they were travelling overturned from a...
Tight security in Jaipur to ensure safe Diwali
Jaipur: Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the city for Diwali, with as many as 1700 additional policemen being...
Deepavali sales take a hit
Inflation, online shopping and political situation cited for the fall in festive sales It’s massive 70% dip in festival...
45 killed as bus goes up in flames on Hyderabad-Bangalore highway
Eyewitnesses say passengers were trapped at the rear with glass doors locked In one of the worst-ever road accidents...
Lighting lonely lives
For four youth in Madurai, Deepavali celebration starts a day in advance with visits to destitute and abandoned elders...
BHEL has made about 700 wheels for temple chariots in Tamil Nadu in over 45 years
CHENNAI: For long now, energy utilities have been customers of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for its boilers and...
Majestic Shaktipeeth Temple: God’s alluring home of faith
Chandigarh: The Mansa Devi temple situated in the Panchkula district of Chandigarh is popular not only for the firm...
Chandigarh-born software engineer Gurdeep Singh Pall named Skype vice-president
According to the Microsoft website, Pall has more than 20 patents (in process or approved) in networking, VoIP and...
Devotees visit Golden Temple in numbers for Diwali
Thick crowds of devotees offered prayers here on the occasion ofDiwali today at the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for...
Robbery at Jain temple in Bangalore
A gang of unidentified persons robbed a Jain temple situated on Akkipet main road in Bangalore after attacking the...
Bangalore: 6 lakh students to celebrate eco-friendly Diwali
Bangalore: At least six lakh children across Bangalore have said no to crackers this Diwali and the State Pollution...
Shillong Puja peaceful despite bombing incident
SHILLONG: The Durga Puja festival in the city has been peaceful so far despite underlying tension after hoodlums hurled petrol bombs...
Shillong violence victim dies in Delhi hospital
SHILLONG: Vikash Nandwal (34), a prominent trader who was set on fire by miscreants inside his store at Motphran...
Woman found dead in West Bengal, family alleges rape
Kolkata: The half-naked body of a married woman bearing a deep wound in the neck was found in West...
Noise norm row in run-up to Diwali
KOLKATA: The state government may stick to its sound limit of 90 decibels this Diwali as the National Green Tribunal (NGT)...
Security beefed up in Kolkata for Kali puja, Diwali
Kolkata: CCTV cameras have been installed and check posts set up at entrances to the metropolis as part of...
Services beefed up for safe Diwali in Ahmedabad
As Amdavadis descend into festivities during the extended Diwali weekend, various emergency and police services have rolled up their...
Nagaland, India: Hindu Seva Samiti urges for eco-friendly, disciplined Vishwakarma Puja
Dimapur, September 16 (MExN): Hindu Seva Samiti, Dimapur while extending Vishwakarma Puja greetings has requested all concerned to maintain religious...
Adeje yields 7,400 square meters to build a Hindu temple
Adeje City Council has approved the sale of a plot of 7,400 square meters to the Indian Cultural Centre...
Governor, CM extend Diwali greetings
State governor Dr. Ashwani Kumar has extended his greetings to the people of Nagaland on the occasion of Diwali,...
Seven Killed in Suspected Militant Attack in Assam
The death toll in the attack by suspected Garo National Liberation Army insurgents on a group of people gambling...
A day after opening, rhino carcass found in Kaziranga Park
A day after the Kaziranga National Park was opened for this tourist season, forest guards on Saturday found a...IAF chief celebrates Diwali with air warriors at Port Blair
IAF chief NAK Browne today visited the Andaman and NicobarCommand at Port Blair to celebrate Diwali with the air warriors. After his arrival at the Carnic...
Cyclone hits Andaman Nicobar islands
A cyclonic storm on Wednesday hit the Andaman and Nicobar islands and is expected to reach the coast of...
Media Statement Of Sant Sri. Ashok Singhal on Muzzafar Nagar Riots
New Delhi, September 11, 2013 – The stalking and felonious behavior of the ‘Love Jihadis’ with a Hindu girl student returning...
Mizo CM under attack over ‘Hindu celebration’
Mizoram’s opposition party Mizo National Front (MNF) has slammed chief minister Lal Thanhawla for participating in the Hindu festivals...
Additional ships deployed following protest
Following protest from the people of Lakshadweep who were stranded in Kochi due to the lack of adequate number...
3 sailors from Tuticorin go missing in Lakshadweep sea
TUTICORIN: A sailing vessel transporting construction materials from Mangalore toLakshadweep sunk seven nautical miles away from the island on October...
Drenched in colours, Delhi celebrates Holi
Soaked in a riot of colours, Delhi on Wednesday celebrated Holi as revellers smeared gulal (coloured powder) on each...Delhi prepares to celebrate Diwali
New Delhi: Delhi residents did some last minute shopping and women drew exquisite rangolis as the national capital readied...
Makeover for Dandi bridge after AMC restores structure
AMC plans to treat sewage water running below the historic structure along with landscape development. The sewage water flowing...
Goddess Lakshmi (Laxmiji)
Lakshmi ji (or Laxmi) the a goddess in Hinduism known to symbolize wealth, spiritual and physical wealth, good health...
Ahmedabad airport ranks first in terms of customer satisfaction: Survey
Ahmedabad: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad ranks first in terms of customer satisfaction, as per a...
Blasphemous painter offered Qatar Citizenship
Husain claims that he paints Hindu Gods in nude because nudity stands for purity. Let him then paint Muslim...
Renowned vulgar painter M.F. Hussain apply Qatar Citizenship
Offering unsolicited citizenship to a fugitive was reason enough to be declared an enemy state in olden times. The...
Indian workers left high and dry in Kuwait
A year ago, J. Nadiya (35), a widow and mother of two from Kalikulam in Tiruvannamalai, went to Kuwait,...
ESCAPE From Kuwait – Yoga Master Held Hostage by Iraq Tells His Tale
All eyes are on the middle East during these trying times. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s recent invasion of his...
An Indian ends life every sixth day in Oman
Dubai: In a worrying sign, an Indian living in Oman has been found to commit suicide every sixth day,...
World’s only Hindu Sheikh traces his roots to Gujarat
AHMEDABAD: It was 143 years ago that Ramdas Thackersay set sail from the coastal town of Mandvi to relocate...
Growing up Hindu in Utah: The story of 24-year-old Preeya Prakash
SALT LAKE CITY — Preeya Prakash is difficult to define — even for Preeya Prakash. “I consider myself an...
For Utah Hindu women, traditional rituals mark start and end of each day
Utah’s 9,000-strong Hindu community meets often for festivals and celebrations at a Utah temple, but the home is where...
Hindu and Sikh groups support “Rally for Israel” In New York
HINDU AND SIKH GROUPS SUPPORT “RALLY FOR ISRAEL” IN NEW YORK More than 2500 people, braving inclement weather and...Berkeley farm hosts Jewish-Hindu wedding
In planning their rituals, the couple were surprised to realize how many elements turned out to be similar to...
Christians and Hindus united in fasting and prayer for peace in Syria
Vasai (Agenzia Fides) – Fasting and prayer for peace in Syria sees Christians and Hindus in India united. This...
Syrian Christian will follow Hindu Rituals and customs
There are some Christians from Syria were settled in Kochi (Cochin) long back itself, though they are Christians ,...
ADEN HOME TO VIBRANT HISTORY OF INDIAN HERITAGE
Throughout history, Aden has been known as a city of tolerance because of its composition of many different races...
Yemen city Sanaa has Hindu temples
Sanaa, May 20: A Hindu temple that dates back over 150 years, a market that sports an Indian name and...
Hindu Human Rights In Saudi Arabia: Excerpts From HAF’s 2011 Report
Saudi Arabia continues to be one of the most authoritarian and repressive nations in the world. In the wake...
Saudi Arabia police razes makeshift Hindu temple
RIYADH: Saudi religious police have destroyed a clandestine makeshift Hindu temple in an old district of Riyadh and deported...
Turkish national embraces Hinduism
AMRITSAR: A Turkish youth who came to India via the Wagah border last week embraced Hinduism on Tuesday. Local...
Embracing Hinduism in Turkey
http://www.hinduismworldwide.in/2012/04/embracing-hinduism-in-turkey.html
Hindu youths in Iraq beaten, auctioned to clear landmines
Chandigarh, September 6: This is a shocking story of a bunch of Punjabi youths who were lured to wealthy...
Hinduism will heal Iraq-Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,Art of Living
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJo4KSvIjKc
In Search of an Ancient Hindu Temple in Azerbaijan
By way of Coming Anarchy, I happened upon this very interesting account of a Zoroastrian (Parsee) account of the search for...
Iran’s Bandar Abbas Hindu Temple
TEHRAN, IRAN, July 17, 2003: The historic Bandar Abbas Hindu Temple in Hormozgan Province is considered a unique sample...
Diwali lights up life for Hindus in UAE
DUBAI // Glowing lights and bright colours gave neighbourhoods a magical look yesterday as Indian families celebrated Diwali. Keeping...
Holi revellers in Dubai celebrate with a riot of colour
An estimated 10,000 people of various nationalities thronged the Wonderland theme park all day to throw colours, coloured water...
The myth of an ‘amorphous’ Hinduism
Going through many discussions on matters that pertain to Hindu culture, one finds that there are two distinct sets...
Ten Muslims return to Hinduism
Mumbai, 21st Oct 2012 : In the event organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) here on Sunday,Another 10 Muslims...
Hindus in the Middle East
For the devout Hindu living in the Gulf, there are signs of hope. As an ad executive from India,...
AN ANCIENT HINDU KINGDOM
The Chams once ruled a Hindu kingdom called Champa whose influence extended through what is now southern Vietnam and...
Hindus of Vietnam
The Champa civilization was located in the more southern part of what is today Central Vietnam, and was a highly Indianized Hindu...
WHEF Explores Sustainable Ways to Strengthen Economy
New Delhi to host the 3rd WHEF with World Hindu Congress Economic boom of previous two decades followed by...
World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) Explores Sustainable Ways to Strengthen Economy
BANGKOK, THAILAND :The second meet of WHEF was held at Bangkok on 10th and 11th August 2013. H.E. Dr....
Thailand Government released new Postage Stamps on Hindu Deities
Hindu Dharma greatly admired by Thai Government Government of Thailand released remarkable new edition of stamps depicting the Hindu...
Thailand Hinduism
Many Thai’s regard Hinduism as an offshoot of Buddhism and ardently worship Siva, Vishnu, Durga, Ganesha, and Brahma Rajiv...
Pak President greets Hindus on Diwali
ISLAMABAD, NOV 3: Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain today greeted Hindus across the country on the occasion of Diwali and...
367 Hindu Temple Claimed Demolished in Sri Lanka
TORONTO, January 25, 2013 (Sunthanthiran): The International Policy Digest has authentically published a shocking news item, that 367 Hindu...
Hindus Shocked And Perturbed By BBS Statement
Hindus Shocked And Perturbed By BBS Statement – ‘Sri Lanka Is The Country Of Sinhala Buddhists’ “We are shocked...
Five South Korean missionaries detained and later deported by India
Five South Korean missionaries were held on 11th August, in Pimpri Chinchwad area in the State of Maharashtra along...
Hinduism in Korea
Hinduism is a minority religion in Korea. Through Buddhism, it has also had an indirect impact on certain aspects of traditional Korean...
Nepal protest: Hindu vigilantes attack Maoists
Kathmandu: More than a dozen Maoist leaders were hurt and two vehicles torched along the Nepal-India border Thursday as...
Nepal faces Hindu backlash over declaration as secular state
Nepal’s Hindu majority is denouncing the recent move to end Nepal’s longtime status as the world’s only Hindu state....
Murder of senior Indian politician raises alarm in Malaysia
The murder of a senior ethnic Indian politician has added a violent new dimension to Malaysia’s racial politics, with...
Perkasa vice-president asks why Hindu gods did not stop flood
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 ― Perkasa vice-president Datuk Zulkifli Noordin has been slammed by Hindu leaders after delivering a...
Largest ancient Hindu temple discovered in Indonesia
Construction workers in Bali have discovered what is thought to be the biggest ancient Hindu temple ever found on...
Lessons from Indonesia’s Hindu legacy
The country’s official recognition and generally peaceful acceptance of Hinduism contrasts with India’s own problematic record of religious tolerance...
1st World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) Held in Hong Kong
Mauritian Vice-Prime Minister, Hon’ble Anil Kumar Bachoo inaugurated the First World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF), which was held in...
Hong Kong’s Hindu community celebrates Diwali, the festival of lights
Today marks the highlight of the calendar for Hong Kong’s Hindu community as they celebrate Diwali, the festival of...
Celebrating Holi in China
Holi is spring festival celebrated as a festival of colours. It used to a be religious festival of Hindus,...
Hindu Temple Consecrated In Myanmar
MYANMAR, January 30, 2010: Tamils in Myanmar consecrated a renovated Perumaal temple in Yangon on Wednesday morning. Several thousand...
Tamils of Indian Origin in Myanmar
It was startling to suddenly come across this young Tamil woman in a busy market in Yangon (Rangoon) –...
Buddhist Bhutan realises importance of Hinduism
Good news to read in Kuensel this week is the initiation of the Bhutanese government for construction of a Hindu temple...
HAF Partners With UNHCR To Assist Bhutanese Hindus
Washington, D.C. (November 14, 2012) — The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) announced the formation of a partnership with the United...
Citing Taliban strife, Afghan Sikhs and Hindus ask UN for asylum
KABUL — Living in a deeply religious, overwhelmingly Muslim nation, Afghan Sikhs and Hindus have suffered their share of...
Hindus And Sikhs Vanishing From Afghanistan
The murder of Sushmita Banerjee, an Indian Bengali author living in Afghanistan with her Afghan husband, likely underscores the...
Roots of Hinduism
Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions. It has complex roots, and involves a vast array of practices...
Hindus – Regional Distribution
Hindus There are about 1 billion Hindus around the world, representing 15% of the global population. Major traditions within...
Bangladeshi Hindus under attack, temples destroyed
Dhaka: The revenge attacks on Hindus that began after a top Islamist leader was sentenced to death for war...
Bangladesh remembers Hindus killed in 1971 genocide
On October 4, an imaginative event will be hosted in the complex of the demolished Ramna Kalibari in Dhaka.....gif)
Population of Hindus in the Pakistan
According to an estimation by Pakistan Hindu Council there are more than 7000000 Hindus are currently living in the...
The Mexican-Hindu Connection : In a Search for Their Roots
The Mexican-Hindu Connection : In a Search for Their Roots, Descendants Discover a Moving Tale of Loneliness and Racism...
Hinduism in Brazil
According to 2000 Census, there are about 3000 Hindus in Brazil. The number must be more as Hinduism has...
INDO-CARIBBEAN HINDU WEDDING
From wedding house to wedding hall, fruit cake to fruit platter—the Indo-Caribbean Hindu wedding has transitioned through elements and...
Retention and Transculturation of Hinduism in the Caribbean
By Janet Naidu Guyana Journal, March 2007 The emergence of Indian culture in the Caribbean region became evident as...
Similarities in Ancient Hindu and Latin American Architecture
he common architectural elements which India and the South-East Asia share with the Mesoamerican Maya are the pyramids with...
Indians in Cuba
Punta Maisi, Cuba The old Indian woman, a descendant of Cuba’s Taino-Arawak people, bent over and touched the leaves...
Peru’s Ancient Vedic Culture
In the Western Hemisphere too there is evidence of Hinduism having once flourished there. In Mexico a festival is celebrated at the same time...How differently Hinduism developed in the adjacent nations of Suriname and Guyana
GUYANA UNDER SIEGE Hindus of South America HOME Introduction: How differently Hinduism developed in the adjacent nations of Suriname...
SoCal Diwali 2013: Celebrations and events for the South Asian ‘Festival of Lights’
South Asians in Southern California are gearing up for Diwali, a five-day festival traditionally celebrated during the month of...
VHPA Joint General Secretary Shri. Sanjay Mehta visited Houston, TX
VHPA Joint General Secretary Shri. Sanjay Mehta visited Houston, TX on Feb 09, 2013 . During his purposeful visit...
VHPA Hindi Camp Connects Healthy Living to Healthy Environment
A large number of children participated in the field trip to Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center. Balvihar Hindi School...
Diwali, Hindu Festival Of Lights Goes Mainstream In North America
Happy Diwali! Happy Di what? It’s a Hindu holiday — and an important one — celebrated this week by Hindus all...
Hindu Demographics – Population of Hindus in the U.S.
From 1,700 people in 1900, the Hindu population in America grew to approximately 387,000 by 1980 and 1.1 million...
AHAD – American Hindu Against Defamation
AHAD – American Hindu Against Defamation An ever vigilant coalition of the largest Hindu organizations – a Hindu watchdog...
25 years in making, Encyclopedia of Hinduism unveiled in US
COLUMBIA: A 25-year quest by nearly 1,000 scholars to document and present one of the world’s oldest living traditions....jpg)
Kumbh Mela documentary makes waves in Toronto
A two-hour documentary about real stories set against the backdrop of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival emerged as the...
Two Rajasthan MLAs in dock over Gopalgarh riots
NEW DELHI: Two Rajasthan legislators might be in trouble in connection with the September 2011 Gopalgarh (Rajasthan) riots as...
HMSA Celebrates & Pakistani Hindu Refugees Celebrate Diwali with Sweets & Firecrakers
HMSA Celebrates & Pakistani Hindu Refugees Celebrate Diwali with Sweets & Firecrakers
Ancient Vishnu idol found in Russian town
MOSCOW: An ancient Vishnu idol has been found during excavation in an old village in Russia’s Volga region, raising...
Glasgow scotches a tale of 1st Sikh councilor, £3.8m gurudwara
GLASGOW (SCOTLAND): There is much more to Scotland’s oak-barrels producing world’s expensive scotches. Sitting in the cubicles of one...
OFBJP-USA Rebuttal to NY Times Article on Narendra Modi
Oct 29th 2013 Washington DC To: The Editorial Board, New York Times Ref: Your editorial “Narendra Modi’s Rise in...
RSS to Hindus: Adopt a ‘three-child’ norm to prevent ‘population imbalance’
RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said on Saturday that Hindu families should adopt a three-child norm to prevent...
Durga puja pandals in Narkeldanga face communal threat; deities destroyed and pandal pillaged
An altercation on a minor issue soon turned ugly on the day of Maha Saptami , 10th October, in Narkeldanga area of...
Hindus waging desperate struggles in Basanti, Sandeshkhali
The following is a heartrending narrative of the condition of Hindus inhabiting No. 7, No. 9, No. 10 and No....Modi is a creation of VHP, Ashok Singhal says
JAIPUR: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaderAshok Singhal on Friday claimed that BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is a “creation of VHP” and...
Nixon kept quiet on Hindu genocide by Pakistani Army
Ahead of Bangladesh’s liberation in 1971, the Pakistani Army systematically committed genocide” of the Hindu community in the then...
Another love jihad turns nightmare as victim returns to parents home bruised, beaten and tortured in Gazole, Malda
Baby Debnath, 29 years old lady and daughter of late Haren Chandra Debnath, is a resident of Arjunpur village...
Missionary activity divides nation
By Rajiv Malhotra on October 15, 2013 Dramatic scandals routinely fill India’s media headlines about some poor victim from a...
Hindu pilgrim temple stampede kills at least 115 in India
At least 115 pilgrims, many of them women and children, have been killed and dozens more injured in a...
Behind China’s Hindu temples, a forgotten history
In and around Quanzhou, a bustling industrial city, there are shrines that historians believe may have been part of...
Hindu Tamil Temple Consecrated In Myanmar
MYANMAR, January 30, 2010: Tamils in Myanmar consecrated a renovated Perumaal temple in Yangon on Wednesday morning. Several thousand...Bhutan’s Plans for Democracy Exclude Hindu Refugees
It’s democracy for some as Bhutan refuses to allow more than 100,000 Bhutanese Hindu refugees to return...
Taliban Deny Killing Sushmita Banerjee, But Hindus And Sikhs Vanishing From Afghanista
The murder of Sushmita Banerjee, an Indian Bengali author living in Afghanistan with her Afghan husband, likely underscores the...
Promoting Hinduism? Parents Demand Removal Of School Yoga Class
During first period at Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School in Encinitas, Calif., Kristen McCloskey leads about two dozen third-graders through...
South Florida Indians Celebrate Diwali: Festival of Lights
Diwali is the most widely celebrated Indian festival around the world. It represents the triumph of good over evil,...
Eight get life sentence in Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati (VHP Activist) murder case
Bhubaneswar: Eight convicts, including a Maoist, was sentenced to life in prison by a court in Odisha today for the...
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar speaks on Anti-Hindu Bollywood
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on idol worship, music, art and ethics in Bollywood and politics http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=h-hMf8kukOk
Christian missionaries harm India
By Maria Wirth When it comes to religion, I noticed that Indians tread cautiously. Care is taken ‘not to...
Moscow Marks Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary
RUSSIA, April 18, 2013 (Elena Krovvidi,RIR): This week, the Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre at the Indian Embassy in Moscow,...
200-Year-Old Hindu Temple Set On Fire in Bangladesh
Unidentified criminals set a 200-year-old Hindu temple ablaze at Rajoir upazila in Madaripur in the wee hours yesterday. Police...
Armed Muslim mob of 20,000 attacks Hindus, burns shops in J&K
The attacks began right after Eid prayers. The police came late, and did little or nothing to rein in...
Shiv Sainik killed in Antop Hill
MUMBAI: A 28-year-old party worker of Shiv Sena was hacked to death by five persons near his residence in Sangamnagar in...
HMSA condemns the barbaric killing of US ambassador Mr. Christopher Stevens in Libya
Hindu Congress of America aka Hindu Mahasabha of America (HMSA) condemns the barbaric killing of United States ambassador Mr....
HMSA condemns the act of vandalism of Hindu Mandir in Canada’s British Columbia
July 4th, 2013 – (Wilmington, DE). HMSA condemn the act of vandalism on the Hindu Mandir temple in Surrey...
A Rebuttal to NYT Article “Campaign for Prime Minister in India Gets Off to Violent Start”
As India enters into its next phase of its political journey, with the selection of Mr. Narendra Modi as...
Thousands of Texans celebrated Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America Kite flying festival
JAN 21, 2013 Source: VHPA It was a foggy morning but that doesn’t deter VHPA vol-unteers and Texans...
Shri. Ashok Chowgule visits Houston, TX, USA (President VHP Bharat – External)
Shri. Ashok Chowgule Ji visited Houston, Texas between Nov 2nd—Nov 4th 2012 as part of his multi city visits...
Sumner County Schools Cuts Out Field Trips To Religious Venues
ENNESSEE, U.S., September 20, 2013 (Tennessean): Sumner County Schools students will no longer be allowed to take field trips...
Hindus celebrates Lord Ganesha Birthday in Germany
HAMBURG,GERMANY September 16, 2013 (Abendlatt): The people in the Harburg suburb of Hamburg were treated on Friday night to...
VHP’s condolences to the victims of Islamic Terrorists attack on Nairobi mall
VISHVA HINDU PARISHAD Sankat Mochan Ashram, Sector -6, R K Puram, New Delhi 110 022 24-9-2013 H.E, The High...
HMSA Condemn Detention of Baba Ramdev at London Airport
Hindu Mahasabha of America aka Hindu Congress of America (HMSA) condemn detention at London Airport. Baba Ramdev—a prominent Hindu...
VHPA Joint General Secretary Shri. Sanjay Mehta visited Houston
VHPA Joint General Secretary Shri. Sanjay Mehta visited Houston, TX on Feb 09, 2013 . During his purposeful visit...
Arya Samaj of Greater Houston hosts sixth annual HAVAN conference organized by VHPA
Houston, Texas, USA: World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) conducts fifth annual HAVAN Conference in Houston, Texas. The event...
HMSA condemns the barbaric killing of Indian Army personnel
Hindu Congress of America aka Hindu Mahasabha of America (HMSA) condemns the barbaric killing of Indian Army personnel and...
“One day like its golden past Hinduism will prove Vishva Guru – The leader of the world”
Dr. Gautam Bhai Patel Sanghamitra, the sister of King Ashok the great, under which Gautam the Budda was enlightens...
Indian Politicians: Pakistan’s Proxy Soldiers
by R S N Singh Former RAW Official. Col. Purohit of the Military Intelligence was implicated for his association...
Seminar on “IB on the Brink?” Politicizing Terror: A disaster in the making
The Rohngiyas and the Buddhists have riots in Myanmar. Where does the terror backlash come? Not in monasteries of...
Secular Mujahideen and their Jihad against Bharat
By: Abhishek Tondon “RSS is no different from Taliban”, screams a tweet by Shazia Ilmi, a prominent member of...
Keeping the Hindu faith in America : Challenges and needs of Caribbean Hindus Share A Journey!
The Journey of Caribbean Hindus The abolition of the slave trade created a labor shortage that threatened the survival...
VHPA Chicago “World without Borders 2013” Program on Commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary
Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA) Greater Chicago Chapter along with more than 35 temples and organizations of Chicago land organized “World without...
Man hangs self, blames wife and Abdul Wahab on video
MUMBAI: In probably the first case of its kind, a 38-year-old driver hanged himself in the early hours of...
Religious tension in Pakistan as Muslims dig up Hindu grave
A crowd of Islamic fundamentalists dug up the grave of a Hindu man in Pakistan, police said on Tuesday, in...
HINDU UNITY DAY IN NEW YORK — A HISTORIC SUCCESS
Report by Narain Kataria in New York The 19th Hindu Unity Day (Hindu Sangathan Divas) was celebrated with pomp, position,...
Schoolgirl’s accidental death turns Ukiler Bazaar, Kakdip into a communal battleground
The death of 15 year old Class X Pritisha Maity, student at local Rajnagar Srinathgram Banividyapith due to a...
Swami Vigyananand Ji (VHP Jt General Secretary) visits Houston
Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Joint General Secretary visits Houston, TX on Oct 24th 2012. During his stay he met...
Surge in cases of sexual abuse against women in Bengal as administration goes slow on attackers
Sexual abuse and assault of women has become a regular affair in the Indian state of West Bengal. While...
Basanti apprehend violent communal clashes
Basanti in South 24 Paraganas district is seething with communal tensions and apprehension that violent altercations may take place...Hindu groups protest and memorandum submission at Embassy of Pakistan (DC) on Hindu Human Rights Violation
August 16, 2013, Washington DC Members of five different organizations,...
White House and Hindu American Seva Communities cohost 2013 National Seva Conference
WASHINGTON, DC, September 27, 2013 (Press Release): Hindu American Seva Communities (HASC) cohosted, with the White House Office of...
Hindus Laud Judge Srinivasan for Taking Oath on Gita
Sri Srinivasan was on Friday sworn in as judge of the second most powerful court of the United States,...
Housewife gang-raped, murdered in Dhapdhapi
Bithi (name changed) is 23 year old wife of Purna Ghosh (name changed) and resident of Dhapdhapi village under...
Rama Sethu : Burning our Bridges with the Sacred Environment
In Hindu tradition, our entire environment is regarded as sacred and there are specific instances which provide important symbols...
Hindu Temple of Woodland Hosts Second Annual Hindu Awareness Yatra organized by VHPA
Hindu Temple of Woodland Hosts Second Annual Hindu Awareness Yatra organized by VHPA PRESS RELEASE AUGUST 26 2013 ...
Swami Laxmananda Saraswati
HPI NEW DELHI, INDIA September 8th, 2008 : A public memorial was held September...
A Hindu View of ‘Christian Yoga’ – By Rajeev Malhotra
While yoga is not a “religion” in the sense that the Abrahamic religions are, it is a well-established spiritual...
Hindus opposing EU swastika ban
Hindus in Europe have joined forces against a German proposal to ban the display of the swastika across the...
BJP launches overseas unit in Canada
Toronto: Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party (OFBJP) has launched a Canada unit with chapters in four major cities...
Arya Samaj of Greater Houston hosts fifth annual HAVAN conference organized by VHPA
Houston, Texas, USA: World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) conducts fifth annual HAVAN Conference in Houston, Tex-as. The event...
Russia’s only Hindu temple faces threat of demolition
NEW DELHI: A year after Russia sought to ban the Bhagavad Gita, the Iskcon Krishna temple...
MEDIA STATEMENT OF MA. SRI ASHOKJI SINGHAL ON UP RIOTS
New Delhi, September 11, 2013 – The stalking andfelonious behaviour of the ‘Love Jihadis’ with a Hindu girl student returningfrom her...
Bangladeshi Hindus under attack, temples destroyed
Dhaka: The revenge attacks on Hindus that began after a top Islamist leader was sentenced to death for war...
UAE amnesty to help many expatriate Keralites
Two-month pardon for undocumented residents The number of Keralites who are going to benefit from the two-month pardon announced...
Four Hindus in Singapore Ministry, including Deputy PM
In the new cabinet announced by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, there are four Hindus including Deputy Pime...
Pakistani Hindus worst victims of rape: US report
ISLAMABAD, Hindus in Pakistan are the worst victims of rape, says a report by an independent American group. In the...
Diwali celebrated with a cause in Australia
MELBOURNE : Celebrating the Hindu festival of lights, an annual Diwali event was held here that attracted thousands of Indians and...
Hindu Congress of America (HMSA) Condemns arrest of Hindu Samhati activists & Shri. Tapang Ghosh in Kolkata, , West Bengal, India
On 14th March, 2013, Shri. Tapan Ghosh was arrested from his residence in Kolkata, West Bengal, India under P.S....
Hindus Shocked And Perturbed By BBS Statement – ‘Sri Lanka Is The Country Of Sinhala Buddhists’
SOURCE: COLOMBO TELEGRAPH https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/hindus-shocked-and-perturbed-by-bbs-statement-sri-lanka-is-the-country-of-sinhala-buddhists/ “We are shocked and perturbed to read a News item appearing in the front page...
Uncertain Times in India, but Not for a Deity
MUMBAI, India — As this year’s monsoon season receded, onions were selling for an eye-popping 58 cents a pound,...