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Hindu bodies blame Pak of discrimination for religious Visas

AMRITSAR: Various Hindu organizations have blamed Pakistan government of discriminating against Hindu pilgrims aspiring to visit Pakistan on religious...

Following the murders of Hindu Munnani activists, Indian CB-CID files charge-sheet

Following the murders of activists of Bharatiya Janata Party and Hindu Munnani, the Tamil Nadu government formed the SID...

Amazon Yanks ‘Ganesha’ Yoga Pants After Offending Hindus

Amazon has pulled two pairs of pants from its website because they offended Hindus. “Ganesha’s Dream Hot Pant” and...

Swami Vivekananda 150 Women’s Convention: Indian Women as the Guide for the World at crossroads

‘Swami Vivekananda 150 Women’s Convention’ with a vision to rearticulate and self-introspect on the Indian concept of womanhood has...

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed asks Bieber to publicly apologize

Celebrities like musician Justin Bieber should display highest level of responsibility in everything they did as millions of teens...

Canadian Hindu leaders meet with police after temple armed robbery attempt

Leaders from about a dozen Hindu temples met in Scarborough recently not to discuss spirituality, but safety and security....

5-year-old Hindu girl raped in Pakistan city Quetta

QUETTA: A five-year-old Hindu girl was abducted and raped before she was left unconscious near the Railway Colony in...

Hindu Samhati president Tapan Ghosh visits gang rape victim’s village in Bengal

Yesterday, on 27 January 2014, I visited the Subalpur vilage of Labhpur Police Station in Birbhum district of West...

Hindu idols desecrated in Barisal, Bangladesh

Six Hindu idols were desecrated and some utensils were stolen in three temples in Barisal and Sylhet while seven...

Visionary And Farsighted Speech By Indian Hindu Nationalist Leader Narendra Modi

  Shri Narendra Modi, addressing BJP’s National Council Meeting in Delhi,presents comprehensive, development oriented, inclusive and futuristic vision for...

Vichar Bharati of Kuwait celebrates Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary

Kuwait Jan 20: 150th birthday anniversary celebration of Swami Vivekananda organised by VICHAR BHARATHI Kuwait-17th Jan 2014. Details awaited...

Thousands of temples in India are likely to be taken over by the Govt

Pandharpur (Maharashtra) : On 15th January, Supreme Court passed a verdict handing over management of Sri Vitthal Temple of Pandharpur...

‘If Hindus do not wake up, Kashmir-like situation will prevail in all parts of India’

Sangli (Maharashtra) : Attempts are made to harass Hindus under purview of various laws. Different kinds of attacks are taking...

Hindu youth must increase their spiritual strength for Est. of Hindu Nation! – Chetan Janardan

Bhagyanagar (Andhra Pradesh) : India is once again moving towards second partition. Jihadis have set a target of converting India...

Glimpses of 150th Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

The year-long celebrations to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand were inaugurated 0n 11th January 2013 in New...

Dedicate first for Nation’s Cause’ : RSS Sarasanghachalak Bhagwat calls Swayamsevaks

Kota, Rajasthan: RSS Sarasanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat has addressed a gathering of Swayamsevaks at Maharaj Udaya Sing Stadium of Kota in...

Spearheaded by Jamaat led to attack on Hindus in Bangladesh

Two pairs of brothers, all involved in Jamaat-Shibir politics, spearheaded the January 5 attack on the Malopara Hindu community,...

American Hindus want prayer room at Brandeis University

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA), said that BU should respond to the requirements of...

“Reflections on Hinduism” – A program by Weston-Wayland Interfaith Action Group

WESTON — The Weston-Wayland Interfaith Action Group (WWIAG) invites local communities to its mid-winter potluck supper and program, taking place on Sunday, Jan....


Paras Rajput.in – A website dedicated to Hindu Youth launched in India

Hindu nationalist website ParasRajput.in has been re-launched (as ParasRajput.in), earlier in March 2012 news had surfaced on various online...

Bangladesh : 7 Hindu houses torched in Chittagong

According to a fire service official, the fire causes an estimated loss of Tk4 lakh Miscreants set at least...

Martin Luther King Interfaith Service launched with Sanskrit mantras in Nevada

At the Service, from left to right, are— Professor Benjamin Holden, Church of God in Christ Bishop Luther James DuPree...

26 Countries; 700+ events, millions of Hindus – Non Hndus celebrated Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Year

New York Jan 19: SWAMI Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary celebration received tremendous response in abroad also. More than 700 functions were...

Kashmiri Hindu history: 24 years of ignominy

24 long years! Yes, 24 years of longing for roots; 24 years of longing for knocking those heavy wooden...

CLOSING WORD: Who is afraid of the Hindu nation?

NGOs as instruments of hate and fratricide For Indians who are aware of the anti-Hindu agendas of Christian, Islamic...

Hindus laud appointment of 1st woman captain in British royal golf clubs

Hindus have applauded the appointment of Anthea Winn as the Captain of Royal Ascot Golf Club in Ascot, Berkshire...

Florida – Tampa: Hindu community helped Tampa land Bollywood awards

TAMPA – Ram Jakhotia remembers when Tampa felt even farther from India than the 9,000 miles that separate them. The...

Social hostilities & government restrictions on Hinduism should end

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged end to social hostilities and government restrictions on Hinduism in various countries...

Thousands of Texans join Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA) Kite Flying Festival

Kite festival was celebrated with grand fervor this year by more than 2000 persons of Indian origin at Bush...

7 Hindu houses torched in Bangladesh

According to a fire service official, the fire causes an estimated loss of Tk4 lakh Miscreants set at least...

European Union: Indian Hindu Nationalist leader Narendra Modi a person of great prominence

The European Union on Friday termed Narendra Modi as a “person of great prominence” on India’s political landscape and...

Persons troubling Hindus will be regarded as criminals: Baloch Liberation Army

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has said that those who trouble the minority Hindu community will be regarded as...

American Hindu Organizations Donates Blankets to Pakistani Hindu Refugees

RAJASTHAN, INDIA: Prominent Hindu organizations of America including World Hindu Council of America (VHPA), Hindu American Founda-tion (HAF), United...

Two Hindus killed in Indian state of Rajasthan communal clash

It was the day of Makar Sankranti and Id Milad-un-Nabi. After celebrating during the day, the residents of Kotadi...

VHP leader Saradar Ujagar Singh passed away

New Delhi January 14, 2014. State vice president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Sardar Ujagar Singh is no more. He...

“Sakat Chauth: Hindu Vrat observed on 19th January, 2014 “

Sakat Chauth is coming closer. According to Hindu calendar, the Sakat Chauth will be observed on 19th January, 2014....

Sewa Honors Volunteers and Community Partners

HOUSTON: The Sewa Houston community gathered together the evening of Friday, January 10 to honor some of Sewa’s most...

Toronto Hindu temple armed robbery attempt: photos released

Toronto police are looking for a man and a woman after worshippers at a Hindu Temple in Scarborough were...

Offensive Photos of Deities Outrage Hindus of South African

Hindu groups in South Africa have expressed outrage at photographs taken at a music festival which depict models in...

No To Unconventional Kavadis for Hindu festival Thaipusam

ANTICIPATION is running high among the Hindus as Thaipusam is just hours away. For most people, whenever Thaipusam is...

Hindus guarding village

Hindu residents of a Madaripur village have taken matters into their own hands with communal attacks rising across Bangladesh...

Save Hindu communities in Bangladesh

The High Court has directed the government to immediately provide adequate security to the minority communities and other people...

Malaysia: 2,000 Hindu devotees expected at Hindu festival Thaipusam

KUCHING: Some 2,000 members of the Hindu community are expected to join the Thaipusam celebration centred at the Sri...

Global Invitation: World Hindu Congress [Nov 21 -23, 2014_New Delhi, India]

  Aatmeeya all Namaste! Greetings of Makar Sankranti and Pongal! World Hindu Congress-2014  being organized by World Hindu Foundation is...

Muslim extremists fire indiscriminate gunshots at RSS camp in Rajasthan, 3 dead

PRATABGARH, RAJASTHAN In Kotri Village, 35 Km away from Pratabgarh Dist of Rajasthan, radical Muslim extremists fire arbitrarily gun...

Hindutva proponent V.D. Savarkar and leftists attempts to secularize his ideology

It is an election season and we shouldn’t be too surprised at the many personal and ideological transformations taking...

Golden Temple SAS claims overlooked in India

Claims that Britain’s Special Air Service regiment may have its fingerprints on the bloody storming of the Sikh Golden...

Muslims vandalise Hindu owned newspaper offices in Odisha over publication of Prophet images

Violence marked the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi celebrations in Odisha with Muslims taking exception to a purported picture of Prophet Mohammed published...

Hindu Festival Lohri Ushers In A New Year In Hindu Calendar

Northern India is recovering from its coldest temperatures in 20 years by doing what it loves to do: stage...

Hinduism Fast Facts: CNN Library

(CNN) — Here’s a look at what you need to know about Hinduism, the third largest religion after Christianity and...

Investigating Agencies’ ploy to implicate Sanatan in Margao blast case is exposed through Court’s rebuke

Biased police incriminating Sanatan should be dismissed and P. Chidambaram should render apology to Hindus ! – demands Sanatan...

Govt. of TMC loots Hindus during Gangasagar Fair in West Bengal !

Kolkata : Before the period of ‘Makar-sankranti’, cost of ticket of ferry-boat for going to Gangasagar island in West Bengal...

Texas: Donations Pour in for Pakistani Hindu Refugee Relief Project at Makar Sankranti Festival

JAN 15 2014 ( HOUSTON, TEXAS) VHPA Booth for Pakistani Hindu Refugee Relief project draw hundreds of Houston community...

Hindu Congress of America Condemns UPA Cabinet for Passing PCTV Bill

Hindu Congress of America aka Hindu Mahasabha of America (HMSA) condemn Congress led UPA Cabinet for passing Prevention of...

Will police in Malda wake up and stop Love Jihad now?

On January 7, 2014, at 10 am, Ripa Mandal (age 17 years) was abducted by Sakim Shiekh (age 22...

Muslim procession on Viswa Nabi Divas unleashes terror on Hindus in Panchla, Howrah

As fresh reports are coming to the news desk, Hindus, especially women, have fled from the persecuted villages of...

India’s First Ministry for Hindu holy Cows in Rajasthan

Even in a country where the cow is revered, a government ministry dedicated to the protection of the animal...

Indian student grp. ABVP protests over atrocities on women by Islamists

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a sit-in and a road blockade near Clock Tower here on Monday...

Bangladesh Govt Failed to Protect Hindus: Ex Minister

Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta, who was dropped from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s cabinet, today criticised the Bangladesh...

Spiritual significance of Hindu festival Makar Sankranti

Almost all Hindu festivals are dependent on the position of the moon; however, Makar Sankrāntī is based on the position of...

The Hindus of Bangladesh Fear for Their Future

Bangladesh’s minority Hindus are being attacked by Islamists who seem as preoccupied with land as they are with politics...

Attack on Hindus in Bangladesh was planned

The attack on the Hindu community of Malopara in Abhaynagar of Jessore was carried out in a planned manner...

Indian home minister shielding most-wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim, says ex-home secy

The war of words between Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and former home-secretary –turned- BJP-leader RK Singh is...

Indian Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi top PM Choice – Nielsen Polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to perform better than the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)...

Hindu organisations in Thrikkakara protest the bomb blast near a devotee camp

Kochi: The hartal called by Hindu organisations in Thrikkakara on Wednesday to protest the bomb blast near a camp of...

Malaysia Hindu Sangam: Good practices bring positive vibes

IT is good news that the Malaysia Hindu Sangam, temple committees and non-governmental organisations have drafted guidelines for temples...

One gets spiritual awakening by practicing Dharma: Swami Vishvesha

Mumbai, Jan 13: Swami Vishvesha of Pejavar math, Udupi released Video and DVD of ‘Toulava Nityanustanam,’ produced by Dr Suresh...

Hindu holy Cow urine to treat cancer, diabetes, tumours, tuberculosis etc.

Some have been doing it for over a decade and believe the urine from such a sacred animal has...

Chicago, 1893: Swami Vivekanandas soul-stirring speech at Parliament of Religious

Kalyan Mitra One hundred and twenty years ago on the 11th September (1893), Swami Vivekananda made his historic speech...

Kedah Govt. declares Hindu festival Thaipusam a day off for the first time

SUNGAI PETANI: The Kedah government has declared Thaipusam a special holiday to allow some 300,000 Hindus to celebrate the...

Bangladesh Hindus caught in political crossfire

Activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami were blamed for attacks on the Hindus, who were accused...

1,200 Christians returned to Hindu fold at the ‘home return’ ceremony of RSS

RAIPUR: Amid chanting of religious hymns, late BJP leader Dilip Singh Judeo’s son washed feet of tribal Christians on...

Pro-BNP lawyers want probe on attacks on Hindu communities

Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum (JAF), a body of pro-BNP lawyers, yesterday urged the government to appoint a retired Supreme Court...

Tampering with AFSPA in J&K will pose serious threat to national security: Army chief

Army Chief General Bikram Singh on Monday warned of spillover from Afghanistan inJammu & Kashmir in 2014 when US troops...

India won’t hold back if Pakistan breaks rules: Army chief

Sending out a strong message to Pakistan over repeated ceasefire violations along the LoC, Army Chief General Bikram on Monday...

Genocide of Hindus by invaders – were swept under the carpet: Francois Gautier

BANGALORE: French author and journalist Francois Gautier feels traditional Indian knowledge is at risk. At a lecture here on...

UP Govt. used Ayodhya Research Institute funds for Saifai fest

The cat is out of bag. The Akhilesh Yadav Government has diverted money from other departments to organise annual...


Malaysia: Take a chill pill, MIC tells Hindu Sangam and Batu Caves temple committee

KUALA LUMPUR: MIC today urged the Batu Caves temple committee and Malaysian Hindu Sangam (MHS) to maintain professionalism in...

Hindu Farmer Murdered in Bangladesh, Houses Burnt

A Hindu farmer was stabbed to death while his wife and relative were injured Sunday by a masked assailant...

Primary liturgical language of Hinduism Sanskrit, dumped by Congress Party led Govt.

Sanskrit, India’s ancient language in which the Vedas and Upanishads were written, has fallen prey to UPA’s minority politics...

Evangelist Benny Hinn’s visit kicks up conversion row

Bangalore: Saffron groups have raked up protests in parts of Karnataka over the proposed visit of American evangelist Benny Hinn...

Hindu Org. Bajrang Dal Facebook protest blackmail of Hindu girl

The criminal act of a man in posting of the intimate photos of a girl on Facebook, after enticing...

World marks Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda anniversary

Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): India on Sunday remembered Swami Vivekananda as the entire nation and Kolkata especially celebrated the...

Success of Hindus : Controversial missionary Benny Hinn’s program cancelled

O Hindus, let us offer gratitude at the Holy feet of Shrikrushna for this success ! As per the...

Bangladesh EC asks authorities to prevent attacks on Hindus

“We have asked the law enforcement agencies to specially resist attacks on minority communities in different parts of the...

OPEN LETTER TO POPE FRANCIS : Maria Wirth

Respected Holy Father, Great hope for a positive change in the Catholic Church is pinned on your Pontificate and...

File case against police officers who threatened ‘Cow Protectors’! – Indian Court

Pune (Maharashtra) : During the period of Bakri Eid, Police Inspector (PI) Yashwant Gawari and Assistant PI, Hanumant Shinde threatened...

Bangladesh’s Election Commission tightens security for Hindus

DHAKA, Jan 11 – Bangladesh’s Election Commission today directed law enforcement agencies to tighten security across the country to...

Jihadi harasses Hindu businessman for naming his shop after Hindu Deity

Pune, 11th January – Shri. Vishal Bharat Shinde, a Hindu trader took a shop on rent from a Jihadi in...

Help from India is needed for protection of Bangladeshi Hindus ! – Adv. Ravindra Ghosh

New Delhi : Muslims kill animals with two methods. One is ‘halal’ and the other is ‘Zatka’. ‘Halal’ means killing...

Rival parties join hands to protect Hindus in Bangladesh

Leaders of the ruling Awami League party and oppositionBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the country’s Gaibandha district have come together...

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) lecture at NIT on protection of nation

Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) : A lecture was organized on the topic of ‘Causes of present condition of the country and its...

7 Islamists arrested for attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

Seven activists of the opposition BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested for attacks on Bangladesh’s minority Hindu community even as...

IMANET condemned the attacks on the Hindu community in Bangladesh

Chicago, January 10: Indian minorities advocacy Network, ImanNet has strongly condemned the attacks on the Hindu community in Bangladesh....

Global Terroist Org. Al Qaeda reaches Indian state of Manipur

In its October 10, 2013 issue, a front page report of Azizulhind informed that Al Qaeda has started spreading...

Texas: Hindu priest at local temple follows family tradition

Priesthood is a family tradition for Vignesh Mahadevarahalli, the priest at the Hindu Association of West Texas. His father,...

Sirajganj Hindus in panic after mayhem by Jamaat-Shibir activists

We are always in terror of the mayhem by Jamaat-Shibir activists as they vandalise Locals in Dukuria Bera and...

Hare Krishna festival set to shake up Nelson

Kiwi history and an orthodox strain of Hinduism have been combined in the centrepiece of a Hare Krishna festival...

BJP Yuba Morcha demonstrates for protection of Hindus in Bangladesh

BJP youth wing Bharatia Yuba Morcha has demonstrated before Bangladesh Visa office at Agartala last evening demanding protection of...

India’s metropolises majority wants Hindu nationalist Modi as PM: TOI Poll

A majority view Narendra Modi as a better prime ministerial prospect. That’s the message from an opinion poll across the country’s...

Hindu temple vandalised in Bangladesh

A Hindu temple was vandalised and set afire in central Bangladesh today, as post poll attacks on the minority...

BJP leader Harssh Vardhan meets Pakistani Hindus camping at Jantar Mantar

Leader of the Opposition Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday met a group of Pakistani Hindus camping at Jantar Mantar to...

HAF Deeply Concerned As Bangladesh’s Hindus Flee Election Violence

Washington, D.C. (January 8, 2014) — Leaders at the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) expressed deep concern today over recent election...

Bangladesh:Dinajpur Hindus start returning home

Hindu community people, who fled Karnai village under Dinajpur Sadar upazila following attacks by alleged Jamaat-Shibir men a couple...

Five Hindus hacked to death by Muslims in Bangladesh for attempting to vote

Kalidasi Sarker jumped into the Bhairab River in the afternoon of the polling day with her 15-day-old baby. The...

Blind-folded and biased attitude of some Indian media houses towards Hindus a global concern

On 16th October 2009, on the eve of Diwali, bomb blast occurred in Margao, a city in Goa in...

ABVP initiates Swami Vivekanand message journey

Ujjain: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad ( ABVP) initiated Swami Vivekanand Sandesh atra in the district from Tarana tehsil on...

American Hindu Organizations Donates Blankets to Pakistani Hindu Refugees

RAJASTHAN, INDIA: Prominent Hindu organizations of America including World Hindu Council of America (VHPA), Hindu American Foundation (HAF), United...

Swami Vivekananda and the Dalai Lama: where two divine minds meet

India is celebrating the 150 birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, one of the greatest exponents of Hinduism, the bridge...

Glimpses of united Hindu resistance in mediaeval Bengal

During centuries-old Islamic rule in India there had also been the emergence of several Hindu empires led by fiercest,...

Goa bomb blast : Sequence of events which ends at acquittal of seekers of Sanatan Sanstha

Given below is sequence of judicial process and inquiry of seekers and Sanatan Sanstha conducted in connection with Margao...

India:40,000 RSS members to participate in 3-Day mammoth conclave ‘Sankalp Mahashivir’ at Jabalpur

Jan 02 Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh: Mahakoshal Pranth of RSS unit all set to organize a mammoth 3-day RSS Conclave named ‘SANKALP...

Fear of insecurity haunts Hindu voters in Bangladesh

Hindu voters in different places including Patgram in Lalmonirhat district and Kalaroa upazila in Satkhira district have expressed doubts...

Power to Change’ campaign by Canadian Christian ministries irks Mumbai Hindus

Canadian company mounts multimedia campaign to aid conversion, creates a row. Conversion, counselling or power to change? It’s a...

Pakistan: Five bodies ‘missing’ from Hindus’ graves

UMERKOT: Five bodies were found missing from their graves when a group of Meghwar community members visited its graveyard...

Bangladesh: Members of Hindu community waiting with bated breath

About three dozens of people have died since last February The members of Hindu community in Satkhira are waiting...

Our identity is Hindu, our uniting idealogy is Hindutva : RSS Chief Shri Mohan Bhagawat

Sarasanghachalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) Dr. Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday made a candid statement that only and only common...

Pakistan: Ordeal of Slaughter House Hindus far from over

The Christian and Hindu families who had to leave Lyari’s Slaughter House area a few months ago fearing for...

Two Hindu women raped; one of them murdered in Umer Kot, Pakistan

by, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)   The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that two scheduled caste,...

Malaysia Hindu Sangam issues Thaipusam guidelines for temples, devotees

PETALING JAYA: In conjunction with Thaipusam on Jan 17, the Malaysia Hindu Sangam has issued guidelines for all Hindu...

The Anniversary Death Ritual of Hinduism

Hindus traditionally memorialize the dead with a yearly death ritual known as the shraddha ceremony. Shraddha, coming from a...

Hindu Nationalist Modi has proved his leadership: Yoga guru Swami Ramdevji

Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday said that BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s motives are unquestionable and his...

Karachi Press Club: Hindu & Christian victims of gang rape & killing narrate their horrendous ordeal

KARACHI: “There were five of them,” she said while holding her young child with one arm and hiding her face...

Hindu Sangam to be held in April in Ayodhya:Hindu Mahasabha

ALLAHABAD: The national spokesperson of the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha, Gyan Saraswati, has expressed concern over the delay in...

The Art of Enjoying Life with values of Hinduism

In Hinduism, appreciation of life is viewed as an art one learns through maturity of thought and experience. In...

Villagers stage stir over Hindu temple arch demolition

Condemning the incident of damage to the main arch of Sri Elumukhachowdeshwari temple at Bilagula in Mudigere, members of...

Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council : Hindu faith adviser A.M. Bhattacharyya

We, Hindus, believe in one god. Nevertheless we do worship many deities. Ostensibly, this is a paradox. Many people...

India: Hindu groups protest controversial American evangelist Benny Hinn’s visit

Around 2,000 people from various Hindu groups on Friday staged a demonstration in the City, urging the State government...

Ram Sodho meets Narendra Modi to discuss the issues of Pakistani Hindus

Ram Singh Sodho, former MLA of Pakistan’s Sindh province who lives in Kutch for last few years called on...

US:Nevada welcomes New Year with Rajan Zed’s Gayatri Mantra recitation

Nevada, Jan 2/2014 : (IBNS) Reno Buddhist Center in Nevada (USA) welcomed the New Year in a unique service...

British Sikhs and Hindus Launch Petition Against Usage of “Asians” To Describe Sexual Grooming Convicts

LONDON, UK (January 1, 2014) – Four Hindu and Sikh organization of the UK have begun an online petition...

Politics of development without Hindus’ safety unacceptable: VHP

SURAT: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has stated that politics of development without security for Hindus means nothing to it....

Muslims vandalizes & riot at Hindu owned Heath care center in Indian Bengal

On December 29, 2013, at 11 am, Banjanharia Charial Block Primary Health Centre in the village of Banjanharia under...

Sweet Srimad Bhagavatam Showers Drench Listeners from Houston and around USA

MANVEL: The daily evening shower of nectar in the Pearland area was the highlight of the 7-day Srimad Bhagavata...

Gathering of Saints and Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha at Durg, Chhattisgarh

Durg (Chhattisgarh) : H.H. Shriram Balakdasji Maharaj had organized ‘51 kundi Ramcharitmanas Mahayadnya’ on the ground of Manas Bhavan from...

Mangalore: Police nab Islamists thieves who stole 20,000 Hindu sacred Cows

Mangalore, Jan 1: The police on Tuesday December 31 arrested two notorious cattle thieves who are said to have stolen...

Hindus want Europe to “wholeheartedly” welcome Roma from Romania & Bulgaria

Hindus want Europe to welcome Roma brothers and sisters with open arms if they decide to migrate fleeing discrimination...

Hindu and Buddhist NGO’s remain under-represented at United Nations

London, Jan 1 (IANS) A recent study has found that Christian non-government organisations (NGOs) dominate the UN while Hindu...

Indian court aquits all six Hindus, against whom police wrongly framed charges for Goa blast

All 6 seekers of Sanatan, who were detained in jail in connection with Madgaon bomb blast occurred in October...

Hindu Makaravilakku festival begins at Sabarimala

13 bio-urinals to be installed on Swami Ayyappan Road The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has made necessary arrangements for...

Sree Narayana Guru’s philosophy to be in school curriculum: Kerela CM Chandy

81st Sivagiri pilgrimage begins at Varkala The philosophy and teachings of Sree Narayana Guru will be included in the...

Meet Divali Nagar US, a non-profit org committed to exposing the Caribbean people to Hindu festivals

SOUTH FLORIDA – Divali, like other Hindu Festivals, was brought to the Caribbean and Western Hemisphere by indentured East Indian...

Desi designers’ take on Hindu deity motifs used on apparels

California-based clothing brand, Teeki, is in the eye of a storm where their newly launched yoga pants depict images...

HJS’ holds Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha at Bicholi

Bicholi (Goa) : ‘I am hopeful that, the present BJP Government will find out an alternative on Mayem problem. In...

Hindus stop construction of illegal mosque in Kolkata Leather Complex

Gangapur, a village alongside the famed Kolkata Leather Complex under the jurisdiction of the Kolkata Leather Complex Police Station within...

Missing Hindu teacher remains untraced in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: A missing female schoolteacher belonging to Hindu faith could not be recovered despite passage of around 10 days...

Steps of the Sacred pervading nature of Lord Narayana

The spiritual content in Bala Devi’s ‘Vishwam’ was a high point. ‘Vishwam,’ the thematic production of Bala Devi Chandrasekhar,...

Bengal: Middle-aged Hindu housewife raped in Hariharpara by Islamist

Now it’s the time for the district of Murshidabad to witness another spate of rape; a middle-aged Hindu housewife...

O Hindus, launch an independent political party for protection of nation and Dharma ! H.H. Dr. Athavale

Most of the established political parties like Indian National Congress, Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal (United), Trinamool Congress, Marxists’ communist...

Fanatic Jihadis attack devout Hindu youth opposing ‘love jihad’ !

Pithampur (Madhya Pradesh) : A group of 15 to 20 fanatic Jihadis attacked Hindu youth, with sticks and swords, who...

Fanatics Jihadis run riot in Maharastra, targets Hindus shops

Yeotmal (Maharashtra) : Fanatic Jihadis ran riot in Yeotmal, Arni and Nera regions on 25th December claiming of their religious...

Hindus upset over Amazon’s depiction of Lord Ganesha

Upset Hindus are urging Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, to immediately remove pants carrying images of Lord Ganesha...

3-day RSS All India propogation meeting begins at Thiruvananthapuram

Dec 28 Thiruvananthapuram: 3-day annual RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Vibhag Baitak was inaugurated this morning by RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar...

“Hindu View of Homosexuality”: Classicist and Dharmashastra scholar Prof. Bharat Gupt

Special Report Homosexuality in Ancient India Prof Bharat Gupt, a classicist and dharmashastra scholar held a talk at Delhi’s...

The Hindu American Congressional Internship – Summer 2014

Are you passionate about public policy? Are you interested in being a Hindu American advocate? Want to build an active Hindu American...

Mumbai Court rejects Hindu Woman Christian Man divorce on religious grounds

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court has held that a Hindu, married with a non-Hindu as per Hindu rites and...

Hindus welcome approval of Hindu-Sikh seat by Afghan Parliament Upper House

Hindus have welcomed the reported approval by Afghanistan National Assembly House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga) of reserving one seat...

A guide to the Hindu gods and enlightened beings:Cleveland Museum of Art’s West Wing

Who’s Who: A Guide to the Gods and Enlightened Beings View full size Speeding the path to enlightenment: Hevajra.Lisa...

Indian Nationalist – Modi, acted swiftly to halt 2002 Hindu – Muslim riots

New Delhi: A nationalist party’s prime ministerial candidate on Friday rejected criticism that he did not do enough to...


Indian NIA likely to drop charges against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur

Days after the Bombay High Court allowed Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi’s...

Bid to Alienate Tribals from Hindu Religion by Pentecostal Christian Missionaries

Taking a serious note of the efforts at converting the members of the tribal community to Christianity and “alienate...

Muslim community violently protest allowing Hindu burial in Pakistan

BADIN: The situation in Tando Bago town of Badin district became tense following the burial of a 75-year-old Hindu...

Gujarat to host Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) national meeting

RSS chief is also expected to attend the 5-day long deliberation. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will hold a...

Hindus urged to resist religious conversions by Christian Missionaries

Kadapa District Rythu Seva Sangham president S. Ramachandra Reddy called upon Hindus on Wednesday to safeguard the sanatana dharmam...

Mentioning riot-hit Muslims refugees as enemy conspirators – Is Mulayam Singh trying to play Hindutva card before 2014?

NEW DELHI: Mulayam Singh Yadav’s accusation that people staying in relief camps in Muzaffarnagar were not victims but enemy...

Vishwa Hindu Parishat’s (VHP) 5-Day National Meet to begin at Gujarat, India from Dec 29

Surat Dec 26: Vishwa Hindu Parishat (VHP) will hold a five-day long meet from December 29 to address issues related...

Pittsburgh:Hindus upset by Monroeville church’s Indian music program aimed to convert Hindus

By Kyle Lawson  With five Hindu temples in the region, it’s fairly common for Indian cultural programs to be staged...

Secularism means anti-Hinduism ! – Gurudev Dr. Kateswamiji

The greatest tragedy of Hindus in India is that they are being forced to witness modern corruption and secularism....

Hindu Pilgrim suffering unabated at Sabarimala inspite of High Court Order

With hardly five days to go for the culmination of the 41-day Mandalam pilgrimage to Sabarimala, the situation has...

Maharastra: Hindus resolve to establish Hindu Rashtra in ‘Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha’

Sangli (Maharashtra) : On Thursday, 26th December, Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha (sabha) was held at Tarun Bharat Stadium which witnessed...

Amid Hindu protests, Christian missionaries’ conversion program meeting thwarted

Dombivali (Dist. Thane) : Christian missionaries had organized a prayer-meeting at ‘Janaki Hall’ in Dombivali (W) on 20th December in...

Tension mounts after Hindu temple bull found killed

Tension prevailed in Kanjirappally after miscreants killed a temple bull at Sree Gnapathiyaar Kovil on Sunday. A Hindu Aikya...

Activities of Sanatan Sanstha and HJS blessed by Kanchi Shankaracharya

Mumbai : Shri. Anand Jakhotia, the spokesperson of Sanatan Sanstha and Shri. Sagar Chopdar of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) went...

Cemetery for Lahore’s Hindus to open in Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec. 24 (UPI Next) — Hindus in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, will get a cemetery by...

11 things that attract Goddess Lakshmi to you

Goddess of Money Lakshmi is considered as the presiding deity of money. People also believe that if they propitiate...

Nepalis must decide on becoming Hindu state: Indian BJP leader

Kathmandu, Dec 23 (IANS): Nepal, which embraced secularism in 2008, will only be declared a Hindu state if the people...

Musings on the Future of Hindu Temples under HR & CE Department !

For 50 years or more , the term HR&CE Admn. Dept. has been mis- interpreted, mis-used used and abused...

London school teaches students Vedic maths for more than a decade

A private British primary school chain in London has been training its pupils in Vedic mathematics for more than...

Hindu Fearlessness through the Ages

One hears it all too often: ‘Hindus are cowards, they only deserve what they are suffering.’Mahatma Gandhi said it clearly...

Lord Indra’s Jeweled Net of Synchronicity

“Throughout the universe there’s a network of wires stretching to infinity. The horizontal wires are placed in space; the...

How to Prepare Before a Hindu Funeral

Preparing a body for a Hindu funeral in the appropriate way will help ease the deceased’s transition into the...

Hindutva is backdrop for Narendra Modi in UP

For the first time since Narendra Modi began his Uttar Pradesh campaign two months ago, the BJP’s agenda of...

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed talked to Nevada based highschoolers on Hinduism

Washington , December 22 (Washington Bangla Radio, USA) – Hindu statesman Rajan Zed talked about Hinduism and its contributions...

Karnataka : 77,000 temples come under Right to Information Act

Bangalore: The state government’s decision to bring category B and C temples under the purview of the RTI and appoint...

Ahinsa Sangh activists saved 08 Buffalo Calves from Slaughter

Ahins Sangh activists Ketanbhai, ParasBhai, Dhaval Bhai prevented slaughter of 08 Bufallo calves by interlocking a Maruti Van MH-02...

FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) of Northern Nevada arrest key member of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF).

WASHINGTON: The “Justice Department, the agency at the center of a flaming diplomatic row with India over prosecution of...

Workshop for Western Sanatan priests at Votualevu in Nadi, Fiji

HINDU priests have been directed by visiting international professors specialising in Hinduism to wear a dhoti (a piece of...

Are Muslim populated Villages in Ramanathapuram District Out of Bounds for Hindus?

Kumar Chellapan’s ‘Fatwas Ban Outsiders’ Entry into Rameshwaram Villages’ (The Pioneer December 16,2013) is full of falsehood, mischievous misrepresentations...

Hindus Heartbroken Over Monuments Moratorium On Oklahoma Capitol Grounds‏

Hindus are heartbroken over the reported declaration of Oklahoma State Capitol Preservation Commission of moratorium on erecting new monuments...

10 injured in Hindu Muslim communal clash in Uttar Pradesh

At least ten people belonging to a community were injured when members of another community attacked them in Pailani...

Philip Goldberg: Chrisitian Missionaries in India: Conversion or Coercion of Hindus?

Imagine you’re poor and living in a rural area. Your child gets sick. You manage to transport her to...

Dancers light up school to learn about Hindu Festival of Lights -Diwali

Music and dance lit up Field Lane Primary School in
Rastrick as pupils learnt about the Diwali. Annapurna Dance group...

Goddess Lakshmi’s lessons on personal transformation and business growth

By Devdutt Pattanaik Lakshmi is the most popular goddess in India, revered not just in Hinduism but also Jainism...

Fire Destroys Middle Ga. Hindu Worship Center

LIZELLA, Ga. — Middle Georgia fire officials are working to determine the cause of a blaze that destroyed a...

Khobragade row: India must try good-cop, bad-cop approach with the Us

The latest scandal of the US suddenly arresting an Indian diplomat and humiliating her should cause the Indian government...

Hindus Heartbroken at Monuments Moratorium on Oklahoma Capitol Grounds

Washington D.C, December 20, 2013 (Washington Bangla Radio): Hindus are heartbroken over the reported declaration of Oklahoma State Capitol...

Roman Catholic Priest accused of sexual assault of teenage girl student goes underground

Police are on the lookout for a Roman Catholic priest in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a...

Indifferent India allows Chinese land grab on the border

People on the Ladakh sector of the border with China are compelled to ponder over a heart ripping prospect...

Hindu jatha leaves for Katasraj in Pakistan to pay obeisance at Katasraj temples

AMRITSAR: A Hindu jatha comprising of 177 devotees left for Pakistan via Attari land border under the aegis of...

Khairpur Hindu traders threaten to move business to India

SUKKUR: Hindu traders in Khairpur have threatened to move their businesses to India if police did not stop their...

Radical Muslim cleric issues warning for serial scripted by Taslima Nasreen

Kolkata: The telecast of a Bengali TV serial based on Bangladesh author Taslima Nasreen’s script, has run into trouble...

TNA ‘rewriting’ Hindu history of Sri Lanka

P.A.Samaraweera, Melbourne LTTE sympathiser, Prof. Peter Salk of Sweden University in his address to the Tamil diaspora in London...

Oklahoma Places Moratorium On Capitol Monuments After Hindus & Satanist Requests

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) –  After hearing from satanists, Hindus and an animal rights group, the panel that oversees the grounds...


Fashion chain Zara removed Its Swastika Handbags

THE fashion chain Zara has withdrawn a handbag from its stores after a customer pointed out that the design...

Rath Yatra Colours: Yellow, Black and White

In the Puri Shree Jagannath Temple, the presiding deities are three siblings: Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra....

Who Leads the Hindus in Worship?

By Errol Manguso, Demand Media Although Hindus primarily worship individually, some Hindu services are led by a pujari (trained...

Indian actor Rajinikanth Posters Stirs up Controversy for hurting Hindu Sentiments

A poster created by Rajinikanth fans to celebrate his birthday on 12 December has stirred up a controversy.Superstar reportedly...

Bangladesh: 8 Muslim students receive death for brutal murder of a Hindu

A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced eight students from the ruling party to death for the brutal murder of...

Drunken police force Warkaris to stop ‘keertan’ (religious discourse) !

Panvel : Local police went to wind up ‘keertan’ program before time during ‘Hari-naam ‘Saptaah’ held at Khanda Colony. Police...

Ellawala Thero refutes the TNA claim that Sri Lanka is a land of Hindus 

Venerable Ellawala Medananda Thera says that the statement made by TNA Batticaloa District MP S. Yogeswaran in parliament yesterday...

Devi Mandir central to the lives of Durham Hindus

PICKERING — For more than 20 years, Hindus have been heading to Devi Mandir to worship and socialize. On...

Hindu traders from Pakistan set up stall in Kolkata fair

KOLKATA: At a time when Pakistan is considering to grant India the most favoured nation ( MFN) status as...

Los Angeles:Death penalty recommended for Muslim man who killed ex-girlfriend’s relatives after they disapproved Muslim marrying their Hindu daughter

A jilted boyfriend who killed his former girlfriend’s father and sister, burned their Anaheim Hills mansion and then set...

Mumbai : Christian missionaries target small Hindu children for conversion !

Mumbai : As Christmas is approaching, opposition to posters put up by Christian missionaries related to their meeting called ‘Change’...

Non-acceptance of mistakes in anti-superstitions Act is due to Congressmen’s ego !

Maharashtra Government prepared the anti-superstitions Bill on the basis of draft prepared by Andha-shraddha Nirmulan Samiti. Riding on the...

Dabholkar’s organization got contract to end Hinduism: Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam

NAGPUR: Senior Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam made a startling allegation in legislative council that slain rationalist Dr Narendra...

America’s Hindu Rights Group Responds to Allegations Leveled by Islamist and Communist-Linked Groups

The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) was made aware today that the internet portal calling itself the Coalition Against Genocide (CAG), released a...

Scamster Laluprasad Yadav insults Hindu God Sri. Krishna

Scamster Laluprasad Yadav says, “Jail is the birth-place of Shrikrushna !” Ranchi (Jharkhand) : “Jail means birth-place of Shrikrushna. One,...

‘Hindu god’ Littledean cannabis couple spared jail by judge

HUSBAND and wife Katarzyna and Clive Dryden-Chouen have walked free from court after growing vast quantities of cannabis which...

Ignoring mainstream Hindu opposition, Cabinet nod for controversial Communal Violence Prevention Bill

After much delay, the controversial Communal Violence Prevention Bill was on Monday cleared by the Union Cabinet after removal...

Pakistan minorities inc. Hindus still await dual voting rights

Pakistan’s complicated electoral system is posing threat to the minority communities as they still wait to get their dual...

Back to 1971? Attacking, Looting & Burning Hindus in Bangladesh

Wonders Asaduzzaman Noor on attack by Jamaat-Shibir in Nilphamari Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee The brutality and the trail of destruction...

Has the last phase of racial extermination of Hindus in Bangladesh begun?

The political impasse in Bangladesh is worsening with each hour it passes and the trigger-happy reaction of Jamaat and...

Maoists threaten H.H. Sant Shri Asharamji Hindu Ashram in Bihar

PATNA: After routinely targeting security forces and the railways, Maoists in Bihar’s Aurangabad district on Sunday threatened to attack...

‘Dharmaraksha Sant Sammelan’ held successfully at Karnavati (Ahmedabad)

Karnavati (Gujarat) : ‘Dharma-raksha Manch’ had organized a huge ‘Dharma-raksha meet’ on Education Society’s ground in which Saints – mahants...

Afghanistan Parliament Denies Seat For Hindus

The Lower House on Saturday rejected President Hamid Karzai’s legislative order that created a seat for Hindus in Parliament. ...

Delhi: Hindu Woman journalist fights her Jehadist molestors, one arrested

Showing courage, a 25-year-old woman journalist, who works with a leading electronic channel, not just fought back two men...

New Cabinet committee member calls for judiciary comprising all races inc. Hindusim

One of the first suggestions that a member appointed to the cabinet’s National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) will propose...

Hindu Philosophy of Prosperity and Sustanability: Swami Vigyananand

The Philosophy and inspiration for the World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) is “Dharmasya MoolamArthah.” Kautilya, one of Bharat’ greatest political and...

Hindu Business in an expanding world – By Dr. Gautam Sen

The World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) 2013 at Bangkok on August 10th and 11th 2013 is the culmination of endeavor...

Treasures: Hindu Art from Bali is wonderful to contemplate

Bali is an island that is the smallest province of Indonesia. This place, which many consider to be a...

Sidney Stringer Academy celebrate Diwali and Guru Nanak Devji’s birthday

Sidney Stringer Academy celebrated Diwali and Guru Nanak Devji’s birthday. Staff and members of the local community came together...

Two Golden Fish

The auspicious symbol of The 2 Golden Fish in Buddhism symbolizes  happiness, fertility, abundance and all living things in a...

Refuting the False Islamic Argument Against Idol Worship

Harih Om. It is not uncommon to be faced with the ageless, boring question: “If Bhagavan is formless why go to...

The Five Faces of Hindu God Shiva

Yogeshwar/Shiva,  the lord of yogis, is commonly known throughout the world, but the five faced Shiva and associated teachings remains...

Religious intolerance in Indonesia goes up a notch – Endy Bayuni

Brace yourself to see more discrimination and persecution of religious minorities in Indonesia, after the House of Representatives formally...

Biased Pro-Islamist Group Hires Lobbyist in US to Push Resolution Slamming India & targeting only Hindus

The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) hired the American lobbying firm, Fidelis Government Relations, to push a resolution critical...

Indian woman burnt to death in Australia

Melbourne:  Police have launched a probe into the death of a 32-year-old Indian woman who died in Australia after suffering...

Lone Ranger

A Lone Ranger Battles Bigotry Someone forgot to put a sign here; a vivid, warning sign with a “skull...

Nepal towards a Hindu Rashtra (Nation-State) again

In the annals of world civilization, Hindu philosophy is considered liberal, simple and tolerant. Nepal as a Hindu state...

When the religion of the Veda knows no idols then why so many gods and goddesses with different for

It is high time for people in India  to have a caste free society by realizing India was caste...

Financial help for Hindu temples

SELANGOR government has decided to only award financial assistance to Hindu temples registered with the Malaysian Hindu Sangam. In...

Notorious Wendy Doniger hosted by the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS) prides itself on being  an academy for the study of Hindu cultures, societies, philosophies,...

Peterborough Hindu community helps after soup kitchen theft

A Hindu temple has stepped in to help a homeless charity next door that was hit by thieves twice...

PAS kindergartens to cater for non-Muslims

PAS Youth chief Suhaizan Kaiat clarified that Islamic kindergartens (Pasti) run by PAS would cater for all non-Muslim children...

Website by young Swindon woman puts Hindus and Sikhs on the path to love

A YOUNG woman from Swindon is seeking to revive traditional Indian values by setting up a Sikh and Hindu...

Protect Rama Setu: Press Release by Rameshwaram Rama Setu Movement

POINTS MADE IN THE RAMA SETU MATTER IN SUPREME COURT ON NOVEMBER 26, 2013 1. My Writ Petition was first...

Discrimination kept alive

Discrimination against adherents of non-denominational faiths would likely continue as the House of Representatives approved on Tuesday an amendment...

Hindu Sangam pans Ku Nan’s ‘how to build temples’

If Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s definition of temples is anything to go by, not a single...

Illegal Hindu Temples To Move: Tengku Adnan

KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said Hindu temples in the city which are squatting...

The Hindus Hope Deepavali to Be Set as National Holiday

The facultative holiday granted by Jakarta Provincial Government for Hindus to celebrate Deepavali is very much appreciated because it gives Hindus...

How To Use Japa Mala Beads

How To Use Japa Mala Beads November 25, 2013 By Ambaa 0 Comments Japa Mala beads are the Hindu rosary. I say...

BSK Annual Day 2013 Photos – Point Cook, Melbourne

Children at BSK Point Cook, Melbourne showcased their learning covered up in BSK for 2013. The program started with...


Vedic Village- held at Clayton Community Centre, on 30th Nov

Namaste  Trust all is well with you and family. We are hosting a program on 30th November, Saturday –...

Australian brewery apologises over Hindu deities on beer labels

Sydney:  An Australian brewery has apologized for using images of Hindu deities on its alcoholic ginger beer bottles after the...

Hinduism third largest religion of world: Pew research

Hinduism is the third largest religion of the world after Christianity and Islam and 97 per cent of all...

Overseas Friends of BJP Australia: Launch

23 & 24 Nov 2013 Sydney, Melbourne Overseas Friends of BJP Australia: Launch Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) Australia,...

Temple on Thailand – Cambodia border, is in possession of Cambodia

Amsterdam – Pri Vihir temple is within the border of Cambodia and it was given to Cambodia in 1962 by...

Western Condescension Of Hinduism

by Foram Mehta As a child, I moved around frequently. My parents emigrated from India to the U.S. when...

Hindus react to Cook Islands Bishop accusation of idol worship

A leader of Fiji’s biggest Hindu religious organisation says a Cook Islands Bishop is misguided for opposing the public...

In Newly Secular Nepal, Votes for Hinduism

When Nepal, a Hindu kingdom for two and a half centuries, abolished its monarchy five years ago, the country’s...

Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines Disaster Relief Fund Appeal

    Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, Inc. (World Hindu Council of America) Seva (Social Services) office 10062 Noceto Way,...

Hindu Climate Change Action Kit

AUSTRALIA, November 2013 (press release): Bushfires raging in the Blue Mountains around Sydney as early as October is being...

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...

Diwali: the Festival of Festivals

By: Prof. Pankaj Jain on Nov 02, 2013 – Diwali the festival of lights – apart from being the most widely...

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...

History of Sikhism

The Life of Guru Nanak Guru Nanak (20 October 1469 – 7 May 1539) is the founder of Sikhism and...

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...

World Hindu Foundation (WHF) Launches World Hindu News (WHN) Program

World Hindu Foundation (WHF) Launches World Hindu Congress WHC Introduction Video

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Vijay Eswaran: “Stop All Killings”

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, October 7, 2013 (PRWEB): The sixth Asian Vegetarian Congress which opened here today was told that...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Turkish national embraces Hinduism

AMRITSAR: A Turkish youth who came to India via the Wagah border last week embraced Hinduism on Tuesday. Local...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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) –...

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...

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...

Hindus – Regional Distribution

Hindus There are about 1 billion Hindus around the world, representing 15% of the global population. Major traditions within...

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...

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...

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...

Australia: Mosque preacher filmed calling for all Hindus and Buddhists to be killed

Detectives are examining the sermon given by Sheikh Sharif Hussein, who has previously been visited by the intelligence services,...

O Hindus, Please Don’t Say: “All Religions Are The Same” – MARIA WIRTH

Observations by someone who grew up in the stifling atmosphere of dogmatic Christianity and appreciates the freshness and freedom...

Hindus protest after woman converted to Islam in Pakistan

Members of Pakistan’s minority Hindu community staged a protest in southern Sindh province after a Hindu woman converted to...

The world’s oldest temple and the dawn of civilization

By Elif Batuman Late one October evening, I flew into Urfa, the city believed by Turkish Muslims to be the...

The great Hindu festival of ‘Janai Purnima’ celebrated in Nepal

Kathmandu (AsiaNews) – Celebrations for the Hindu festival of Janai Purnima, the Sacred Thread Festival, took place yesterday in “secular”...