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Traditional Hindu temples in East destroyed, replaced with Buddhist Viharas: MP

“Sri Lanka government is systematically destructing Hindu temples in the Eastern Province and constructing Buddhist Viharas in their places and one cannot remain passive while the Sinhala Buddhist chauvinists continue…

3rd International Ramayana Conference

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb (NIU), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and International Ramayana Institute of North America (IRINA) are holding the third Scholarly International Ramayana Conference at the DeKalb,…

‘Innocent Muslim Youth’ all set to ‘glorify’ India’s name

New Delhi: It’s time for Manmohan Singh to loose his sleep again as more and more ‘Innocent Muslims’ are being booked in various part of globe for planting bombs and…

Minorities denied flood relief in Pakistan

Earlier this week, members of Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya community, who were caught up in the raging floods around the Central Punjab town of Muzaffargarh, were not rescued from their homes because…

Hindu Unity Day – A Report from Newyork

A sort of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation was enacted in New York on August 8, 2010.  A six feet tall statute of Shivaji Maharaj was garlanded while Narain Kataria, President…

That, Mr. Obama is the “Muslim heritage” in America

Barack OBAMA, during his Cairo speech,  said:   “I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of  America ‘s story.” AN AMERICAN CITIZEN’S RESPONSE: Dear Mr. Obama: Were those…

Hindu Society Needs Total Hindu Solidarity and Kshatriya Spirit

President of Hindu Samhati, Tapan Ghosh’s Speech at New York on the Occasion of Hindu Sangathan DivasAugust 8th, 2010 ============================================================ Ladies and gentlemen, Let me first offer my heartfelt thanks…

West now turns to Hinduism

Decades ago photographs of the kurta-clad Beatles wearing marigold garlands at a Rishikesh ashram were splashed across the world’s press. And now, Julia Roberts’ recent statement that she’s a practising…

Pak Hindus being looted at gunpoint call for Army’s deployment in flood-affected areas

Karachi, Aug 10(ANI): Pakistan’s Hindu community has called for deployment of Army in the flood-affected areas of Sindh province to safeguard the lives of thousands of Hindus allegedly being looted…

Eight Missionaries Executed In Afghanistan

Newspapers have reported that eight Missionaries who were on conversion business in Afghanistan were executed by the Taliban. Trying to convert people from one desert religion into another desert religion…

Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Centre Inaugurated in Chicago

 CHICAGO, IL  – A spiritual centre dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, who introduced the world to Indian spirituality and Hinduism, was inaugurated at a Hindu temple here. Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Centre…

“Why must I be forced to accept Islam?,They have no rights over me.”

Malaysian Woman Not Allowed to Convert to Hinduism A Malasian woman’s attempt to nullify her childhood Muslim conversion was dismissed by the secular High Court, who said they did not…

Hindus warmly welcome Julia Roberts to Hinduism

Nevada (US) : Hindus have extended warm welcome to Oscar winner Hollywood star Julia Roberts  into the Hindu fold. The entire Roberts-Moder family, she reveals, goes to temple together to…

Malaysian woman fails to nullify conversion to Islam when 7, vows to fight for Hindu rights

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian woman lost a court battle Wednesday to nullify her conversion to Islam when she was a child, but vowed to fight on to be…

3,000 terrorists for India battle: Pak Taliban

Pakistan’s Taliban claims it has organised 3,000 terrorists for its declared battle against India  , the Taliban spokesperson tells Tahir Ali in Islamabad . The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has declared it…

Written in Bold – ‘KAFIR’; in the coffin of Air crash victim

Prem chand was one of the Hindu Youth from Pakistan who died in the recent Airblue plane crash in Margallah Hills. He was one of the six member of the…

Hindu family threatened with six years jail and forcibly circumcised

Rani born to a Muslim mother but since a sixteenth day old baby was adopted and brought up as a Hindu by a Hindu family. Rani practices Hinduism and wants…

David Cameron is Right

A Pakistani TV reporter in a special programme on the FAILED STATE complained over nepotism, bribery, corruption, lethal divisions in society and red tape. Before Pakistan came into existence its…

Baby drowned during Baptism

A priest in Moldova, in eastern Europe, has been accused of drowning a baby boy as he baptised him. Police are investigating Father Valentin for accidential homicide after witnesses at…

Gender Equality – Islamic Style

The Canvas Prison…

Hindu influence in Indonesia

Hindu influence in Indonesia

Some years back, a friend who had gone to Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country in the world, on his return met me at Adipur in Kutch (Gujarat) and showed me…

July 15 peace talks: another India-Pak impasse

The much-awaited July 15 India-Pak peace talks ended in acrimony. The talks aimed at decreasing the trust deficit between the old South Asian rivals turned out to be a blame…

US Church plans to host “International Burn A Quran Day

Fla. church plans to burn Qurans on 9/11 anniversary (RNS) A Florida church with “Islam is of the devil” signs in its front lawn plans to host an “International Burn…

Catholic Treasures

Catholic priests ‘filmed at gay clubs and having casual sex’ journalist from Panorama, a conservative weekly news magazine owned by Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, used a hidden camera…

A Video Summary of Hinduism Today’s July/August/September 2010 Issue

It’s ‘De-baptism’ time..

As reported in our earlier mails, due to sexual abuse and misappropriation of funds of Church, number of Christian believers distancing from Christianity and Church is increasing day by day…

‘Blasphemous’ Christian brothers gunned down

Lahore, Jul 20: Two Christians, who were arrested on Jul 2 for writing a blasphemous pamphlet on Prophet Mohammad, were gunned down by suspected members of a banned religious group…

Pakistan or Pornistan?

No. 1 Nation in Sexy Web Searches? Call it Pornistan They may call it the “Land of the Pure,” but Pakistan turns out to be anything but. The Muslim country,…

Islam is religion of Peace, Tranquility, Multiculturalism, Pluralism and Tolerance , BUT..

‘Hounded’ Hindus take shelter in Karachi cattle pen after drinking water from mosque ANI Report Karachi, July 9 : In an incident which showcases the brutal hatred with which Hindus…

Peruvian envoy wants to undertake research on Adi Sankara

Peruvian envoy wants to undertake research on Adi Sankara Kancheepuram (TN):Attracted by the teachings of Adi Sankara, a Peruvian envoy in India has decided to undertake research on the eighth…

Pak deaf to BSF protest

Paying no heed to the strong protests lodged by the BSF during two rounds of Flag meetings on Tuesday, Pakistani Rangers on Wednesday yet again violated the ceasefire — the…

Hindu Dharma Sabha in California

Forum for Hindu Awakening and Sunnyvale Hindu Temple announce the first ever Hinduism Summit (Hindu Dharma Sabha) in California !  “Divine Consciousness radiated throughout the venue as the conch was…

Hindus laud Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister for taking Oath of Office on Bhagavad-Gita

Hindus have applauded Kamla Persad-Bisssessar, recently elected first female Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, for taking the Oath of Office on ancient Hindu scripture Bhagavad-Gita (Song of the Lord).…

Rath Yatra on the streets of the Czech capital

 Come July 18, thousands of people cutting across religious faiths will converge into the main square of this city to participate in a Rath Yatra, the festival of chariots, which…

Afshan Azad, Harry Potter Actress, Threatened with Death by Family for Dating Hindu

Afshan Azad had never acted before, but she went to the Harry Potter auditions on a lark with her friends because she thought it would be fun. She ended up…

Maoist cadres in Nepal kept dark on it’s Christian leadership

A Nepali attending a meeting was shocked to see the pujari of the Nepali mandir in Baljit Nagar, Mr Puran Sharma, who is close to the Maoists, leading Christian prayers…

US Supreme Court allows trial of Vatican and Pope

In an important verdict, with far reaching implications, on 29th June, 2010, US Supreme Court decided to allow a lower court to go ahead in a case against the Vatican…

Bharat and China: A Cautionary Tale

Ever since Jawaharlal Nehru visited his wooly headed idealism on the unfortunate Indian public, the saga of India-China relations has been beset by one form or other of confused thinking.…

Kerala pastor’s sexual games in Germany

From merkur Online de, MunichAbuse case also in Munich , 01.03.10|München An abuse case by a Catholic Priest in Munich was kept secret from the public years-long .It arose now…

Indigenous Hindus of Ghana

The devotees here have no links with India and have never visited the country. Still they strictly follow religious rules and observe rituals in traditional Hindu way. They say they…

Forced Conversions and Racial Discrimination in Pak: Sikhs protest UN inaction

PATIALA: Sikhs held protests, against United Nations’ inaction to stop continued forced conversion of minorities to Islam and grave abuse of human rights of minorities and women in Pakistan, to…

Probe Into Temple Desecration Demanded in Pakistan

The representatives of Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC), while demanding probe into the desecration of the statues of the Hindu gods at Tharparkar temple, have appealed to the government to expose…

Once Again Pakistan Shows Its Good Deed to Terror

India called to act on terror but Pakistan refused: can any one describe the outcome of recently concluded Indo-Pak talks in this manner? Let us begin with the last comment…

Hindu Youth Association Chief shot dead

Katmandu: An unidentified armed group on Saturday evening shot dead Central President of World Hindu Youth Association (WHYA) Kashi Tiwari in bordering town of Birgunj in southern part of the…

Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid foundation for new Sita Mandir in Sri Lanka

Foundation laid for new Sita mandir in Sri Lanka Pioneer News Service | Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan performed bhoomipujan of a new Sita Mata Mandir at…

With friends like these who needs enemies?

The Indian public are savvy enough to know that there are two neighbours who are not exactly friends and acquaintances. While the current ‘ dialogue ‘ with Pakistan is going…

Hindu-Buddhist Declaration against Conversion

Statement of Dr. Subramanian Swamy, Convenor of the Parliamentary and Legal Cells of the Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha[HDAS]. The second Hindu-Buddhist Dialogue, an initiative of Swami Dayananda Sarasvati, Convenor of…

Saudi Women vow to breastfeed their drivers

Riyadh: Saudi women plan to turn a controversial fatwa (religious ruling) to their advantage and launch a campaign to achieve their long-standing demand to drive in this conservative kingdom. If…

Saudi clerics issue fatwa okaying adult breast-feeding as way of circumventing Islamic law

While it has been common for women to breast-feed their young male relations so that they may be allowed together alone later, two Saudi clerics recently advocated extending the practice…

Joker Naik banned in Canada too..

Following the path of Britain , Canada too decided not to entertain the nonsenses by Zakir Naik in their country. Canada also banned Indian Jihadi terrorist Zakir Naik from addressing…