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US Hotels to get Bhagavad-gitas

NEW YORK: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will try to place copies of Bhagavad-gita in hotels and motels owned by Indian-Americans and in libraries in the US. The governing council…

A Plea to American Hindus from KHNA

Los Angeles, Feb 17: KHNA’s much-appreciated scholarship program to help poor students in college and professional studies, is entering its second year. KHNA supported 49 Kerala students last year, and…

Hindu Workers barred from entering factory in Karachi

KARACHI: About 40 Hindu employees of a factory in Karachi, one of whose same faith colleagues was killed for allegedly passing blasphemous remarks about Prophet Mohammed, have been barred from…

Hindu beaten to death for remarks on Prophet Muhammad in Pakistan

LAHORE: In yet another case of religious persecution of the minorities in Pakistan, a Hindu was beaten to death in the port city Karachi by dozens of his Muslim co-workers…

Hindraf leader denied health attention by Malaysian Government

Hindraf man denied health attention by Government http://beritakini.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/hindraf-man-denied-health-attention-by-government/ Hindraf legal advisor P Uthayakumar, who is being held without trial under the security laws, has been hospitalised after being denied medication for…

Chinese Imperialism – India’s territorial integrity is in serious jeopardy

History of China has been one of history of territorial expansion. From the 16th Century onwards, Chinese territory expaned four fold. In the 20th Century with the invasion of tibet,…

Fatwa bans writing the Synonyms of Allah on stool or urine samples

Fatwa over printing of holy names on bottles www.kaumudi.com DUBAI: A fatwa has been issued by Dubai Islamic Affairs Department (DIAD) to ban printing of names that include the 99…

No Borders When it Comes to God-German-Australian accepts Hinduism and gets married in Dharmasthala

Australian, German to tie knot in Dharmasthalahttp://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Mar292008/district2008032859970.aspDH News Service,Belthangady: A boy from Australia and girl from Germany who were struck by cupid in England finally arrived in Dharmasthala to tie…

Mahabharata lessons for British soldiers going to Iraq

LONDON: Krishan Attri, the British army’s first Hindu chaplain, uses extracts from the Mahabharata to counsel British soldiers going to war in Iraq or Afganisthan . Attri was among the…

Indian TV-Unislamic; Hindu Money-Islamic -For NewTalibans

ISLAMABAD : Taliban has been replaced by a Government filled with Islamic fundamentalists equally worse as former Taliban. Although the former Talibanic regime were honest and vocal about their implementation…

Tibet issue: Press release by GFCH(USA)

The Global Foundation for Civilizational Harmony (GFCH), USA   is deeply disturbed and saddened by the turmoil that erupted in Lhasa following what began as peaceful protests. This has resulted in…

Chinese Evil Designs on Brahmaputra:Force China out of Tibet

China is gearing for a project on the Brahmaputra that threatens drought in India’s Northeast, environment experts and Indian officials claim, reports  Telegraph  Having clear instructions from Chinese spies in…

KBRE 2008 ” A Quiz for Kids to Popularize Hindu Epic Ramayan “

KBRE 2008 ” A Quiz for Kids to Popularize Hindu Epic Ramayan “

MARCH 30, DENVER, CO: Ramayan, an ancient Indian epic that is enshrined in millions of homes and inspired generations of people world over through its message of love, sacrifice and…

Dr. Frank Morales silent revolution in US- More Americans Adopting Hinduism

Hindu convert a spiritual teacher at temple in Omaha Link:http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2008/03/29/living/religion/doc47ed42c7851c6414830327.txt Authors : By BOB REEVES/Lincoln Journal Star OMAHA — When Frank Morales was only 10 years old, growing up in…

Vivekananda Kendra International Opened In New Delhi

Source: Hinduism Press International ( http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2008/3/28.shtml  ) Author: By Rajiv Malik NEW DELHI, March 23, 2008: “There has to be darkness before the dawn; the more prolonged the darkness, more…

California Textbook Scandal : Major Victory for “CAPEEM”

Judge denies Motion for Summary Judgment against CAPEEM Los Angeles , California   California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials (CAPEEM) scored a major victory on Tuesday when Judge…

Saudi Arabia: No churches unless prophet Mohammed recognised, says expert

Riyadh, 20 March (AKI) – No churches should be permitted in Saudi Arabia, unless Pope Benedict XVI recognised the prophet Mohammed, according to a Middle East expert. While Saudi mediators…

Follow Spirituality- Russian Comrades advice to Indian Comrades

Follow Spirituality- Russian Comrades advice to Indian Comrades

Bangalore: Former Communist leaders who denounced spirituality are now in a spiritual trail in India to regain what was lost under the Communist despots who ruled the Country for more…

Saudis to retrain 40,000 clerics

Saudi Arabia is to retrain its 40,000 prayer leaders – also known as imams – in an effort to counter militant Islam. Details of the plan were revealed in the…

‘Cultural Genocide’ – Why no Press release from AKG Centre?

World wide protests are going on across the globe against Beijing’s crackdown on Tibet. More than 100 Minority protesters were killed so far by the Communist Regime in China. Today…

Why isn’t Sarabjit giving PM sleepless nights, asks BJP

NEW DELHI: With Pakistan reportedly deciding to hang Indian national Sarabjit Singh, the BJP on Monday asked the government to talk to Islamabad ‘sternly’ to save the ‘innocent’ person from…

One Third of Sri Lanka will go under Water once India completes Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project

Colombo, 17 March, ( Asiantribune.com ): One third of Sri Lanka is to go under water once India completes cutting the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project. So far Sri Lankan Government…

Muslim Congress leaders and President of Croatia oppose Setu Channel through Rama Setu

Setusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) has suffered a furthere blow with Muslim MPs of the Congress Party expressing reservations about the wisdom of a project that cuts a channel through…

Jihadi indicted for forcibly cutting Sikh boy’s hair

Teen indicted for forcibly cutting Sikh boy’s hairSource Link: http://indiapost.com/article/usnews/2246/ NEW YORK: The trial of Umair Ahmed, who has been indicted for forcibly cutting the hair of a Sikh classmate…

Monk Protests in Tibet Draw Chinese Security

BEIJING — Chinese security forces were reportedly surrounding three monasteries outside Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, on Thursday after hundreds of monks took to the streets this week in what are…

Protest against M. F. Husain’s painting exhibition in New York

Protest in New York against M. F. Husain’s nude paintings of Hindu gods and goddesses on March 20th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Hindu Janjagruti Samiti in cooperation with…

Malaysia- Hindu Baiter defeated, HINDRAF leader won

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Hindus raise to the occassion and defeated Malaysia’s long-serving Tamil Minister Samy Vellu who took opposing stands against the genuine issues raised by Hindu Movement, HINDFRAF in…

Organization Launched to Provide Worldwide Hindu Identity

A “Universal Society of Hinduism” (USH) has been formed to provide worldwide Hindu identity, enhance understanding of Hinduism, and to foster interreligious dialogue. With Rajan Zed, prominent Hindu chaplain and…

Make a Difference with Yuva for Sewa

A Chance to Volunteer in India , the Caribbean and the US Yuva for Sewa (Youth for Service) is a fellowship program that provides young adults with opportunities to use…

Episcopal Christians apologise to Hindus for discrimination, proselytisation

Source:Rediff Link- http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/25apology.htmAuthor- Arthur J Pais in New York An unqualified apology from a Christian community to Hindus worldwide, which also denounced proselytisation by Christian missionaries, has triggered a debate…

The “deadly triangle of LTTE+ NGO+ Christian extremists exposed

Due to prompt action by the Seeduwa Police in setting up road blocks, police were able to arrest the person suspected to have transported them to Mabole area in a…

Kosovo & Kashmir

Yesterday, Sunday 17 February 2008 Kosovo, the Muslim majority province of Serbia declared UDI. Britain and America were quick to accept and approve the high treason. If we recall, they…

Caste Discrimination: Hindu Council UK Puts the Record Straight

The Hindu Council UK (HCUK) has today released a revealing report on varnashram or the caste system, a subject HCUK says is much misunderstood by the British media, politicians and…

Plot to Kill Cartoonist Foiled-11 Danish papers print controversial Mohammed cartoon

COPENHAGEN — Eleven Danish newspapers printed Wednesday a controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed a day after police foiled a murder plot against the cartoonist, as editors vowed to defend freedom…

“Health for Humanity” – Second Year of Successful Suryanamaskar Yagna Event

“Health for Humanity” – Second Year of Successful Suryanamaskar Yagna Event

30 States, 131 Places 5729 participants & 616,603 Surya Namaskars Second annual offering of salutes to the Sun, known as “Surya Namaskar Yagna” successfully achieved its objective of ‘Health for…

Spiritual guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi passes away

Spiritual guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi passes away

THE HAGUE: Indian spiritual guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who introduced “transcendental meditation” to the West, including the Beatles in 1960s, passed away at his home in the Netherlands. He was…

Hindus in Gulf

By Synonymous Discrimination and persecution on the basis of religion is very much a stark reality of life even in this twenty first century. The techniques have changed and the…

Sleepless Nights ahead for Indian PM, As Two Indian Jihadi’s aressted in Spain

Madrid: Indian Prime Minister will have sleepless nights from today as two Indian Jihadis are arrested along with their close freinds Pakistani Jihadi’s in Spain in connection with “radical Islamist…

HSS launches Surya Namaskar Yagna 2008

CHICAGO: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) has announced holding Yagya of one million Sun Salutations, known as Surya Namaskar, to create awareness among the people in general about Yoga and its…

US county decides to observe Jan 12 as Sanskrit day

WASHINGTON: Recognising the importance of India’s ancient Sanskrit language, Washoe county of Nevada in the US proclaimed January 12 as ‘Sanskrit Day’. Washoe county recognises the importance of the Sanskrit…

Malaysian Mullahs claim ‘Patent’ for the word ‘Allah’

Think twice before you say Allah and other words connected with the Koran. This is the new edict out in Malasiya by fanatic mullahs. The government says that certain Arabic…

Malaysia- One minister says Indian workers banned, another says no.

Two Contradictory News Reports 1) Malaysia ban on Indian workers * Ban a retaliation against recent Hindu Upsrising *Ban also on Indian priests, sculptors and musicians. * The news was…

123rd Foundation Day Gift to Congress from Himachal

Sonia refuses to take questions on polls Source:www.keralakaumudi.com NEW DELHI: With the defeat in Himachal Pradesh adding to the party’s woes after the Gujarat debacle, Congress President Sonia Gandhi was…

Benazir Assasination-“what you sow, shall you reap”

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto however sad and tragic reminds of saying “what you sow, shall you reap”. I vividly remember in the early 1990’s during the start of the…

Take over of Temples- US Hindus to file Petition against GOI in Supreme Court

ORLANDO, FLORIDA, December 18, 2007: A meeting of Hindu religious leaders, intellectual leaders, academics and activists has decided to file a petition against the Indian Government in the Supreme Court…

Ethnic Indians shave heads to protest the arrest of their leaders in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, December 20 A group of minority ethnic Indians shaved their heads on Thursday to protest the imprisonment of five community leaders who campaigned for equal rights in Muslim-majority…

US leading attorney to defend Hindu civil rights

Los Angeles: Michael Newdow, the nation’s leading attorney on Establishment Clause cases, has joined CAPEEM’s legal team and will argue CAPEEM’s lawsuit against California’s officials. The lawsuit objects to the…

Release HINDRAF Leaders- An URGENT Appeal for International Intervention

To: Malaysia Government HINDRAF legal adviser P Uthayakumar, lawyers M Manoharan, R Kenghadharan, V Ganabatirau and organizing secretary T Vasanthakumar are the FIVE top HINDRAF leaders arrested today 13 December…

Indonesian Hindus urge Holistic approach toward environmental problems

DENPASAR (JP): Hundreds of local Hindus attended the Agni Hotra sacred fire ritual Monday evening at Puputan Badung square in downtown Denpasar, hoping to remind climate change conference delegates in…

Stop the Gang Rapes in Bangladesh-GHRD

Stop the Gang Rapes in Bangladesh-GHRD

On Monday 10 December 2007, GHRD will celebrate the Human Rights Day with a demonstration to the Tweede Kamer/Plein. The initiative starts at 12h in the Vredespaleis and will continue…