Sri Lanka has declared a nationwide state of emergency for 10 days on Tuesday to put an end to the violent communal violence which erupted between Muslim and Buddhist community. The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) condemned the current violence and said it (violence) has claimed the life of Abdul Basith, a youth from Teldeniya […]
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Amazon told to withdraw Lord Ganesha stockings and Om flip-flops and apologize
Upset Hindu leader Rajan Zed is urging world’s largest online retailer Amazon.com for the immediate withdrawal of stockings carrying the image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha and flip-flops carrying sacred Hindu symbol Om; calling it highly inappropriate. Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and […]
Myanmarese Hindus demand connectivity with Chennai
Myanmarese Hindus raised an important demand when Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Tamil Nadu president went to Myanmar. She attended the Myanmar Tamil Festival on February 19th and on February 20th, Soundararajan attended a meeting organized by the All Myanmar Tamil Hindu foundation. All Myanmar Tamil Hindu Foundation also organized a grand Pongal vizha […]
Swedish Hindus launch group, hope to be the game changer for persecuted Hindus
Hindus in Sweden is a new group which has been launched and their first event was on the auspicious day of Holi. The event began on a positive note and was led by Chitra Paul, Rajesh Gaur, Somil Sharma, Pran Malhotra, Shrawan and Mohan Ranjan. Henrik Rosen of the Swedish Christian Council was the guest […]
India must consider providing concessions to migrant Pak Hindu professionals
Migrant Pakistani Hindu professionals are once again requesting Govt. of India to grant Indian citizenship to them as per naturalization sec.6(1) of Citizenship Act, 1955. This was earlier done in 1991 by issuing the Indian citizenship certificates to intellectuals of migrant Hindu community of Pakistan, within one year of their stay in India. This provision is […]
Premium tag for coffee grown in Araku valley
Coffee Board has applied for registration of Araku coffee under Geographical Indications to protect the unique identity of the coffee grown by the tribal communities of Araku Valley in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. This was informed by Minister of State of Commerce and Industry, C.R.Chaudhary, in reply to a written question in Lok Sabha […]
USA: No more detention, just yoga for students in this school
Hindu leader Rajan Zed has commended Doull Elementary School (DES) in Denver for reportedly trading detention with yoga, and he is also urging Denver Public Schools (DPS) to expand it to all its 207 schools. Calling it a step in the positive direction, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, complimented […]
Sunny Leone becomes a mommy again!
Sunny Leone and husband Daniel Weber have become proud parents again as they welcome twins to their family. Sunny posted on Instagram: “God’s Plan!! June 21st, 2017 was the day @dirrty99 and I found out that we might possible be having 3children within a short amount of time. We planned and tried to have a […]
Namaste Shalom, a magazine devoted to India-Israel relations
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh on March 2nd, 2018, launched the social media segment of Namaste Shalom, a magazine devoted to India-Israel relations in New Delhi. The launch day of Namaste Shalom […]