New Delhi, September 7, 2020: Hindus want schools in New Hyde Park-Garden City Park (NHP-GCP) School District in New York to stay closed on Diwali; the most popular of their festivals; starting 2021. They are thus urging Jennifer Kerrane and Dr. Jennifer Morrison, Board President and Superintendent respectively of NHP-GCP School District headquartered in New […]
New Delhi, September 4th, 2020: Association of Spanish Home Brewers (ACCE) has apologized and recalled the poster carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh to promote its “IPA Day 2020” event to be held in Burgos (Spain) on September 19; which protesting Hindus had called “highly inappropriate”. Manuel Jim., ACCE (Asociación de Cerveceros Caseros Españoles) […]
New Delhi, September 3rd, 2020: Hindu prayer will open the meeting of Canton City Council (Illinois) on September 15, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures via Zoom before Canton City Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of […]
New Delhi, August 29, 2020: Sweden riot that began late yesterday laid bare the situation of law and order in the country after an incident of Quran burning by far-right activists brought Sweden’s Malmo to a halt. The riots began after Rasmus Paludan, a prominent leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, was […]
New Delhi, August 27, 2020: Upset Hindus are urging Brovary (Ukraine) based Reformation Brewery to apologize and withdraw its beer “Kali F*ckin IPA” named after Hindu goddess, calling it highly inappropriate. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) yesterday, said that inappropriate usage of sacred Hindu symbols or deities or concepts or […]
New Delhi, August 25, 2020: Buffalo (New York) based breweries— Pressure Drop Brewing and Big Ditch Brewing Company—apologized and discontinued their collaboration beer “Aqua Shiva” named after Hindu deity; within few hours of Hindu protest. Hindus had called it “highly inappropriate”. Matt Kahn, President & Co-Founder of Big Ditch Brewing Company, in a “joint response” email […]
New Delhi, August 23, 2020: On August 22nd, 2020, the Hindu community of Ireland witnessed the Opening Ceremony of “Sarv Sampradaya” Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Temple authorities only 50 people were allowed to enter the ceremony at 1 pm yesterday. This Temple is […]
New Delhi, August 22, 2020: Butler School District (BSD) 53, which runs public schools in Oak Brook (Illinois); has said no to the request of Hindus of keeping schools closed on Diwali, the most popular of their festivals, starting 2021. Dr. Paul O’Malley, BSD 53 Superintendent, in an email to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, […]
New Delhi, August 20, 2020: Lancashire Farm Dairies (LFD), UK’s third largest natural yogurt brand, has apologized for recent cow yoga session at their Leyland (England) farm, announcing not to hold it again; after Hindus protested saying “it trivializes two serious concepts of Hinduism”. Jack Morrison, Brand Manager at Lancashire Farm Dairies, in an email […]
New Delhi, August 19, 2020: Hindus want all public schools in Oak Brook (Illinois) to stay closed on Diwali; the most popular of their festivals; starting 2021. They are thus urging Christopher Edmonds and Dr. Paul O’Malley, Board President and Superintendent respectively of Butler School District (BSD) 53 in Oak Brook, to adopt Diwali as […]
