Hindus would now seek the establishment of monuments with verses from ancient Sanskrit scripture Bhagavad Gita (Song of the Lord) in public buildings and on public grounds in Oklahoma, if House Bill 2177 becomes the law. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed had said that Bhagavad Gita was a “historically significant document”, “recognized throughout the world” and […]
A team of Germany’s University of Duisburg-Essen researchers found that patients with ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, assigned to 12 supervised 90-minute weekly sessions of yoga, had a greater increase in quality of life and reduced activity of their colitis; according to a release issued on April five. The findings suggest that anyone […]
Hinduism is one of the fastest growing religions in Ireland and it grew over 34 per cent from 2011 to 2016, according to Census 2016 Summary Results by Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Government of Ireland reportedly published on April six. Only other religion which grew faster than Hinduism during this period was Orthodox. Religious […]
Hindus are seen favorably in Canada but Muslim symbols like niqab and burqa do not get many thumbs-ups in the country. Forty-nine percent of Canadians had a favorable opinion of Hinduism in February 2017 as compared to 42% in September 2013, according to Religious Trends public opinion poll conducted by research organization Angus Reid Institute […]
Both Nevada State Senate and Nevada Assembly in Carson City will open with Hindu prayers and mantras on April seven, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the Hindu prayers which are actually invocations from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Senate and Assembly. After Sanskrit delivery, he then […]
Indian Muslims will be able to go to Haj more easily. As per the annual bilateral agreement signed between India and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Haj 2017, a quota of 1,70,025 pilgrims (1,25,025 seats for Haj Committee of India and 45,000 seats for Private Tour Operators) has been allocated as against the quota of […]
M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information & Broadcasting has said that collaboration in the field of Films, Broadcasting and Information Dissemination would strengthen the ties between India and Vietnam. Cooperation in the field of institutional capacity building in social media, student exchange programs between premier institutes of both the countries in the field of journalism […]
Khadim Hussain Rizvi is a man whom many won’t know outside of Pakistan but he is a powerful voice and represents Muslim majoritarian mindset. When Sindh was contemplating a Bill to protect forced conversion he was the first one to jump on the protest wagon. He is also a supporter of blasphemy laws and had […]
Peshawar Zalmi owner Javed Afridi wanted cricketer Daren Sammy to adopt Islam. His hopes grew as the cricketer was allegedly taking interest in Islam. The two-time Twenty20 (T20) World Cup winning captain Darren Sammy enjoys close relations with Afridi. But Daren Sammy denied any such talks and said for him it is Christianity alone. Javed […]
A Hindu student was forced to write an apology on an affidavit because he celebrated Holi in the university. In the affidavit, he promised that he will not celebrate Holi again. This was done at the behest of Head of Mass Communication Department of Sindh University Jamshoro. Activist Asad Chandio brought the issue to light and […]
