Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Coal & Railways, much to the joy of around 3 Lakh non-executive employees of Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries, today, i.e. 13th October, 2017 announced that the one-time advance payable to each employee would now be Rs. 51,000 instead of Rs. 40,000, before Diwali by 17th October – […]
Tag: Diwali
USA: Diwali holiday in New Jersey’s Millburn Schools draft calendar
Hindu community has welcomed the reports of closing Millburn Township Public Schools (MTPS) in New Jersey on November seven in the Draft Calendar 2018-2019, the day on which most popular Hindu festival Diwali falls next year. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, urged the MTPS Board of Education to unanimously approve […]
Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Diwali with the Prime Minister himself! (Pics)
Trinidad and Tobago probably saw the best ‘Divali’ when the Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and his wife Sharon Rowley came to the Divali Nagar to see a mesmerizing display of Hindu traditions. While the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister chose a white Indian style coat his wife chose a purple Indian dress with golden […]
Situation of Hindus in Bangladesh is horrible: HFS President
As the situation turns worst for the Bangladesh Hindus, we at Currentriggers.com reached out to Hindu Forum Sweden President Ms Chitra Paul to know what solution does she foresee for the Hindu community of Bangladesh. Here are the excerpts from the interview: What is the current situation in Bangladesh Ms Chitra Paul? One word. Horrible! Religious persecution […]
Hinduphobia: Durban man calls Hindus ‘idol worshippers’
Hinduphobia is rising in different parts of the world. Dawie Kriel a Durban man ranted against Hindus for using firecrackers during Diwali festival in an epic rant that has the Hindu community angry. In his comments, laced with religious undertones, he called the Hindus ‘idol worshippers’ and ‘devil disciples.’ He also said that the Hindus should […]
Bangladesh: More heinous attacks on Hindu community come to light
Bangladesh is failing to contain Islamist radicals. Hindu community has come under intense attacks in Bangladesh while the government is failing to contain the growing Islamism. First, it was Nasirnagar Upazila where hundreds of Hindu houses were attacked and torched while more than a dozen Hindu Temples were also attacked. Now, the daily “Ittefaq” dated […]
Malaysia: Hindus angry at ‘insensitive’ Deepawali Marathon organizers
Malaysia saw another controversy erupt and again it is the Hindu community which is at the receiving end. Penang Deputy Chief Minister P Ramasamy and Gerakan Deputy Youth Chief H Puvaniten have criticized the organizer of this year’s Penang Run for being insensitive to the feelings and sentiments of the Hindus. The organizer, ActifeStyle, has planned […]
Vatican wishes Hindus a very Happy Diwali!
Vatican has wished Hindus across the world. Dear Hindu Friends, that is how Vatican started its Diwali greetings. The Vatican greetings were sent by the President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran. The greetings for Diwali titled Christians and Hindus: Promoting hope among families spoke at length over the family values. […]
National Tribal Carnival set to enthral India!
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today inaugurated the National Tribal Carnival in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion after witnessing an enthralling National Tribal Carnival parade, he said this is the first time that tribal groups from across the country would be in Delhi at the time of the festive occasion of Diwali. He said […]
Chickpea prices may cool down soon, as government prepares for a fight
The meeting of Inter-Ministerial committee on prices held here today under the chairmanship of Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs, Hem Pande reviewed prices and availability of pulses. It was decided that besides offering Chana (chickpea) to the State Governments, its significant quantity should be released immediately through NCDEX (National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited) also to […]