New Delhi, November 23, 2022: Hindu prayer started the day of Albany Town Council (Louisiana) on November 14, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before Albany Town Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit […]
New Delhi, November 20, 2022: Both the houses of the South Australia Parliament, the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council, have turned down requests to have Hindu opening-prayer in one of their sessions. On taking the Chair each day, South Australia House of Assembly Speaker and Legislative Council President (or delegate) read the Lord’s […]
New Delhi, November 19, 2022: Both the houses of the Parliament (Oireachtas) of Ireland, Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives) and Seanad Éireann (the Senate), have turned down requests to have Hindu opening-prayer in one of their sessions. As per Standing Orders, at the commencement of each sitting, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann and Clerk of […]
New Delhi, November 18, 2022: The Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory in Australia has turned down a request to have Hindu opening-prayer in one of its sessions. At the commencement of each day in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in Darwin, the Speaker or a nominee conducts a specified variation of Lord’s Prayer, a well-known prayer […]
New Delhi, July 18, 2022: Hindus are urging Texas’ all Dallas area independent school districts; and private/independent, charter, parochial schools; to close on their most popular festival Diwali. Besides the largest Dallas Independent School District (ISD), they are also seeking a Diwali holiday in eight other area ISDs: Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Coppell, Duncanville, Garland, Highland Park, Mesquite, […]
New Delhi, June 28, 2022: Welcoming Brandywine School District Wilmington closing PK-12 schools on October 24 (Diwali) this year, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private-charter-independent-parochial schools in Delaware to close on their most popular festival Diwali. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that it was simply […]
New Delhi, July 19, 2022: Hindus are urging Texas’ all Houston area independent school districts; and private/independent, charter, parochial schools; to close on their most popular festival Diwali. Besides the largest Houston Independent School District (ISD), they are seeking Diwali holiday in 24 other area ISDs (Aldine, Alief, Channelview, Clear Creek, Conroe, Crosby, Deer Park, […]
New Delhi, March 05, 2022: Christian-Muslim-Hindu-Buddhist-Jewish-Baha’i-Pagan religious leaders of northwestern Nevada will unite in a candlelight vigil and pray together in Reno on March six, seeking peaceful resolution of violent armed conflict in Eastern Europe. Being jointly coordinated by Saint Catherine of Siena Episcopal Church Rector the Reverend Thomas W. Blake and distinguished Hindu statesman […]
New Delhi, February 20, 2022: In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha’i religious leaders of the area are joining together to remember homeless Nevadans who died in 2021. Besides lighting candles in memory of Nevadans who lost their lives while homeless, some from exposure to the elements, religious leaders plan to […]
New Delhi, December 31, 2021: Hindus have offered New Year’s greetings to the world. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today; wished happiness, justice, liberty, love and peace for the world during 2022. We pray that 2022 bring hope and trust in which we, the people, flourish and build a […]
