The first bathing festival of Kumbh was held today on Makar Sankranti at Prayag Raj, Uttar Pradesh. The First Shahi Snan or royal bathing of Akharas was also held on the occasion. Prayagraj Kumbh has attracted people from all walks of life in huge numbers. Large number of saints and Seers, common pilgrims and tourists […]
On January 6th, the Hindus of Bangladesh woke up to the news of the murder of a Bull. Bangladesh’s Hindus consider Cows and Bulls as part of the Hindu religion and their reaction was natural. This Bull was also special. He was a peaceful sentient being who used to sit outside the Kal Bhairo Mandir […]
The Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh introduced the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha today. The Bill seeks to facilitate acquisition of citizenship by six identified minority communities namely Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians and Parsis from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh who came to India before 31st Dec., 2014. Moving […]
2018 saw many ups and downs as far as the Hindus are concerned. While the news of the Temple desecrations in Fiji made headlines across the world. The news of the Fijian government partnering with nine Hindu religious organizations in the country to construct a funeral rites facility in Vatuwaqa, Suva in May of 2018 […]
Hindu group Siva Senai founder Maravanpulavu K. Sachithananthan has made an appeal to the President on behalf of the Hindus of the Northern Province. Here is what he wrote: ‘Hindus in the Northern Province humbly request His Excellency President of Sri Lanka to defer to cancel any proposed changes on the gubernatorial portfolio related to the […]
PM Narendra Modi has broken his silence on Sabarimala protests. In an interview with a news agency, excerpts of which were released by the PMO India social media handle, on Sabarimala PM Narendra Modi backed traditions of the Holy Temple. Sabarimala has been in news as the devotees of Hindu God Ayyppa have been unrelenting […]
During the resistance period of India, much of Indian wealth and also the artifact was looted by the invaders. Some of these treasures also made way to Western shores through thievery. But now, India is trying to bring all of them home. The details of the antiquities retrieved from foreign countries from 2015-2017 and current year […]
Playboy model Marisa Papen has been arrested for a controversial nude photoshoot in the Vatican. In one of the pictures, she can be seen dragging the Holy Cross across the street. This Belgian model was earlier arrested for posing naked at the Karnak Temple Complex near the Egyptian city of Luxor. But despite the hue […]
Ramayana Circuit is one of the fifteen thematic circuits identified for development under the Swadesh Darshan scheme of Ministry of Tourism. The Ministry has initially identified fifteen destinations for development under the Ramayana Circuit theme namely Ayodhya, Nandigram, Shringverpur & Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh), Sitamarhi, Buxar & Darbhanga (Bihar), Chitrakoot (Madhya Pradesh), Mahendragiri (Odisha), Jagdalpur (Chattisgarh), […]
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs on Monday met the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and raised several demands. The small minority, now in some thousands, raised the issues of land grabbing done by influential people in the country. Another issue was the ease of getting Afghanistan’s Visa for Hindus and Sikhs who hold dual citizenship. Ashraf […]
