All India Shia Personal Law board (AISPLB) today in Lucknow said that a ban on cow slaughter is appropriate while it also said that the Ram Mandir Temple issue needs to be resolved via talks between different stakeholders. Maulana Yasoob Abbas, AISPLB also said that when asked for fatwa from Ayatollah Sheikh Basheer Najafi (a […]
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Quran desecration, blasphemy charges aggrieve Hindus but no relief
Daudkandi Police station of Comilla District of Bangladesh was simmering with anger after it was found that someone had shit on Holy Quran. Angry Muslim community suspected the Hindus. This was reported by many Bengali dailies on 17th March but the culprit arrested was Mohammad Habibur Rahman. Bangla.moralnews24.com covered the news along with the picture. […]
Philosophy of Buddhism is as relevant today as ever: Pranab Mukherjee
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee addressed the closing ceremony of an International Conference on “Buddhism in the 21st Century – perspectives and responses to Global Challenges and Crises” at Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar today (March 19, 2017). Speaking on the occasion, the President said that no part of the world today is free from the […]
Pakistani PM heard Gayatri Mantra on Holi?
Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif took out time to celebrate Holi with the Hindu community this year. When he came to felicitate the Hindu community, he also heard the chanting of the sacred Gayatri mantra by a female participant which you can hear in the video below. The Pakistani PM remained mostly silent and clapped at the […]
Emma Watson wishes India a very happy Holi (video)
Emma Watson or the Harry Potter’s Hermione Granger has wished India a very happy Holi this season! In a video she especially shot, she says: “Namaste India, wishing you a very Happy Holi! And don’t forget to see Beauty and the Beast, this March in cinemas near you.” Emma Watson is wishing you a happy […]
Danish Kaneria wants help, but will he get heard?
Danish Kaneria, the face of Pakistan’s Hindu community in the Pakistani cricket team, has been under the weather for long. However, the proud Pakistani has not lost hope. He has many times said that the Pakistan Cricket Board is not hearing him as he is a Hindu but he has never ceased to believe that eventually, […]
Tulsi Gabbard joins American Hindus in slamming CNN, Reza Aslan
US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has raised her voice in favour of Hindus in the USA after CNN’s show “Believer” stereotyped the Hindu community in the most grotesque and sensational way. In a series of statements on twitter, Tulsi Gabbard, one of the most recognized Hindu voices, chose to speak her heart on the issue and […]
A Bali Hindu commentator has this to say on Saudi King’s visit!
Om swastiastu, Om awighnam astung namo sidham! A lot of people are commenting (negatively as well as positively) over why the government of Bali didn’t cover the statues with clothes during the visit of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. Also, when he and his group of more than a thousand people arrived […]
Bali: No statues will be covered during Saudi King’s visit!
Bali won’t cover its statues and sculptures as happened in Bogor, West Java town of Indonesia. The controversy broke out as the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is said to be a conservative and it was earlier rumored that the island of Bali may also have to cover its statues/sculptures as was done by […]