Hindus have come a long way when it comes to women empowerment and yet it has taken them more than 1200 years to finally see a woman as the front-runner for the seat of Shankaracharya. We are talking about Sadhvi Hemanand Giri who is the first woman to be shortlisted for the post of Shankaracharya […]
Hindus have welcomed the reported launch of “Travel Well with Yoga” program in all the routes of Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon airlines, thus bringing yoga to the sky. In partnership with Pure Yoga, this inflight well-being program; in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese; includes series of videos on inflight entertainment screens “to help passengers […]
For the people of Indonesia, Mount Bromo is an iconic tourist destination. The active volcano 2.392 meters high above sea level, surrounded by sand and spectacular sunrise view gives Mount Bromo a charm which has successfully drawn millions of local and foreign tourists. Based on the data gathered by BBC Indonesia, there were 380,000 domestic […]
Toyota Tundra Super Bowl halftime commercial “We’re All One Team”, apparently attempting to show unity of world religions, for failure to include representation of Hinduism, world’s third largest religion. This commercial; in Toyota Tundra Super Bowl LII football championship played in Minneapolis on February four; depicts Christian, Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish religious figures. How could you […]
Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) has reported that a Hindu school girl aged 14 has been kidnapped by perpetrators for forceful conversion to Islam. Kalash girl forced to convert to Islam The kidnapping of the Hindu school girl Tulshi Rani Sarkar (aged 14) happened on 27 January 2018 at about 8.30 pm from the Nowgaon district […]
Hindu leader Rajan Zed is urging Switzerland Government and its Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) to mandate food manufacturers to mention the source of gelatine, if used in the product, on its “Ingredients” label. When the source of gelatine is not listed and if it is beef, it is a serious non-disclosure affecting […]
Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed welcomed the announcement of Dr. Russell M. Nelson, 93, internationally renowned surgeon and medical researcher, as the 17thpresident and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), also known as Mormon Church. Zed in a statement in Nevada (USA) on January 17, said that he hoped that […]
Kashmiri Pandits remembered the martyrs who were killed at the peak of terrorism in the state. A large group of Kashmiri Pandits gathered outside the Governor’s House in Jammu on 19th January 2018 to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the sad tidings that saw murders, rapes and eventually, a forced exodus from the Kashmir Valley. […]
ANI news has reported that a Muslim woman’s house was set on fire by unidentified people for her vocal support towards the construction of Ram Temple. Ikra Chaudhary is the district head of the Muslim Women’s Harassment Cell and has said that she is being threatened by some people to avoid indulging in the matter […]
Various human rights groups met in Kashmir and Jammu yesterday and asked Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Chief Minister of the State, Mehbooba Mufti, to take up steps to facilitate the travel of Hindu pilgrims to the Sharda Temple which is situated in Muzafarrabad presently in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Angry Ladakh Buddhists hold […]
