Cracking down on conversion bids, Nepal government deported two foreign nationals for converting Nepali Hindus. Nepali newspaper The Himalayan Times has reported that Philippine national De Vera Richard and his Indonesian wife Rita Gonga, who were staying in Nepal on the business visa, converted Nepali Hindus to Christianity have been deported. Catholic priest arrested for […]
This year’s Kailash Mansarovar yatra was a challenge for pilgrims as well as the government of India and Nepal. Due to inclement weather, a humanitarian crisis arose with more than 1500 Kailash Mansarovar Pilgrims stranded in Hilsa and Simikot, Nepal. Kailash Mansarovar yatra is holy for Hindus and Buddhists. The Embassy of India, Kathmandu mounted […]
A minor explosion hit an Indian Embassy camp office in Nepal’s Biratnagar on 16th April 2018. Although no one was injured in the explosion which occurred near the outer wall of the Indian consulate camp office around 8.20 PM. As per the Indian Embassy officials, this blast created a hole in the wall towards the secluded […]
Since both Meghan Markle and Prince Harry now reportedly practice yoga, many Hindus, led by Hindu leader Rajan Zed, are urging them to also visit a Hindu Temple to seek blessings sometime after their May 19 marriage at St. George’s Chapel. Wishing the couple a happy future together, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a […]
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 […]
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be visiting Kathmandu from 1-2 February 2018. The visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level political exchanges between the two nations, and reflects the expanding bilateral partnership and the importance that the two countries attach to further strengthening it across diverse sectors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Sadhvi Hemanand Giri is the first woman to be shortlisted for the post of Shankaracharya out of the 200 candidates. The Sadhvi is from Nepal and is in the running for the Jyotish Peeth of Uttarakhand. This is an achievement in itself, no doubt. But why does she want to become a Shankaracharya? Here she speaks […]
The Scientific Ministries and Departments of the Government of India have active international collaboration in science and technology both at the bilateral and regional level. Today India is engaged in active R&D cooperation with more than 44 countries across the globe including advanced, emerging and developing nations. As a part of India’s foreign policy initiatives […]
Although over 80 countries have either an “official religion” or “preferred religion”, but Hinduism is not an official or preferred religion in any country of the world, according to a Pew Research Center report published on October three. Islam, Christianity, Buddhism is the “official state religion” in 27, 13 and two countries; and “preferred/favored religion” […]
