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Victorian Ombudsman rebuffs Hindu complaint over Parliament opening-prayer issue

New Delhi, January 01, 2023: The Victorian Ombudsman, which claims to “hold the Victorian public sector accountable to the people”, has declined to look further into the denial of Hindu opening-prayer request in Victoria Parliament in Melbourne. On taking the chair at each sitting, Victoria Legislative Council President and Legislative Assembly Speaker read the Lord’s […]

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Australian Human Rights Commission accepts Parliament Hindu prayer issue after 3 denials

New Delhi, December 13, 2022: The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has finally confirmed the acceptance of a complaint regarding refusal of Hindu opening-prayer in the Australian Parliament, after rebuffing the issue three times. In an email to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded this issue, AHRC Senior Executive Rachel Holt, wrote that the “Commission […]

Strong, prosperous ,and progressive Bangladesh is in India’s ‘fundamental’ national interest

A delegation of young Members of Parliament and political leaders from Bangladesh called on the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan yesterday (March 12, 2019). Welcoming the delegation to India, the President said that he was delighted to meet the next generation of politicians from Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh are tied together […]

Ireland Parliament’s denial of Hindu opening prayer request is a step back for secularism

Ireland Parliament (Oireachtas) in Dublin, Senate (Seanad Éireann) and House of Representatives (Dáil Éireann), have denied Hindu opening prayer request made by Hindu statesman Rajan Zed. This is surprising considering that Ireland and other western nations have been championing the cause of secularism for long but it seems that secularism is just a one-way street. […]