New Delhi, April 28, 2023: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat on 25th September 2022 had urged the citizens to come with suggestions for cheetahs reintroduced from Namibia and South Africa, with an intention to popularize and to sensitize the general public about Project Cheetah. In this regard, a competition was […]
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Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs to be held
New Delhi, June 1, 2021: India as the current BRICS Chair will convene the standalone meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/ International Relations on 01 June, 2021. External Affairs Minister of the Republic of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar, will Chair the meeting via video conferencing. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic […]
Nelson Mandela on Hindu festival of Diwali
New Delhi, November 11, 2020: Nelson Mandela spoke at length about Diwali on November 3rd, 1991 at the Durban City Hall. Here is the full speech on the Hindu festival Diwali. Here is what he spoke verbatim: Diwali brings back for me memories of days on Robben Island. Regularly at this time of year when […]
South Africa: Hindus take Evangelists to court over insults and attacks
New Delhi, September 9, 2020: The South Africa Dharma Sabha has launched civil cases against the evangelists Simeon Bradley Chetty and Reverend Llewellyn Joseph for uttering statements deemed offensive to the South African Hindus. The cases have been launched in the Equality Court in the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court. A team of advocates, attorneys, professors, and religious […]
Century old Hindu Temple demolished in Port Shepstone
New Delhi, September 4, 2020: A 105-year-old Hindu Temple named Muthu Mariamman Kovil was demolished by a businessman last week who wanted the land to build a shopping complex. The Temple which stood in Port Shepstone, South Africa, had come into existence in 1915 and was built by a South African Hindu family. While some […]
South Africa Court infuriates Muslims after banning ‘loud’ azan, blasphemy charges on complainant
New Delhi, September 4, 2020: Muslims in South Africa are angry after the Kwazulu-Natal High Court in Durban issued an order last week against a Mosque and asked it to ensure that its call to prayer is not audible inside the complainant’s, who also happens to be a neighbour, house across the street. A Hindu […]
Hinduphobic comments of Evangelist leads Hindu group to file complaint against him and his Church
By Namta Gupta New Delhi, June 11, 2020: Simeon Bradley Chetty has seriously achieved notoriety with his claims against Hindus of South Africa. The Evangelist is from Chatsworth, South Africa and from his statement, is a convert from Hinduism. In a viral WhatsApp video, the Evangelist can be seen making below the belt remarks on […]
India assures South Africa for ensuring supplies of essential medicines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation yesterday with Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa. The two leaders exchanged views about the domestic, regional and global challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. They discussed the steps being taken by their respective governments to protect the health of their people as well […]
Man apologizes for making ‘beef’ joke during Putrassi (video)
A man named Logie Naidoo has apologized to the South African Hindu community after making a beef joke in a viral video that has since been condemned by several South African Hindu groups. Naidoo could be seen saying in the video that he would break his Purtassi fast by eating a beef burger. He was […]
Contingents of 17 African Nations in India for AFINDEX-19
The inaugural Africa-India Field Training Exercise-2019 for India and African nations called AFINDEX -19 scheduled from 18 March to 27 March 2019 started with a grand opening ceremony on 18 March 2019 at Aundh Military Station, Pune. Contingents of the 17 African Nations i.e. Benin, Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, […]