While the Benedictine College (BC), a Roman Catholic college in Atchison (Kansas), wants to abolish yoga fearing eastern mysticism; Vatican Library carries many yoga-related books, including “How to know God. The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali”. Prominent US Roman Catholic universities/colleges—University of Notre Dame, Georgetown University, College of the Holy Cross, Boston College, Villanova University, Santa […]
A faculty member of State University of New York (SUNY) at Canton “aims to prove that the ancient Hindu spiritual practice yoga can help students battle the stresses of college life”, according to a University release. Its Assistant Professor Dr. Erica M. Sharpe is seeking student volunteers for a new four-week study, starting April 11, to […]
Jessica Farrar’s unusual take on how she sees restrictions on women and their right to their own bodies has created a furor in the USA. Farrar is a female Democratic politician and a member of Texas House of Representatives and she has recently presented House Bill 4260 a couple of days back. #HB4260, “A Man’s […]
Hate crimes against Indo-American community are increasing. St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Ken Mascara announced on March 10, that Richard Leslie Lloyd, 64, was arrested for attempting to set fire to the Met Mart convenience store located at 100 Prima Vista Blvd. in Port St. Lucie. The store belonged to an Indo-American. According to the Sheriff, […]
Linthicum Heights United Methodist Church (LHUMC) (in Linthicum, Maryland), whose history goes back to 1828, is now offering yoga classes. Besides the special Lent meditation-prayer services on Wednesdays, Linthicum Heights United Methodist Church is also offering two-levels of yoga in Church’s Fellowship Hall which include yoga postures, alignment and breath. Its current classes, “Yoga 1”, […]
Donald Trump, the current President of the United States, simply loves social media and he is not the one to hold back when he has to make a statement! After media, whom Donald Trump calls ‘fake’ with emphasis, now American security agency FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) is under his radar.In his latest statement, he […]
An average American may not know a Hindu, yet he is likely to rate him warmly today. As per the report of “polling and analysis” posted by Washington DC headquartered Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan fact tank, on February 15, fewer than half of Americans say they personally know a Mormon (43%) or a Muslim (45%), though […]
Donald Trump tweeted that 72% of refugees admitted into the USA in between 3rd February 2017 and 11 February 2017 come overwhelmingly from the seven Islamic countries, namely, from SYRIA, IRAQ, SOMALIA, IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & YEMEN ( Why are these nations mentioned in capital letters? Because that’s how the US President wrote. Why? Ask him). […]
Starbucks chairman and CEO Howard Schultz sent the following message to all partners (employees) on January 29, 2017, and it seems that Donald Trump will be very unhappy with what the chairman said. He said that the USA’s Executive Order has led to confusion, surprise, and opposition that Donald Trump issued on Friday and noted […]
The Hindu festival Phagwah or Holi will be celebrated in all its glory in New York! The 29th annual “Phagwah Parade 2017” will be held in Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens borough of New York City on March 12, to celebrate Hindu festival Phagwah/Holi. This festive occasion will include multiple floats playing religious music. Starting […]
