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Kasab ka Hisaab – Beyond the Death Sentence

Kasab ka Hisaab – Beyond the Death Sentence

Tweet By Mehak Budhrani Ajmal Kasab Confessed to the 26 11 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks This century, the word ‘K’ has dominated India in the arenas of Business, Government and especially Television. But only one ‘K’ shook India within hours – “Kasab”, the only surviving terrorist of 26/11. On the night of November 26, 2008 a [...]

July 29 2011 | Posted in Hinduism, Insight/Opinion | Read More »

Sathya Sai Baba and Mother Teresa: Saint or Sinner?

Sathya Sai Baba and Mother Teresa: Saint or Sinner?

Tweet By Ranbir Singh Sathya Sai Baba was Treated with Negative Anti-Hindu Bias while Mother Teresa Enjoyed Pro-Western and Christian Backing in World Media   On the death of Sathya Sai Baba, Hindu holy man and spiritual guide for millions for worldwide, the coverage was almost wholly negative. Little was mentioned of his philanthropic activities [...]

July 28 2011 | Posted in Featured, Hinduism, Insight/Opinion, Spirituality | Read More »

Anti-India Sentiments – The Masterminds Behind the Scene

Anti-India Sentiments – The Masterminds Behind the Scene

Tweet By Mehak Budhrani New Delhi, India – The arrest of Gulam Nabi Fai, an ISI-backed lobbyist, in the US has opened up a Pandoras Box. What will now follow will be a series of discoveries of all those people who are linked with Anti-India activities propogated by Fai. These could include big names. Since [...]

July 26 2011 | Posted in Hinduism, Insight/Opinion | Read More »

News of the ‘Hindu’ World

News of the ‘Hindu’ World

Tweet (UK) The furore over the phone hacking scandal which has led to the closure of the long-running tabloid News of the World, James and Rupert Murdoch being questioned by a parliamentary committee, the death of the journalist whistleblower, resignation of two senior police officers and a criminal investigation which is only in its beginnings [...]

July 23 2011 | Posted in Hinduism, Insight/Opinion | Read More »

India’s Unending War – Terrorism

India’s Unending War – Terrorism

Tweet By Mehak Budhrani A day after the cabinet reshuffle, 3 bombs went off at Mumbai’s heavily populated and commercial locations. Very easily the media and the government say that it is the spirit of the people to move on to their normal lives. Well, the question we need to ask is do we have [...]

July 20 2011 | Posted in Insight/Opinion | Read More »

Hindus Fight for Marriage Rights in Pakistan Just Like Gays are Fighting for Marriage Rights in the West

Hindus Fight for Marriage Rights in Pakistan Just Like Gays are Fighting for Marriage Rights in the West

Tweet By Linda Brock Bollywood Stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan during their Hindu Wedding Ceremony in India Lahore, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – A Hindu couple, Mukesh and Padma in Hyderabad Pakistan, tied the knot with a traditional Hindu ceremony but in a fashion different from the rest. The wedding, while having the seven pheras (seven [...]

July 16 2011 | Posted in Featured, Hindu Related, Ignored News, World News | Read More »

The Max Muller Syndrome: Deceiving Hindus (Part 2)

The Max Muller Syndrome: Deceiving Hindus (Part 2)

Tweet By Sameer Thakkar (Guest Contributor) (Click here to read Part 1) Max Muller, one of the earliest Indologists, had happily concurred in a letter to his wife: “It (The Rigveda) is the root of their religion and to show them what the root is, I feel sure, is the only way of uprooting all [...]

July 11 2011 | Posted in Hinduism, Insight/Opinion | Read More »

Bollywood Musician Requests to Join BJP in Gujarat

Bollywood Musician Requests to Join BJP in Gujarat

Tweet Vadodara, Gujarat (CHAKRA) — Originally from Gujarat, Ismail Darbar, a music composer has requested to join the BJP party and is waiting for an answer from the Chief Minister, Narendra Modi. Ismail was reported to have said he met the BJP Chief, Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur and himself had met to discuss the plans [...]

July 9 2011 | Posted in Hindu Related, World News | Read More »

Sikh Gurudwara Attacked in Australia

Sikh Gurudwara Attacked in Australia

Tweet Victoria, Australia (CHAKRA) – After a hate crime against a gurudwara in the state of Victoria in Australia, the Sikh community has appealed for security, fearing that further attacks will take place against the minority community in the area. Sikhs from Shepparton, Northern Victoria have appealed to the assailants, that their place of worship [...]

July 8 2011 | Posted in Sikh Related, World News | Read More »

The Bollywood Epidemic

The Bollywood Epidemic

Tweet By Ranbir Singh Bollywood Superstars London, UK – The recent Indian International Film awards were held in Toronto , and was taken as proof that Indian cinema had gone global. But what is it exactly that is being celebrated? Bollywood is taken by many to be the standard reference point and unofficial cultural ambassador [...]

July 3 2011 | Posted in Hinduism, Insight/Opinion | Read More »