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Hindu statesman Rajan Zed was welcomed at 10th Annual Pagan Pride Day on September ten in Sparks (Nevada, USA). Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, met with area Pagan leaders Laura Fitzpatrick, Margie E. Ewen, Tony Howard, Ellyn Darrah, and Wolf Carnahan. He was taken around the festival which included booths, food, […]
The Tamil Nadu government claims to be secular but has been treating Hindu institutions and temples differently compared to institutions of other religions. The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department administers 36,425 temples, 56 mutts, 47 temples belonging to mutts, 1721 specific endowments and 189 trusts. The department claims to be watching over all religious institutions to […]
The annual Paryushan Jain festival has come around again and was celebrated with pride in late August. About 350 Jain families reside in West Kochi and the settlement dates back to 1875. The Paryushan sacred period of eight days took place where hundreds of Jain’s in the area took part in an act of self […]
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (CHAKRA) – There were Hindu – Muslim riots on the issue of installation of Ganesh idol at Ujjain. Two persons were killed and many got injured during these riots. Curfew has been imposed in the jurisdiction of 9 police stations in the city. The trouble began on Friday night in the Daulatgunj […]
Shimla, India – While acquiring a mass following to stand up against the Indian governments corruption, Anna Hazare has aided in boosting the sales of Swami Vivekananda’s books. The Hindu monk has preached and spread the message of Indian spirituality throughout the world but books are flying off shelves faster than ever after Anna has […]
By Ranbir Singh (HHR) On 2 July 2011 Castewatch held another of its typical hatefests in Coventry . Ostensibly designed as always to discuss caste discrimination in Britain , it once again degenerated into the usual fulminations against the evils of Hinduism and Hindus. This is why Hindus are only welcome at such events if […]
Delhi, India (CHAKRA) – As the protests continue, the anti-Anna brigade and the staunch Congress Supporters are creating more and more rumours about the Janlokpal Bill and Anna Hazare. They usually repeat the same old arguments that Congress leaders put on the media. Following are the few criticisms and rumours that one may find from […]
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 circles […]
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 Ismail […]
By Jagmit Singh Province of Balochistan Pakistan (CHAKRA) – Tausiq Kumar, a resident of Islamabad, Pakistan, has recently applied for asylum in India, after his relative, Ramesh was murdered while trying to resist a kidnapping. Kumar, a trader is a resident of Patel Bagh near Quetta, from where he applied for asylum. According to Kumar, […]