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USA (CHAKRA) Dechen Thurman, a Hollywood actor and younger brother of Oscar nominated Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction), is a yoga teacher and healer now. Dechen, 38, a Harvard graduate who acted in over two-dozen movies including “This Is Not an Exit”, is reportedly teaching yoga in Germany and at an “intensive retreat” in Italy in […]
West Delhi, India – Manoj, a car showroom manager was stabbed to death in Moti Bagh, Delhi after him and his brother decided to confront two men shouting negative verbal slurs outside of their house in West Delhi, Nihal Vihar. Manoj, 25, and his 27 year old brother, Jagbir who is a property dealer were […]
PAKISTAN – Veerji Kohli, a Hindu activist in Pakistan has been accused of murder after trying to stand up for Hindu rights in Islamabad Pakistan. Veerji is a well-known human rights activist who particulary focuses on the issues related to bonded labour. Recently, he helped to release a number of children, women and men from […]
(CHAKRA) – A magnificent $3-million Hindu Temple in The Woodlands, Texas which reportedly took about six years to complete, is celebrating Prathishta Mahotsavam and Kumbhabishekham from June 17-19. These elaborate celebrations at Hindu Temple of The Woodlands, whose tagline is “A center for culture and devotion”, include Vishwaksena Aaradhana, Ganapathi Puja, bhajans, kirtans, Deepa Prajwalana, […]
By Antony Thomas Nevada, US (CHAKRA) – According to the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, of American adults, Hindus top the list when it comes to education in America compared to any other religious group. The well-known Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life posted the survey on its website. Fourty-eight per cent of Hindus have […]
Delhi (CHAKRA) — Sri Ashok Singhal, International President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, condemned the arrest of Swami Ramdev, who was undertaking a hunger strike against raging corruption dealing with black money, by the Congress government. He further stated that the corrupt acts of the Congress Government remind him of the British Raj. Furiously, he attacked […]
By Linda Brock Indian Yoga Guru – Baba Ramdev Gurgaon, Haryana (CHAKRA) – Baba Ramdev-led, satyagraha, against corruption and black money, may have ended in the national capital but his followers have not given up the fight and are determined to keep moving ahead with their stance against corruption. On Sunday many of Guru Ramdev’s […]
By Antony Thomas A damanged idol of Bal Krishna during a Hindu temple attack Dhaka, Bangladesh (CHAKRA) — Nine idols have been vandalized at a Kali Temple in Bangladesh by Islamists which has been standing for 200 years. According to temple committee president, Harendranath Barman, four of the nine damaged idols were found beheaded in Sudrahabi […]
Ahmedabad, Gujarat (CHAKRA) – The BJP government of Gujarat has prioritized its efforts to preserve sites that are going to be apart of the Buddhist tourism circuit in the Central Gujarat region. The tourists sites are going to include the caves of Saurashtra as well as the remains of the Buddhist monastery. The Archaeological Survey of […]
By Antony Thomas Shri Mandir Temple in Auburn, Australia New South Wales, Austrailia (CHAKRA)– The Hindu community in New South Wales is concerned about recent attacks on the oldest and first Hindu temple of Australia. The Sri Mandir Temple in Auburn, nearly three decades old, was recently attacked by two men in ski masks who […]