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UK (CHAKRA) – Oscar winning actress Goldie Hawn is planning to open a Buddhist school in the UK. She is in the midst of working with Britain’s Conservative Party to make plans for such a school. The actress, known for her role in Death Becomes Her, runs the educational charity, ‘The Hawn Foundation’, in the […]
By Linda Brock Jammu, Kashmir (CHAKRA) – Hindus in Jammu fear that fresh attacks are very likely in Pakistani-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Kashmir’s political actions reinforce the precedence of the Muslim population in Jammu and Kashmir and this in turn has strengthened Kashmiri-Muslim resistance to completely integrate with India. Demoralizing armed and para-military forces, the state, […]
By Jagmit Singh Thousands of Sikhs have fled Afghanistan as refugees Kabul, Afghanistan (CHAKRA) – In a society where many women still breathe under full covering veils and live surrounded by patriarchy, Dr. Anarkali Kaur Honaryar fight’s for women’s rights. “It is difficult for a woman to be a pilot in Afghanistan. My father said […]
By Arun Shanghvi London, UK (CHAKRA) – Britain’s first state-funded Hindu school has opened its doors with a smart school structure encompassing wood-clad school buildings, roofs covered with grass and an eco-friendly compound which includes a pond, a wildlife garden, and an outdoor amphitheatre. The classrooms are embellished with shrines and a striking marble temple. […]
Dhaka, Bangladesh (CHAKRA) – Assailants from a local mosque destroyed six idols in Bangladesh’s Narayanganj District in addition to vandalizing the ancient Hindu temple. The Sonargaon temple was attacked by a group of 30-35 men from a Muslim group, breaking six idols. This information was given by the local police chief, Md Yunus Ali. […]
By Karishma Patel Ahmedabad, Gujarat (CHAKRA) – Jain Doctor Association (JDA) and Sabarmati Jain Shvetambar Murtipujak Sangh, DRDO, Sristi, IIM-A and Gujarat Vidhyapith and a team of scientists from Defene Institute of Physiology and Applied Sciences (DIPAS), have undertaken a scientific study to see the effects of voluntary and complete fasting on metabolic homeostasis’. […]
By Arun Shanghvi Nandi, Sacred Cow in Hinduism Jakarta, Indonesia (CHAKRA) – While searching an excavation site in Yogyakarta Indonesia, archaeologists have found a statue of Nandi, the sacred bull that carried the Hindu god, Lord Shiva. The ruins at the excavation site are believed to be an ancient Hindu temple. The revelation of the […]
By Sukhdharshan Jaffna, Sri Lanka (CHAKRA) – Many Hindus and Hindu cultural organizations are shocked after hearing about plans to demolish around twenty-seven Hindu temples and ancient cultural monuments, as a result of a road expansion program in Jaffna, Kankesanthurai. Many organizations are voicing their concerns about the threat to Tamil cultural symbols under the […]
Submitted by Arindam Bandyopadhyay Bollywood Actor Sharukh Khan Your name is a household phenomenon in Indian and even beyond her borders. Your fame has put you in the Newsweek “most powerful people list” recently. However, as you may recall from your recent experience in New Jersey Airport, real life is a little different – it does […]
