June 16th (according to the Sikh Calender it is also recognized on June 5th) of every year since 1606 has been very special for Sikhs  worlwide since they have commemorated the martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th Guru and the 1st Sikh Martyr. Before the arrest, torture and Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev, the Sikhs had nothing […]

By Antony Thomas Obama greets American-Hindu professionals on Diwali 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. […]

By Prashant Saxena Yoga Guru – Baba Ramdev The word yoga is derived from the root yuj, which means to unite or to join together. A man who seeks after this union is called a yogin or yogi. There are four manin division of yoga: Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga and Raja Yoga. Panini, […]

By Ranbir Singh The brutal suppression of Swami Ramdev’s protests against corruption which reaches to the highest echelons of the Indian government should come as no surprise to anyone who has had the unfortunate experience of coming face to face with the country’s administrative and highly bureaucratic infrastructure. Graft, greed, black money, backhanders and dishonesty […]

By Tan Ong Afghanistan (CHAKRA) — On a two day visit to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, met members of the Afghan-Sikh minority community in Kabul. He listened to their issues with regards to obtaining Indian citizenship and other problems the Sikh community was facing such as threats and killings in Muslim-majority Afghanistan. To hear […]

(CHAKRA) In Thailand’s restive south, eight Buddhists have been killed by Muslim militants, according to police reports. Police Lieutenant General, Kong-att Suwannakham says insurgents detonated a homemade bomb in a football field in the province of Pattani which resulted in four policemen being killed and another dozen being wounded. They had all just met at […]

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 […]