HINDUISM

Govt. set to grant citizenship to Hindus from Bangladesh

 Home Minister to submit a policy document to the Supreme Court soon. The BJP-led NDA government is set to...

Hinduism confronting, confusing remark upsets Hindus in Australia

 Hindus are upset at Department of Education and Communities of New South Wales (NSW) Government in Australia describing Hinduism...

RSS chief in Kanyakumari

 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwath reached Kanyakumari on Friday to participate in a training programme for RSS workers...

Christian family reconverts to Hinduism

 MANGALURU: The Hindu Jagaran Vedike, a right-wing group affiliated to the Sangh Parivar, has brought a Christian family back...

Joint multi-faith prayers helped tackle Ebola, Zed claims

 Liberia has been declared as Ebola-free and distinguished religious statesman Rajan Zed points out that multi-faith clergy praying together...

Senior BJP leader L K Advani received holy water from Katas Raj temple from Pakistan

 Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Thursday received a pitcher of holy water from Katas Raj temple in Pakistan as...

Swami Chinmayananda Biopic Premieres in Los Angeles

 Posters of “On a Quest,” a film on the life of Swami Chinmayananda, are seen in a movie theater....

Hindu Munnani wishes speedy recovery to DK chief

 In a rare gesture, Hindu Munnani, a Sangh Parivar outfit, today wished rationalist organisation Dravidar Kazhagam’s chief K Veeramani...

Opinion: D. C. Nath (President, Patriot’s Forum) – Hindus Need To Become True Hindus

 President of Patriots Forum, D.C. Nath was superannuated in January, 1995, as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, D.C. Nath (IPS-1960) was...

Hindus worldwide laud New South Wales MP for swearing on Bhagavad-Gita

 Hindus have applauded Nitin Daniel Mookhey for swearing on ancient Hindu scripture Bhagavad-Gita (Song of the Lord) on May...

Return to roots, VHP tells minorities

 Members of the minority communities should identify their cultural tradition, dating more than 10,000 years, and return to their...

Salman got bail because he is a Khan : Sadhvi Prachi

 New Delhi : Despite being chided by the Bharatiya Janata Party for making comments derisive of Muslims, Sadhvi Prachi, one of the...

Communal tension in Gujarat after priest kills one of the jihadis that attacked temple

 Nadiad town was tense after a former councillor of its muncipality succumbed to bullet injuries allegedly fired from the...

Maharashtra: 35% subsidy on cow urine fertilizer

 Mumbai : The state government has announced a subsidy on cow urine and dung to be used as fertilizer. “Instead...

Pakistan Hindus protest harassment by Muslim clansmen

 Islamabad : The Hindu community in a town in Pakistan’s Sindh province staged a protest against alleged harassment by a local Muslim...

Love Jihad : 2 held for aiding Muslim youth in ‘abducting’ Hindu girl in Mathura

 AdTech Ad The Mathura police Friday arrested two persons — Kale Khan and Shahzad — for allegedly helping Naeem...

Opinion: D. C. Nath (President, Patriot’s Forum) – May Like To See-Dakshineswar kali Temple

 President of Patriots Forum, D.C. Nath was superannuated in January, 1995, as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, D.C. Nath (IPS-1960) was...

Tagore statue installation at Belgium’s Leuven Catholic University welcomed

 A bronze bust of India’s Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was inaugurated in the Literary Garden of prestigious Katholieke...

Mangaluru: ‘Ghar Wapsi’ at Konaje – Catholic family embraces Hinduism

 Mangaluru, May 8: Muchilakody in Konaje here witnessed conversion of a Catholic family into Hinduism a la ‘Ghar Wapsi’. It...

The art of busting stress: Have faith that the best will happen, says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

 It’s an organisation that people often turn to when life gets too much for them. Since it was started...

Hindu chariot processions in three Florida cities

 Ratha Yatras (Hindu Festival of Chariots) have reportedly been planned in the three cities of Florida (USA). Starting with...

‘Kashmiri Pandits should support Hindu trusts for managing shrines’

 Srinagar: Questioning the proprietary claim of Kashmiri Pandits over temples in Kashmir, a trust headed by senior Congress leader Karan...

150th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF LALA LAJPAT RAI

 The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said that Record shows that leaders of the freedom...

Daily Inspiration: Hinduism – Surrendering to God

 This feature is coordinated by The Post-Standard and InterFaith Works of CNY. Rev. Roberta YackelInterFaith Works of Central New...

‘Pandits Should Support Hindu Trusts for Managing Shrines’

 Questioning the proprietary claim of Kashmiri Pandits over temples in Kashmir, a trust headed by senior Congress leader Karan...

Victoria Hindus to host Saturday fundraiser for Nepal relief

 Shivaram Pariyar, centre, black handkerchief, walks through a quake-ravaged neighborhood near Katmandu’s long-distance bus depot on May 5.   Photograph...

Worldwide Hindus want Auckland Shiva statue to stay

 Hindus worldwide want the newly installed Lord Shiva statue in rural Auckland (New Zealand) to stay. Distinguished Hindu statesman...

Construction of Malaysia’s first Hindu College to begin on May 14

 Hindus worldwide have welcomed the reported groundbreaking plan of Malaysia’s first Hindu college, taking place on May 14 in...

Team of Hindu activists led by HJS to go to Nepal for relief work

 From left : Shri. Gururaj Prabhu, Shri. Nilesh Singbal and Shri. Ambrish Singh Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) : Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS)...

Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha at Ichalkaranji gets spontaneous response from Hindus

 Hindus need to shake off their cowardice hidden under guise of secularism ! – Sadguru Bal Maharaj Ichalkaranji, Kolhapur...

Umbraj : Shows of anti-Hindu film ‘Dharam Sankat mein’ stopped

 Shows of anti-Hindu film ‘Dharam Sankat mein’ stopped ! Umbraj, Satara (Maharashtra) : It was learnt by members of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti...

Report on HJS activities in Madhya Pradesh during March 2015

 Increasing response of devout Hindus, advocates and ‘jidnyasus’ from MP in ‘prasar’ activities ! 1. Commendable participation of devout...

First Islamic State ‘module’ busted, 5 held in MP : Police

 Few days ago, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that Islamic State has failed to attract Indian Muslims. This incident is...

Andhra Pradesh : 2 Christian workers of Durga temple arrested

 Vijaypura (Andhra Pradesh) : Police arrested two persons for ‘reading the Bible and praying’ inside a room of Arundel Choultry...

Hindus suggest display of Ganesha in Pomona’s Ganesha Park & Ganesha School emblem

 Hindus are suggesting California’s City of Pomona to erect Lord Ganesha statue in its Ganesha Park and Pomona Unified...

New ventures of social services should be initiated: Soni

 Ujjain : New endeavours of social services should be initiated to extend services to needy people. There are many areas...

US report on minorities one-sided, aimed at maligning India: VHP, RSS

 VHP leaders also pointed out that while countries were talking about religious tolerance, there was no mention of attacks...

Rudraksha: The Teardrops Of Lord Shiva

 The word Rudraksha has its etymological beginnings in the two Sanskrit words “Rudra” and “Aksha” meaning Lord Shiva and Teardrops respectively....

VHP, Bajrang Dal protest against waving of Pakistani flags

 Jammu: VHP and Bajrang Dal on Saturday protested against the waving of Pakistani flags during a rally by separatists in South Kashmir and demanded the...

Hindus end 30 days of fasting for family, prosperity

 Devotees from Jai Mahakali Mandir perform their final ritual after three days of prayer at Naisoso, Nadi. The drone...

Gods and Goddesses of Ancient India

 Gods and Goddesses of Ancient India Within Hinduism a large number of personal gods are worshipped as murtis. These...

Principles of Hinduism must be practised

 The widespread criminal activity and murders in the guise of xenophobia has called South Africans to strive as a...

Hindu family brutally attacked by fanatics out of land dispute

 1 Hindu dead, 17 injured Kausudi, Parbhani (Maharashtra) : Hindus were brutally attacked by fanatics due to some dispute over...

RSS to join rescue, relief operations in Nepal

 New Delhi : The RSS is all set to help in relief and rescue operations in earthquake-hit Nepal with its...

Distorting the meaning of Swastika

 A student at the prestigious George Washington University (GWU) posted a swastika, which he acquired during his recent visit...

Congress Govt in Karnataka takes over four temples

 • It has been observed that management of temples taken over by the Government in Maharashtra led to creation of...

Success to Hindu Unity – Defamation of Pujyapad Asaramji Bapu foiled

 Enquotism, an apparel company, had put up for sale T-shirts with a caricature of Asaramji bapu and derogatory writing....

Not ‘carnivorous tiger’, India’s national animal should be the cow, urges Hindutva groups

 People who are counting their blessings that they live miles away from Maharashtra and can still be BFF with...

Hindu’s Holy Ramayana

 This post is for the benefit of all those who associate the export of India’s popular culture only with...

Huge challenge to restore damaged temples

 Nepalese civilians and police personnel clear rubble at the Narayan temple in Kathmandu Piled in the central courtyard of...

Dwarka to Dibang: RSS backs move to set up Krishna circuit

 RSS File Photo Mapping various sites associated with the Hindu god Krishna, the Central government is working to create a...

Kashmiri Hindus perform special prayers for resettlement in J-K

 Kulgam, May 05 (ANI): The displaced Kashmiri Hindus living in migrant camps in Kulgam held special prayers for their...

In Nepal, Efforts Underway To Salvage Ancient Sites Damaged By Quake

  VIEW SLIDESHOW 1 of 2 Buddhist monks recover a statue of a Buddhist deity from a monastery at Swayambhunath. NIRANJAN SHRESTHA AP Swayambhunath...

Hindu Temple holds St. John’s vigil over Nepal earthquake

 The Hindu Temple in St. John’s held a ceremony in support of people affected by the earthquake in Nepal,...

Nanded : HJS celebrates ‘Shiva-Samartha Prerana Din’ with enthusiasm

 ‘Shiva-Samartha Prerana Din’ While performing puja of picture frames – third from left – Shri. Chandrashekhar Behere, Dr. Narendra...

Benoa Bay reclamation : Unite to support Balinese Hindus

 Illustration of Benoa Bay Reclamation Development or secret agenda ? Bali, Indonesia has been regarded as paradise on earth...

Shamli tense, 17 hurt in violent protest by Tablighi Jamaat members

 Tension prevailed in Shamli district after a violent mob clashed with the police force at Kandhla police station, leaving...

Nepal’s child goddess ‘Kumari’ unscathed in earthquake

 Kathmandu : When the deadly earthquake battered Nepal last week, major temples in Kathmandu’ Darbar Square were razed to the...

Won’t allow townships for Kashmiri pandits : National Conference

 Does National Conference think that Kashmir is their ancestral property ? Who is Omar Abdullah to speak about townships...

M.F. Hussain targets Hindus ever with his art

 The first and the most common refrain in the defence of the perverse paintings of Hindu Gods, Goddesses, symbols and icons...

After Nepal earthquake #ThankYouPM trends on Twitter, PM counters saying it is our ‘Seva Parmo Dharma’ to help

 A devastating earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday registering 7.9 on the Richter scale, leaving more than 3200 dead so...

Hindus Bear Loved Ones’ Bodies to Nepal Holy Site

 On banks of Bagmati river, survivors perform somber rites for the dead after earthquake KATMANDU, Nepal—Harka Bahadur Joshi, a...

Marathon charity event at Hindu Cultural Society Temple helps raise £15k for Great Ormond Street

   Organised by Ramapeer Gaat Mandal West London, a 12-hour programme of music helped raise £15,000 for Great Ormond...

8 Years Of Distinct Hindu Baccalaureate Service Marked

 One of its kind in the world, Hindu Baccalaureate Service (Dikshant Utsav) enters into eighth year on May third...

Bridgewater-Raritan schools won’t add Hindu holiday Diwali to 2015-2016 calendar

 BRIDGEWATER — Despite a Hindu organization’s plea, the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District won’t make Diwali an official school holiday in...

VHP eyes youth, to hold camps in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

 VHP to hold camps for youngsters in which they will be educated about the glorious past of the country...

Govt should eliminate problem of jihadi terrorism : H. H. Dr. Pingale, HJS

 Second ‘Hindu Sansad’ at Haridwar ! Saints- Mahants attending second ‘Hindu Sansad’ held at Haridwar Haridwar (Uttarakhand) : Jihadi terrorists drove...

State Govt to re-construct ‘Gopuram’ built by Shivaji Maharaj in Andhra Pradesh

 • Hindus need to understand that preserving our glorious history is also a part of protecting Dharma (Dharma-rakshan). They...

Rajasthan : HJS creates awareness about attacks on Dharma, amongst youth

 Zunzun (Rajasthan) : Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) held 4 meetings at places like ‘Navin Gothada’, ‘Buhana’, ‘Kopar’ and Pacheri’; besides meeting...

Jihadis attack Hindu village at Gazipur in Bangladesh

 The miscreants fired several bullets in front of Bonogram Sree Sree Sodhonno Kripamoyee Kali Mondir. On the night of...

BJP Promises Indian Citizenship For Bangladeshi Hindu Refugees

 Guwahati : Hindu refugees from Bangladesh will be given Indian citizenship if BJP comes to power in Assam in next year’s...

Bengaluru : 3 held for attempt to convert children to Christianity

 Bengaluru – Three men were arrested on the charges of trying to convert children to Christianity at Kamalanagar in Basaveshwara...

Secret Islamic agenda to attack Churches to blame Hindus

 Agra : Agra police on Wednesday detained three Muslim men on suspicion that they were involved in vandalizing St Mary’s Church at...

Ed Miliband No 10 bid blessed by Hindu saint

 Labour leader Ed Miliband and his wife Justine meet Hindu devotees at the Shree Swaminarayan Temple in Willesden Green,...

India will try to wipe Nepal’s tears: Modi

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a high-level meeting in New Delhi following an earthquake in Nepal on Saturday.  ...

Gopichand gets Hindu Ratna award

 AHMEDABAD: Hindu Helpline, a call centre service of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal, conferred the...

RSS sends its man to supervise Nepal rescue ops

   Sources said that RSS volunteers in Nepal and those from bordering districts of Uttar Pradesh and bihar have...

Dattatreya Hosabale to co-ordinate relief works via Nepalese wing of RSS

 NEW DELHI: Senior RSS office bearer, Dattatreya Hosabale, has left for Nepal to co-ordinate relief activities through the Nepalese wing of the...

BJP: Indian citizenship for Bangladesh Hindu refugees

 GUWAHATI: BJP national president Amit Shah on Sunday promised protection to Hindus who had immigrated to Assam following religious...

Editorial: Create a Hindu prayer space

 Last week, The Daily Princetonian reported on an initiative by Princeton Hindu Satsangam and a number of both Hindu...

Study cows for bio-reactor properties : Dr. Vijay Bhatkar

 Cows should be studied for their bio-reactor properties and India should invest in cow-science based agriculture and health system...

Four-member Sikh family goes missing in Pakistan

 A four-member Sikh family from India has gone missing in Pakistan where it had gone to celebrate Baisakhi, the...

Ban on cow, buffalo slaughter should be country-wide : Maneka Gandhi

 Maneka Gandhi said the ban on cow and buffalo slaughter should be country-wide and shouldn’t be brought across as...

Some Basic Questions On Hinduism

 President of Patriots Forum, D.C. Nath was superannuated in January, 1995, as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, D.C. Nath (IPS-1960) was...

Idea of Malaysia’s 1st Hindu college welcomed

 Hindus have welcomed the reported groundbreaking plan of Malaysia’s first Hindu college, taking place on May 14 in Tapah...

Book Launch – “Origins of the Vedic Religion and Indus-Ghaggar Civilization”

 Brief introduction:  The highly debated issue of the Aryan or proto-Indo-European language speaker’s homeland still is not reaching to...

Truth about Hanuman chalisa & Gayatri mantra – Chuni Chavda

 Truth about Hanuman chalisa & Gayatri mantra In Hanuman Chalisa, it is said : “Yug sahastra yojan per Bhanu!...

Kailasa Temple in Ellora Caves – Built with Alien Technology?

REMEMBERING SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA – Maria Wirth

 Maria Wirth is a German and came to India for a holiday after finishing her psychology studies at Hamburg...

Kathmandu diary: Where are all the Hindus vanishing?

 By Pradip Phanjoubam Today Nepal was devastated by an earthquake measuring 7.9, the biggest in 80 years the nation...

US varsity mulling ban on Hindu religious symbol swastika

 The prestigious George Washington University here is contemplating a ban on swastika, a sacred symbol for Hindus and Buddhists,...

Cows Can Fight Crime: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

 The next time you want to correct another human of his (or her) wrong doings, just drag him (or...

Jersey or desi, it’s a holy cow

 Plea for slaughter of foreign-origin cows Mumbai, April 24 (Reuters): Battling a beef ban that has threatened their livelihoods, Muslim...

Hindu Endowments Board lends a helping hand

 The Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) was officially formed on May 1, 1968 when the Hindu Endowments Act came into...

RSS launches 2-year awareness campaign on social reformers

 RSS’s Awadh Prant Sanghchalak Prabu Narayan Srivastava, who is also a patron of the campaign, said the organisation will...

Nepal Earthquake Relief Appeal

 Donate Generously   Sewa Appeal  Sewa Appeal – Update 1 (Apr 28, 2015)  Sewa Appeal – Original (Apr 26, 2015)  Frequently...

VHP offers to rebuild temples damaged in Nepal quake

 Pravin Togadia at the VHP convention in Lucknow. Source: Express Photo by Pramod Adhikari) By: Press Trust of India | Allahabad...

Hindu groups demand ban on DK

   Members of various Hindu organisations staging a demonstration demanding ban on the Dravidar Kazhagam in Srirangam on Tuesday.—...

RSS to organise relief collection drive in Bengal

 Blankets, new garments and money will be collected for Nepal quake victims. The Bengal unit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak...

Nepal earthquake: ‘Don’t rebuild pagan Hindu temples, convert to Christianity’

 Why no outrage in Indian media on this topic ? or will media ignore this issue as it would...

Their last long wait : Ashes of thousands of Hindus mount up in Pakistan as families wait for visas

 The ashes of thousands of Hindus, placed in small clay pitchers and covered with red and white clothes, are...

Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha held at Burhanpur receives good response

 from left Ms (Kum) Rageshree Deshpande, H. H. Nandkumar Jadhav while lightning the lamp and Shri. Yogesh Vhanmare Burhanpur...

Maharashtra Police deny access to documents on Savarkar

 Mumbai : Chicago-based retired PR professional Shridhar Damle has devoted his post retirement life researching Veer Savarkar’s contribution to country’s...

Tension grips village after murder of Hindu youth by Jihadis

 Tension prevailed in Chaklahlad village under Vaishali police station area in Bihar’s Vaishali district today after a youth was...

Kicking out Geelani’s Fatwa, Hindus will observe Full fledged Amarnath Yatra for 60 days

 Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s Fatwa to Restrict Amarnath Yatra to 30 Days.  Kashmir is not Geelani, Hurriyat or Pakistan’s Paternal...

The book exposing the imperialism of the church: “Unteshwari Mata Ka Mahant”

 The controversy about Mother Teresa had not subsided, and there is yet another book by P B Lomeo “Unteshwari...

Mainstream English words with Sanskrit Roots – Sheril Nath

 Mainstream English words with Sanskrit Roots Prati Shat (meaning for every hundred i.e percent)per centum (L)percent Root Sanskrit Word...

Rediscovering the Wisdom Tradition – Mukundan PR

 Gurucharanam Saranam   Swami Navananma Jnana Tapaswi Santhigiri Ashram, Pothen`code, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India     Rediscovering the Wisdom Tradition...

Indonesia: Medan Mayor Grants Diwali Holiday for Hindus

 MEDAN, INDONESIA, April 22, 2015 (MedanBisnis): The mayor of Medan, Dzulmi Eldin, has granted a “facultative holiday” for Hindus...

It’s scientifically proved that water pollution can be controlled through ‘Agnihotra’

 Will those refusing to acknowledge power of ‘Yadnyas’, show prudence to accept proofs based on scientific research ?  ...

Encouraging response from devout Hindus for State-level Convention held at Odisha

 Balanced thinking is necessary for accomplishing the mission of establishment of Hindu Rashtra ! – Shri. Purushottam Sharma From...

RSS launches 2-year awareness campaign on social reformers

   RSS’s Awadh Prant Sanghchalak Prabu Narayan Srivastava, who is also a patron of the campaign, said the organisation...

Hindu Endowments Board lends a helping hand

 The Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) was officially formed on May 1, 1968 when the Hindu Endowments Act came into...

Indian-American Vivek Murthy is US’s youngest surgeon-general, takes oath on Gita

 Joe Biden pins an epaulet on the uniform of Vivek Murthy. (AP photo) Washington : At about the same time...

Muslim clerics may ask students to boycott classes if Surya Namaskar not rolled back

 Muslim clerics in Rajasthan are planning to mobilise minority community students to boycott their classes and school, “If Surya...

Muslim cleric Moin Siddiqui announces Rs 50 lakh bounty to behead Dr. Swamy and Sanjay Raut

 Whatever Dr. Swamy and Sanjay Raut have expressed is truth and it is based on proper study and facts....

Opinion: D. C. Nath (President, Patriot’s Forum) – Delhi’s Netaji Memorial Is far & Forgotten

 President of Patriots Forum, D.C. Nath was superannuated in January, 1995, as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, D.C. Nath (IPS-1960) was...

Hindus of Greater Houston Present 2015 Hindu Youth Awards

 By Anant Desai HOUSTON: Six young Hindu’s received 2015 Annual Hindu Youth Award from Hindu’s of Greater Houston.  This year’s...

UP residents collect money for ‘dismantled’ Pak Hindu temple

 AGRA: The Pakistan Supreme Court’s order on April 16 to restore a Hindu temple in KhyberPakhtunkhwa that was dismantled in 1997, and...

Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal call for ‘Jammu Bandh’ over AIIMS issue

 JAMMU: Lashing out at the BJP-PDP coalition government for its “discriminatory” attitude, VHP and Bajrang Dal too called for ‘Jammu Bandh’ tomorrow protesting...

Where Sanskrit meets computer science

 Proving the compatibility of Science and Sastras, Dr. P. Ramanujan headed a project on ‘Computational Rendering of Paninian Grammar’....

Hindus ask world to “wholeheartedly” support Nepal

 Hindus have urged the world to “wholeheartedly” support Nepal in its recovery efforts from the devastating earthquake of April...

Browse or search, in Sanskrit!

 Thanks to Ramanujan’s effort, one can now access Sastras through the computer. (This is the first of a two-part...

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh mulls building 120 Kamadhenu Nagars in the next few months

 NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh wants to build 120 Kamadhenu Nagars in India in the next few months as part of...

RSS wants Centre to deport Kashmir separatists to Pakistan

 Government should work for overall development of the state in all sectors…tourism, education, health, peace and development of the...

RSS reveals secret to reducing crime and reforming convicts, and yes, it’s to do with cows

 The solution to India’s crime problem is here. Well, actually, it is has always been here. We just haven’t...

Protest : Denigration of Shrikrushna in South Park’s animated TV Show

 Appeal against the denigration of Hindu Deity Shrikrushna in South Park’s animated TV Show (now sold on DVDs) through...

Students get cultured with smears of color for Rutgers’ ‘Holi Moli’

 Photo by Michelle Klejmont |  About 1,800 students playfully emptied packets of powdered flower petals on themselves, their friends and strangers Friday...

HC issues rule over attack on Hindus in Gazipur  

 The High Court has asked the authorities as to what steps have been taken over the attack on a...

Government to accept online visa applications from Pakistani Hindus

 NEW DELHI: As a first step to grant Indian citizenship to nearly 60,000 Hindu refugees from Pakistan, government has...

PRESS RELEASE : ‘Hindu Ratna’ Conferred by Hindu Help Line Upon Badminton Guru P. Gopichand & Agriculturists Dr R K Pathak & Dr R A Ram NEW! ‘PraTo Krishi Ratna to a Farmer Family for Organic Farming

 Karnavati (Ahmedabad), April 25, 2015 To celebrate 4th Anniversary of Hindu Help Line, a 24 X 7 emergency help line,...

Brahma Festival: Alone In A Hubbub Of Hinduism

 Pushkar’s Brahma Festival: My First Hindu Festival Last week, I wrote about the camels of the Pushkar ka mela; this week...

150 couples tie knot on occasion of Akshaya Tritiya in Bhopal

 At least 150 couples recited wedding vows at a mass marriage here on Tuesday on the occasion of Akshay...

No fundamental right to eat beef : Maharashtra govt tells HC

 Mumbai : The Maharashtra government on Tuesday told the Bombay high court that there was no fundamental right to eat...

Maharashtra : More than 2000 Hindus attend Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha

 From left – Kum. Rageshree Deshpande, H. H. Nandkumar Jadhav while lighting lamp and Shri. Sunil Ghanavat Dhule (Maharashtra)...

Only the Sanatana World View Can Save Hindus

 Our sages said, ‘dharmo rakshati rakshitah’ – dharma protects one who protects dharma. Why Hindus continue to be persecuted...

AKSHAYA TRITIYA: DAY OF GOOD FORTUNE OF HINDUS

 HINDUS CELEBRATE AKSHAYA TRITIYA, A HOLIDAY OF GOOD FORTUNE, WHERE CELEBRANTS OFTEN BUY GOLD, START BUSINESSES, AND GET MARRIED. Hindus around the...

Hindutva is symbol of nationalism, RSS its true devotee, says Jharkhand CM

 Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das today said Hindutva is a symbol of nationalism and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is...

Hindus ask health insurers to cover yoga

 Hindus are asking health insurance companies to cover yoga in health plans. Calling including yoga in healthcare a “step...

Phuket History: When Hinduism Arrived from the Bay of Bengal

 PHUKET, THAILAND, August 24, 2014 (Phuket News): Even when the centuries were still in single digits, the Andaman Coast...

Opinion: D. C. Nath (President, Patriot’s Forum) – This Also Happens, Has Happened—In The State Of West Bengal

 President of Patriots Forum, D.C. Nath was superannuated in January, 1995, as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, D.C. Nath (IPS-1960) was...

Auckland Gets New Zealand’s First Shri Ram Mandir

 AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, April 15, 2015 (Indian Weekender): At 11 Brick Street in Henderson is the almost finished version...

Narendra Modi Listed on Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World”

 NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 16, 2015 (Time): HPI Note: When Time publishes its yearly list of most influential...

What exactly is karma? Is God female? And other answers to questions about Hinduism. by Sheetal Shah

 Sheetal Shah serves as Senior Director of the Hindu American Foundation, where she focuses on developing its public policy strategy. She practices...

Edinburgh temple & culture centre opens after 34 years

 Thousands attended the festivities of the Edinburgh Mandir Mahotsav from all over the United Kingdom and other parts of...

RSS now plans a cow welfare kumbh

 ‘We will continue to press for nationwide cattle slaughter ban’ The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is planning to start a...

Hindu organisations unite to protest against insult to Hindu religious sentiments

 On 18 April 2015 at Valluvar Kottam, Chennai, twenty seven Hindu organisations, including the HIndu Janajagruti Samiti gathered under...

Godse statues will be installed, says Mahasabha chief

 Representational Image File Photo Kicking up yet another storm, the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha on Monday announced its plans to install...

Adi Shankara’s Jeeva Samadhi In Kanchi

 Jayendra Saraswathi receiving a copy of the magazine | P JAWAHAR CHENNAI:  The 69th Sankaracharya guru and head of...

Hindus seek Diwali holiday in New Jersey’s Bridgewater schools

 Hindus are asking New Jersey’s Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District to include Diwali, the most popular Hindu holy day, as...

Opposition of Hindu organizations lead to cancellation of anti-Hindu program

 Hindus should offer gratitude to God for this success ! Hindus need to show such unity against every attack...

Students celebrate Hindu festival

 Clouds of color formed in the air as students simultaneously tossed up powders of purple, green, pink and yellow...

Another Hindu temple vandalised in US; an upside down cross spray-painted on door

 Krishna Singh, who is on the temple’s board, said they discovered the graffiti last Monday. This is the third...

975 temples, 428 Hindu religious places crying for protection: PNBMT

  STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Speaker JK Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta on Sunday released the list of Hindu Temples of Kashmir...

Hindu temple in Old Lake Highlands in US vandalised

 Washington: A Hindu temple in the US has been vandalised with nasty images spray-painted on its walls, the latest such incident...

Splashes of color: Rooted in Hindu lore, Holi festival celebrates spring, fun and friendship

 A group of girls at the Holi Festival show their smiles and colored powder just before the games and...

8 Iconic Moments From The Mahabharata That Resonate With All Of Us

 The Mahabharata is one of India’s greatest epics, and is rife with lessons and adages, most of which are...

Hindu body protests over removal of festival posters

 During the protest in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Source: Express photo by Gurmeet Singh) High drama was witnessed Saturday when the Ludhiana Municipal...

HINDU SCRIPTURES

 HINDU SCRIPTURES   Sanskrit Literature Sanskrit literature can be classified under six orthodox heads and four secular heads. The...

Sanskrit fever grips Germany: 14 universities teaching India’s ancient language struggle to meet demand as students clamour for courses

 Will Germans be the eventual custodians of Sanskrit, its rich heritage and culture? If the demand for Sanskrit and Indology...

“BHAGWA YATRA” organized in Delhi on the occasion of Bhagwan Parshuram & Chatrapati Shivajai Jayanti

 New Delhi (WHN – Exclusive) – 20th April, 2015 recorded in Hindu’s History by the name of “”BHAGWA YATRA...

HANUMAN BALAJI MAHAKUMBH organized in Delhi, lots of famous religious singers participated

 New Delhi (WHN-Exclusive) – On the occasion of Shri Hanuman Jayanti, HANUMAN BALAJI MAHAKUMBH organized in Delhi. Balaji Mahakumbh...

Hindu Munnani State conference on June 7

 Hindu Munnani will hold its State conference in Coimbatore on June 7, said the organisation’s State general secretary Kadeswara...

Threat to Upananda Brahmachari and Dr. Togadia for dire consequences

 O Hindus, let us unite so that no anti-Hindu force can dare to give any such threat to our...

Spate of attacks shake Pakistan’s dwindling Sikh community

 Harbhan Singh, (C) who migrated from restive Tirah Valley in Khyber tribal agency to flee a military operation, walks...

Make space for true values of Hinduism

 It is depressing to witness a regime of intolerance sweeping across this country. The topic of religion is a...

VHP meet Chalks Out three-point programme against evil of untouchability

 Somnath All India Meet of Samajik Samrasta Vibhag(social equality/harmony wing) of Vishwa Hindu Parishad was held today at Somnath...

VHP launches movement to eradicate untouchability

 GANDHINAGAR: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has launched a movement for eradication of untouchability. The initiative called, ‘Indian Social...

Akshaya Trithiya and grace of Goddess Lakshmi

 AKSHYA TRITHIYA-The day which is never lost in the lunar calendar. According to Hindu mythology, Akshaya Tritiya is one...

Odisha BJP, VHP, Bajrang Dal called a 12 hour dawn-to-dusk bandh in Sambalpur

 Sambalpur:  BJP, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal called a 12 hour dawn-to-dusk bandh in Sambalpur in Protesting against...

Hindu and Sikh Community Involvement Fuels Maryland Program’s Success

 Last year I wrote about how the Hindu/Sikh teacher-training workshops in Montgomery County Public Schools could be a template for teacher...

SC asks KP govt to get Hindu temple rebuilt

 The order came after Additional Advocate General Waqar Ahmed told a two-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice...

Bajrang Dal activists burn effigy of Masarat Alam

 Activists of Bajrang Dal today burnt an effigy of separatist leader Masarat Alam for raising pro-Pakistan slogans at a rally in Srinagar. ...

Shangchul temple, Himachal Pradesh’s oldest temple gutted in fire

 Manali : Shangchul temple, one of the oldest temples of Himachal, and three houses were gutted by fire in Patahara...

How a German woman became Hindu : An Interview with Maria Wirth

 What was originally planned as a trip to see Kerala’s wildlife, transmuted into a journey of spiritual discovery for...

HJS provides guidance on Dharmacharan in a program at Kerala

 Thoppumpady (Kerala) : Sou. Salini Suresh of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti provided guidance on Dharmacharan (abiding by Dharma) recently at a residence...

8 to 1: Karachi’s shrinking Hindu Gymkhana

 In the past 100 years, several government departments have been allotted the Hindu Gymkhana’s land. Akhtar Balouch, also known...

Hindu Mahasabha to celebrate golden jubilee foundation day

 Ujjain : Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha will celebrate the golden jubilee foundation day here on Tuesday. A mass Hindu Dhwaj...

Tuljapur-Maharashtra : Fanatics attack temples after removing MIM’s posters

 Police file cases against 17 Hindus and 31 fanatics Where are those people now who create ruckus whenever there...

Good response to the second State-level Hindu Convention at Odisha

 Second State-level Hindu Adhiveshan to be held at Odisha Rourkela (Odisha) : Devout Hindus from Birmitrapur showed interest in organizing...

Rashtriya Hindu Andolan held at Thane and Chembur (Mumbai)

 Immediately implement Common Civil Code in the country ! – Dr. Upendra Dahake, BJP Hindus’ demands made during demonstrations...

Shiv Sena demands ‘ghar wapsi’ of Kashmiri Pandits

 Shiv Sena has demanded proper and honourable rehabilitation of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits of Jammu & Kashmir. Mumbai : The...

Battling the Christian Missionaries in North East India

 Before I begin, let me take care of a few disclaimers. I have known several people in my life...

Post beef ban, VHP men man a helpline, keep cops busy

 Ashustosh Tiwari (left) and Rajendra Patil, members of VHP’s gaurakshak cell, at a gaushala in Thane. Written by Anjali Lukose |...

VHP organizes residential camp

 Port Blair 13 Apr 2015 As a part of yearlong celebration of 50th anniversary of  Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the local...

Thali is a symbol of culture and sentiment for the Tamil: VHP

 Let Dravidar Kazhagam start its ‘Thali’ removal festival from Gopalapuram, said Vishwa Hindu Parishad (Tamil Nadu) president S. Vedantham...

VHP to meet PM Narendra Modi for speedy solution to Ram Janmbhoomi dispute

 LUCKNOW: After organising ‘Ram Mahotsava’ to rally support for buiding Ram temple at Ayodhya, seers of Vishwa Hindu Parishad...

The endless agony of HINDU GIRLS

 Last year, I came across an article called, “The Plight of Hindu Girls in Bangladesh” that raised a few...

Call for papers- “Management’s Next Frontier- The Bharatiya Scriptures Applied” (13th – 14th June)

 Respected, Greetings from Maharaja Agrasen University and Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal!   I feel privileged to introduce Maharaja Agrasen University, the fast upcoming private University in Himachal Pradesh establishedunder an independent Act namely Maharaja Agrasen University (Establishment & Regulation) Act, 2012 which was inaugurated byHon’ble President of India, Sh. Pranab Mukherjee on May 25, 2013. In a short span of two years the University has earned name and fame as an educational institution committed to provide qualityeducation to the youth aspiring for brilliant future careers in the fields of Engineering, Management, Journalism, Applied Sciences,Humanities and Pharmacy. In recognition of sustained endeavors of our University in providing professional education comparable tointernational standards, it has bagged the “CCI Technology Educational Excellence Award, 2014” conferred by GujaratTechnological University. Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal started its work in...

Opinion: D. C. Nath (President, Patriot’s Forum) – Netaji Mystery—Towards Some Way Out?

 President of Patriots Forum, D.C. Nath was superannuated in January, 1995, as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, D.C. Nath (IPS-1960) was...

Observe International Yog Day on June 21 with full honour to ‘Om’

 Upananda Brahmachari | HENB | Haridwar | April 18, 2015:: For making an utter humiliation of  Yog philosophy in the name...

Hindus concerned after vandalizing of Dallas Hindu temple

 Hindus nationwide are highly concerned after reports of vandalizing of North Texas Hindu Mandir in Dallas, reportedly around April...

Invitation for Publication of “Origins of the Vedic Religion and Indus-Ghaggar Civilisation”

 Respected Sir, I cordially invite you to the publication ceremony of my latest research book “Origins of the Vedic Religion...

Bajrang Dal protests exhibition showcasing Pakistani products

 Kanpur, Apr 11 (PTI) Several activists of Bajrang Dal went on a rampage, tearing posters of an exhibition showcasing wares from Pakistan...

HJS and Hindu organisations pay courtesy visit to Shri. Raja Singh Thakur

 Shri. Suresh Naikwadi (On left) and Shri. Vilas Pujari (On right) are seen felicitating Shri. Raja Singh Thakur Tuljapur...

Pandharpur : Hindu organisations unite to oppose the sale of meat and wine

 Rashtriya Hindu Andolan in the august presence of senior warkaris Devout Hindus have demanded 100% ban on the sale...

Jabalpur : 3rd anniversary of ‘Hindu Seva Parishad’ celebrated

 Establish ‘Hindu Rashtra’ in order to eliminate assaults on the Nation and Dharma : Ramesh Shinde Shri. Ramesh Shinde,...

Akhilesh Govt ‘halts’ Ram Katha recital in Ayodhya

 O Hindus, please note that this same Uttar Pradesh govt have funds for upliftment of minorities and haj subsidy;...

Harness Hindu religious fervour to cleanse Ganga

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently reiterated his call for an “uncompromising mission-mode approach” to cleanse the polluted Ganga. This...

Pandits owned Kashmir for 5000 years: VHP

 Jammu, Apr 11: Vishwa Hindu Parishad today appealed to the Central and the Jammu and Kashmir governments to consult...

RSS focuses on Hindu family values to unify community

 The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) wants its volunteers to fan out and spread the message of rebuilding the Hindu...

SAD-BJP govt in Punjab apathetic towards Hindu victims of terror: Shiv Sena

 Phagwara: Several activists of Shiv Sena on Sunday took out a protest march in Phagwara against the alleged apathy of...

Hindus commend changes in India/Hinduism in History Learning for Virginia Public Schools

 Hindus have commended changes about India/Hinduism in History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools recommended...

Siem Reap: 4 temples you shouldn’t miss

 Siem Reap is an ancient town and the cultural capital of Cambodia. The city, which is located in the...

Protest to reverse ban on Mutalik’s entry in State

 BELGAUM: Hindu organisations in North Karnataka staged protests in Hubli on Thursday against the Goa government’s ban on Pramod...

VHP chief cancels Bangladesh tour

 Pravin Togadia Vishwa Hindu Parishad chief Pravin Togadia has cancelled his controversial tour of West Bengal two days after...

VHP demands uniform law to ‘rectify’ demographic ‘imbalance’

 NEW DELHI: In the backdrop of projections that India will have the largest number of Muslims by 2050, Vishwa...

51 persons embrace Hinduism on Easter in VHP-organised programme

 At least 51 persons, most of them belonging to Christian community, embraced Hinduism at nearby Kurichi on Easter on Sunday. Twenty five men...

Hindus support idea of multi-faith center at $1.2 billion Perth Children’s Hospital

 Hindus have backed the idea of a multi-faith center at the new $1.2 billion Perth Children’s Hospital in Australia,...

Sri Ram Sene holds protest in Hubballi

 Members of Sri Ram Sene, led by its chief Pramod Muthalik, members of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Hindu Mahasabha...

Family of four re-converted to Hinduism

 KOCHI: A family of four was re-converted to Hinduism at Poomangalam panchayat in Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, on Thursday. Biju (38), wife Baby...

VHP to meet PM Modi for speedy solution to Ram Janmbhoomi dispute

 Lucknow: After organising ‘Ram Mahotsava’ to rally support for buiding Ram temple at Ayodhya, seers of Vishwa Hindu Parishad are planning...

All-India Hindu conference

 The All-India Hindu Conference at Haridwar, as will be seen from the telegraphic report, was a success from a...

Subramanian Swamy for meeting to push Mandir, Art. 370 issues

 After launching the “Virat Hindustan Sangam” to push Hindutva issues, BJP national executive member Subramanian Swamy has asked the...

First Hindu prayer will open Chambersburg town council meeting

 A Hindu prayer will be offered before the April 13 town council meeting in Chambersburg, thanks to a request by a...

Shankracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati wants nationwide beef ban

 Shankracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati Shankracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati has sought a law on protecting cows and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

POSITIVE SIGN IN FAVOUR OF HINDU RASHTRA – Muslim businessman sells his house after VHP protest

 AHMEDABAD: A Muslim businessman sold off his house in a Hindu majority locality in the sanatorium area of Bhavnagar...

Kashmir’s Hindu refugees look to Modi for help

 Hope they will be able to shed refugee status seven decades after fleeing carnage of partition RssFollow us on...

INDIA-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR’S HINDU REFUGEES LOOK FOR SALVATION

 HINDUS WHO MIGRATED TO KASHMIR FROM PAKISTAN DURING PARTITION ARE STILL AWAITING FULL RIGHTS AS CITIZENS. Seven decades after...

Hindu Temple Raises $200k At Mahwah Fundraiser

 Over $200,000 was raised by the Hindu Samaj Temple at a fundraiser in Mahwah last month. The funds will...

B R Ambedkar a ‘nationalist’ with ‘right perspective’: RSS

 As Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vie for appropriating B R Ambedkar’s legacy, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is seeking to project him...

After ‘Ghar Wapsi’, Yogi Adityanath demands ‘Rashtra Mata’ tag for cow

 New Delhi: Already in the eye of a raging controversy over the ‘Ghar Wapsi’ programme, fiery Hindutva mascot and...

India plans to build new townships in Kashmir to resettle Hindus

 Kashmiri protesters run towards Indian security personnel during a demonstration against the plan to resettle Hindus, in Srinagar April...

Hindu mantras open W. Virginia’s Martinsburg City Council

 Martinsburg City Council in West Virginia (USA), incorporated in 1868, had its first historic Hindu invocation on April nine...

Hindu Aikya Vedi State Meet Ends

 MALAPPURAM: Swami Chidanandapuri, head of the Adwaitha Ashram at Kulathur, has said that all Hindu families should have at...

Hundreds attend Hindu festival in Harrow

 More than 200 people have attended a festival of colour and sound. Almost 500 worshippers attended the Hanuman Chalisa event...

Maharashtra – Devout Hindus united to stop the screening of the film ‘Dharam Sankat me’

 Devout Hindus united from Jalgaon, Dhule and Chopda Issue of the Anti-Dharma film ‘Dharam Sankat me’ • Owners of nine...

Second State level Hindu Convention jointly organised by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Sriram Sena in Karnataka

 Hindu Convention organised for Hindus strong union ! – Shri. Pramod Mutalik, Founder President, Sriram Sene From left Shri....

Hindu scholars to lecture at Huntsville-area Hindu temple

 The Hindu Cultural Center of North Alabama will host back-to-back weekend retreats with eminent Hindu teachers on April 11-12,...

Mouthpiecesof RSS to pay tribute to BR Ambedkar

 As the BJP gets ready to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar in a big way,...

Sewa International Raises $2,800 at its Annual Holi Event

 CHELMSFORD, MA—The Boston Chapter of Sewa International celebrated its 2nd annual Holi event on March 22 at the Chelmsford...

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh plans to launch app to pull youth

 NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh wants to change the perception that it is a mysterious organisation which encourages fringe Hindutva...

State-level Hindu convention in Hubballi

 Representatives of 18 Hindutva organisations will participate in a three-day State-level Hindu convention being held here from April 12....

No new Muslim home-owners in Hindu areas, says VHP in Bhavnagar

 Ali Asghar Zaveri, a Muslim businessman who had purchased a sprawling bungalow in Bhavnagar’s Krishna Nagar in 2014, has...

Demographic Threat to Hindu Identity of India

 Demographic Threat to Hindu Identity of India Dark Shadow of Manipulated Census 2001 Data Fudges Census 2011. – Ram...

Kerala Hindus Celebrate Vishu, Usher in New Year

 Women dressed in Kerala saree and men in conventional dhoti were seen visiting temples.   THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:  Kerala Hindus celebrated Vishu,...

Happy Vishu, Shubho Noboborsho: Wishes and Significance of Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil New Year [PHOTOS]

 Happy VishuTwitter Bengali New Year: Shubho NoboborshoReuters Happy Tamil New YearTwitter From 14 to 15 April, Malayalis, Bengalis and...

Baisakhi Today: 10 Sacred things that should be done today

 Today is an important day especially for the Sikhs. It is the beginning of their new year. Baisakhi celebration...

PM Narendra Modi Wishes Nation on Baisakhi, Bohag Bihu

 File photo of PM Narendra Modi.   NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people on the occasion...

From plate to plough: A Baisakhi gift for the farmer

 The current set of insurance policies under the NAIS, Modified NAIS, and the WBIS have failed miserably to protect...

City gears up for Baisakhi

   Folk artistes taking a selfie break during the Baisakhi Mela 2015 at the IGNCA in New Delhi on...

President Pranab Mukherjee greets people on eve of Baisakhi, Rongali Bihu

 NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday greeted people on the eve of Baisakhi and Rangoli Bihu.  His message...

HOW TO LEARN SANAATHANA DHARMA – PART ONE (print and circulate)

 HOW TO LEARN SANAATHANA DHARMA – PART ONE (print and circulate) INDIAN LITERATURE (FIVE LEVELS). Learn these instructions  point by...

Hindu prayer opens in Pennsylvania in 212 years

 Borough of Chambersburg Town Council in Pennsylvania (USA), incorporated in 1803, will have its first historic Hindu opening prayer...

Kamal Haasan Once Again Insults Hindu Gods, Complaint Lodged To Ban Uttama Villain

 Almost everyone were expecting it and saw it coming. It’s become so common in Kollywood that we don’t even...

Arizona Hindu temple consecrating 4 Hindu deities

 Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona in Maricopa City is consecrating Hindu deities— Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman—in elaborate “Murti Prana...

51 persons embrace Hinduism on Easter

 Kottayam (Ker), Apr 5 (PTI) At least 51 persons, most of them belonging to Christian community, embraced Hinduism at nearby...

Al-Umma former member held for Hindu Munnani man murder

 CHENNAI: The city police on Friday arrested a former member of banned terrorist organisation Al-Umma in connection with the...

The Creator of United Hindu Kingdom in Nepal: Memorial Prithvi Narayan Shah

 Nepal and India are the only two pious Hindu countries in the world. These Hindu countries are bordered in...

Martinsburg City Council in W. Virginia opening with Hindu prayer 1st time in 147 years

 Martinsburg City Council in West Virginia (USA), incorporated in 1868, will have its first historic Hindu opening prayer on...

RSS leader criticises capitalism, communism

 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale has said that both capitalism and communism have demolished the...

14 evicted Hindu families get back land 

 Local administration and police yesterday reinstated 14 Hindu families on their land at Chandantola village of Taltoli upazila and...

Govt’s new anti-Hindu law for schools

 Kannada language will be a mandatory subject from classes one to 10 in schools affiliated to Karnataka board, and...

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Yawal : Fanatics pelt stones at the temple for increasing volume of a loudspeaker

 Police imposing a ban on inauguration of a temple in the BJP rule ? O Hindus, Realise that if...

Necessary to impart moral education and Dharmashiksha to youth : Ramesh Shinde

 Shri. Ramesh Shinde Mukundgad (Rajasthan) : Present youth use abusive words relating to Hindu Deities in their normal talk. Therefore...

‘It is time to speak up against the Hinduphobia of foreign writers’

 Vamsee Juluri, professor of media studies at the University of San Francisco, speaks up for the anonymous Hindu who,...

143 illegal slaughter houses in Maharashtra will be closed

 It is expected by the BJP alliance Government to take action against the Ministers and officers in the erstwhile...

Bhadrachalam : Splendour marks Prabhu Shriram’s coronation ceremony

 Bhadrachalam (Khammam): Splendour marked the Maha Samrajya Pattabhishekam (coronation ceremony) of Shriram at the Mithila Stadium in Bhadrachalam on Sunday.The...

Security for Hindu victims of Barguna attack demanded

 Condemning the recent attack on Hindus at Taltoli upazila of Barguna, a network of 68 non-government organisations yesterday demanded...

Future of the Hindus in Bangladesh

 This was contributed by Narayan Ukil, the IndiaFacts reporter from Bangladesh. The title of this article clearly indicates that...

Hindu community applauds revisions to SOL tests for accuracy

 The Hindu community called recent changes to Standards of Learning tests “encouraging.” The changes to the test in question...

Hindus call revision in Virginia schools’ History & Soc Science Standards “encouraging”

 Hindu community has commended changes about India/Hinduism in History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools...

So-called liberals trying to paint every crime with communal colour: RSS

 Claiming that the cry over “minority insecurity” has become a popular parlance with the arrival of a nationalist government, Rashtriya...

Swami Narendra Giri Akhara Parishad wants an out-of-court settlement of Ayodhya issue

   Allahabad: Swami Narendra Giri, Mahant, Baghambari Mutt and member of Akhara Parishad, has started afresh negotiations to ensure marvellous...

Temple devotees arrested

   Hundreds of devotees taking part in the festivities of Sri Periya Mariamman Temple were arrested on Thursday when...

Oh My Gods: The Triumphs of a Little Brown Kid

 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, April 1, 2015 (Huffington Post by Sutheshna Mani): As a young brown girl growing up in...

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti organized Hindu Adhiveshan in Vijayanagar, Bengaluru

 from left Advocate Amrutesh N. P., Dr. Chidananda Murthy and Ms (Kum) Priyanka Swami while lightning the lamp Bengaluru...

Jain Community Celebrates Mahavir Jayanti

 GRAYSLAKE, Ill. More than 150 devotees from the surrounding Jain community celebrated Mahavir Jayanti, birth anniversary of their principal...

Opinion: D. C. Nath (President, Patriot’s Forum) – Homegrown Terror Threat

 President of Patriots Forum, D.C. Nath was superannuated in January, 1995, as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, D.C. Nath (IPS-1960) was...

Mahavir Jayanti 2015: Why is it Celebrated; Wishes to Send to Your Beloved Ones [PHOTOS]

 Mahavir Jayanti 2015: Local statues of Mahavira are given Abhisheka (ceremonial bath)Reuters Mahavir Jayanti 2015: Devotees visit temples to...

President, PM greet people on Mahavir Jayanti

 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished the nation on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti. https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/583448850775445505/photo/1 PM Modi wrote...

Mahavir Jayanti: Happy Birthday Anniversary of Lord Mahavira – 2015

 Mahavir Jayanti, also known as Mahavira Janma Kalyanak is the most special and celebrated festival in the dharmic religion...

Virginia Board of Education Vote Updates and Revises History Standards

 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, March 26, 2015 (Hindu American Foundation): The Virginia Board of Education voted to approve new history and...

The Hindu Eviction by land-grabbing : another Islamic invasion in Bangladesh

 Dhaka : The high coconut and betel nut trees, Mango and other orchards, flower hedges, big ponds, destroyed household remains...

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar gets death threat from ISIS in Malaysia

 Art of Living conducts a yoga program involving 10,000 people in Penang, Malayasia.Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi...

Chennai : Ramnavami celebrated amidst an enthusiastic atmosphere

 On 28th March 2015, on the auspicious occasion of Shri Ramnavami, Shivsena of Tamilnadu held meeting at Kodungaiur, Chennai. The...

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calls for building classless society

 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said the country remained firm over the centuries in the face...

Spate of attacks on Temples, Hindus are on the top of hitlist or May be Law and Order problem

 Recently mainstream-media is covering only various “attacks” on Churches, some of which are plain robberies. In one such incident, a...

Sun rays touch Shri Vedanarayanaswamy temple at Chittoor

 On the eve of the five-day Surya Puja Mahotsavam at Shri Vedanarayanaswamy Temple at Nagalapuram in the district, the sun...

Input Requested for Proposed Directory of Indian Spiritual Organisations Functioning Abroad

 MARCH 27, 2015 (DISOA):The booklet titled “The Global Vision and Mission of Swami Vivekananda, and how it inspired the...

Burglars steal 6 idols, donation box from Puranpur temple

 Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh) : Burglars broke into the famous Radha Madhav Jagannath temple situated in Pilibhit district’s Puranpur city area...

Ekal’s “Parinam Kumbh” – Huge Success

 In the first week of March, ‘Parinam Kumbh’ (meaning ‘assessment’) of “Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation”, was convened at Dhanbad, Jharkhand, the...

The Hindu book on Guruvayur temple

 The Hindu is bringing out an elegantly crafted book on the Sreekrishna temple at Guruvayur, a major shrine in India...

VHP looks inward, sets 2025 deadline to end untouchability, discrimination among Hindus

 The VHP has declared it will organise a special campaign —- ‘Swarna Drishtipath 2025’ —- to eradicate what it...

Mangaluru: All Indians should admit to having Hindu ancestry: Dr Subramanian Swamy

 Mangaluru, Mar 28: “Today we have reached a state where politics is right and national growth is balanced. I do...

The glory of ancient Hindu Heritage and Culture of Champa civilization remains in Vietnam

 To feel the world-wide Hindu civilization once upon a time, here is the story of Champa dynasty now existing...

Protest : Denigration of the Hindu Deities on ‘Etsy.com’ website

 On January 12th, 2015 concerned Hindus notified Forum for Hindu Awakening (FHA) regarding the denigration of the revered Hindu...

Beef ban: In a first, 3 people booked for allegedly slaughtering calves in Maharashtra

 Weeks after the Maharashtra government enforced a law banning beef trade, the Malegaon police have booked three persons for...

For Kashmiri Pandits, e-commerce a way out of 25 years in exile

 “You can take a Kashmiri Pandit out of Kashmir,but not Kashmir out of a Kashmiri Pandit. They are afflicted with nostalgic yearnings...

Premiere: Edmonton-made documentary Gurukulam traces life in an Indian ashram

   South India’s Vedic monastery Arsha Vidya Gurukulam — the subject of the Edmonton-made documentary Gurukulam — is led...

Agra lawyers want Taj declared a Shiva temple

 The lawyers have made Lord Agreshwar Mahadev a party in their suit to claim the ownership of Taj Mahal....

Hate Crimes Against Sikh, Hindus On FBI Tracking List

 Hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus and Arab Americans have been included in the tracking list of the FBI, a...

Dharma Protects One Who Protects Dharma – Mukundan P.R.

 Our sages said, ‘dharmo rakshati rakshitah’ – dharma protects one who protects dharma. Why Hindus continue to be persecuted...

Protecting cattle (Govansh) is everyone’s duty – Ramesh Shinde, HJS

 HJS’s Dharma-Prasar in Rajasthan While addressing Shri. Ramesh Shinde, Shri Brahmaswarupji Maharaj, by his side. Jhunjhun (Rajasthan) : We survive...

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti organized Hindu Adhiveshan in Vijayanagar, Bengaluru

 from left Advocate Amrutesh N. P., Dr. Chidananda Murthy and Ms (Kum) Priyanka Swami while lightning the lamp Bengaluru...

Malaysian govt backed exhibition of Hindu temples and gods touring the country

 In a remarkable interfaith gesture, an exhibition supported by Malaysia’s Ministry of Tourism & Culture and displaying Hindu temples...

Pravin Togadia’s recipe to fight untouchability

 Take ‘selfies’ with each other, share pictures clicked together on WhatsApp, connect on Facebook, call each other home for...

Opinion: D. C. Nath (President, Patriot’s Forum) – Islamist Groups Plan “Islamic State” in The Indian Subcontinent

 President of Patriots Forum, D.C. Nath was superannuated in January, 1995, as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, D.C. Nath (IPS-1960) was...

World Hindu News Wishes All Hindus “Joyous & prosperous Rama Navami”

 World Hindu News Wishes All Hindus “Joyous & prosperous Rama Navami”

Hindus highest educated group in Scotland

 In Scotland, “Hindus had the highest qualifications and were most likely to be full-time students”, according to a Scottish...

Ram Navami Tithi tomorrow

 GUWAHATI, March 26 – The Guwahati city unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will observe Sri Ram Navami...

Drone cameras to monitor VHP’s ‘Ram Mahotsava’

 With the Vishwa Hindu Parishad planning a grand ‘Ram Mahotsava’ to celebrate Ram Navami, local police will monitor the...

Ram Navami – Hindu Janajagruti Samiti

 speech on Ram Navami Mar 24, 2015 CELEBRATION • EVENT’S PICS • HD WALLPAPERS • PICTURES• RAM NAVAMI Images are considered to be one of the easiest...

Why was Krishna born on Ashtami?

 Here’s decoding the mysterious aspects of this festival we all love to celebrate, especially for the sweets and savouries...

Navratri Day 8 | Vidhi, mantra and kanya puja tips

 The 8th day of Navratri, also known as Ashtami, is the day when Maa Gauri is revered. She is...

Ajaysing Sengar of Maharana Pratap Battalion arrested for celebrating the anniversary of Maharana Pratap

 Issue related to the action taken against Ajaysingh Sengar celebrating the Death Anniversary of Maharana Pratap • The guilty in...

Hindu Rashtra is the only remedy for all problems faced by Hindus : Vinod Rasal

 Pandharpur (Maharashtra) : Shri. Vinod Rasal of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) expressed that there is only one remedy upon all...

‘Hindu Malayali’ community resents denial of ST status

 Students and elders belonging to ‘Hindu Malayali’ community converged at the district collectorate on Monday to express resentment over...

“Kevin Costner’s” McFarland to have 1st Hindu invocation in its 57 years

 McFarland City Council in California (USA), incorporated in 1957 and made famous by Kevin Costner lead movie “McFarland, USA”...

Hindus can’t raise Hanuman statue on Oklahoma Capitol grounds as moratorium enters 16th month

 Hindus are heartbroken as moratorium on erecting new monuments on Oklahoma (USA) Capitol grounds declared by Oklahoma State Capitol...

Opinion: D. C. Nath (President, Patriot’s Forum) – Hosting Of Pak Flag In Kashmir On Pakistan Day (March 23)—Why And What Action Taken?

 President of Patriots Forum, D.C. Nath was superannuated in January, 1995, as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, D.C. Nath (IPS-1960) was...

Sriram Sena demands passing immediate Bill banning cow-slaughter in Karnataka

 Shri. Pramod Mutalik and activists of Sriram Sena handing over the representation to Dist. Collector N. Jairam (on right)...

Kotappakonda temple to turn ‘Tourist Haven’

 Hindus should oppose moves to turn Hindu temples into ‘tourist heavens’ because this will impact sanctity of the place...

AIMPLB may seek courts’ intervention on surya namaskar in schools

 Lucknow : All-India Muslim Personal Law Board members may look for judicial intervention by courts against compulsory Surya Namaskar and...

Protest against denigration of Hindu deities by Krishnaculture.com

 Krishnaculture.com, an online shopping portal selling various products such as T-shirts, shawls, etc. causing denigration of Hindu deities. Alert...

French journalist François Gautier was extended an invitation for the 4th ‘All India Hindu Convention’

 H.H. Dr. Charudatta Pingle showing Mr. François Gautier website of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti on the Laptop. New Delhi : Invitation,...

Bali dark as Hindus commemorate seclusion day

 Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) – The resort island of Bali remained dark on Saturday evening with Hindus, who constitute...

VHP to launch nationwide programme against untouchability

 Pravin Togadia acknowledged that discrimination on caste-lines widens the divide among Hindus. By: Press Trust of India | New Delhi | Updated:...

Mangaluru: Hindu Mahasabha alleges Minister K J George’s role in D K Ravi’s death

 Mangaluru, 20 Mar 2015: The Hindu Mahasabha alleged home minister KJ George’s role in the suspicious death of IAS officer...

Hindus converge at temples to mark Navratri across India

   New Delhi :- Devout Hindus queued up at various temples across India to mark the beginning of the nine-day long...

Cow urine can cure cancer, stop cow slaughtering

 New Delhi : Cow urine is effective in curing cancer completely, BJP member Shankarbhai N claimed in Rajya Sabha while...

Conversion for economic benefits must be discouraged : Dwarka Shankaracharya

 Kochi: ”Ghar Wapsi becomes meaningful only when people understand the concept of religion,” Dwarka Peeth Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati has said....

George behind the scenes of D.K.Ravi’s death: Hindu Mahasabha

 Mangaluru: Akhila Bharath Hindu Mahasabha suspected that in D.K.Ravi’s mysterious death, Home minister of the state K.J.George has his...

Hindu statesman Zed offers condolences on Lee Kuan Yew’s death

 Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has offered condolences on the death of Lee Kuan Yew, said to be modern...

Hindu Parade leaders take their permit issue to court against NYPD

 The Hindu Parades & Festival Committee said it has decided to pursue a civil case against the NYPD for...

Anshuman Desai: New HGH President

 HOUSTON: The recent appointment of long time Houstonian Anshuman Desai as the president of HGH heralds the emergence and establishment...

Centre likely to issue postal stamp on Hindu calendar ‘inventor’

 Union Ministry of Communications and Department of Posts is likely to issue a commemorative postal stamp on King Vikramaditya....

Rashtriya Hindu Andolan held at Kalyan, Mumbai

 Certain about Hindus not forced to take to streets in the upcoming period ! – MLA Narendra Pawar Participated...

Pune : Police striving hard to hand over cows and cattle to the butchers

 Such a suffering caused to the cow-lineage animals is not expected in BJP rule ! Pune (Maharashtra) : After the...

Despicable effort by Dr. Bharat Patanakar to connect threat received by him, with Sanatan Prabhat

 ‘You are the next after Dr. Narendra Dabholkar and Comrade Govind Pansare.’ We would hold agitation over the issue,...

The Hindu Grand Narrative : Rajiv Malhotra

 Intro: Without the Hindu grand narrative as the anchor and foundation, it is difficult to develop a viable narrative...

Mata Amritanandamayi Devi distributes scholarships to students

 Mata Amritanandamayi kissing a student after distributing scholarships as part of her Bharat yatra campaign in Hyderabad Hyderabad : Spiritual...

Greetings of Hindu New Year (Gudi Padva) from HJS !

 ।। जयतु जयतु हिन्दुराष्ट्रम् ।। News           Hindu Issues            Activities        ...

Catholic Diocese distances itself from Idaho Catholic Senator’s labeling Hindu faith & gods “false”

 Hindu statesman Rajan Zed (middle) with Vicar General Joseph A. daSilva (right) and Chancellor Marcella M. Wilske (left) at...

Opinion: D. C. Nath (President, Patriot’s Forum) – Re-Live The Past

 President of Patriots Forum, D.C. Nath was superannuated in January, 1995, as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, D.C. Nath (IPS-1960) was...

Bhagavad Gita English-Translation Collection, 70+ Books Up For Auction

 KAUAI, HAWAII, March 16, 2015 (Hinduism Today): Hinduism Today is offering at auction its collection of English translations of...

4th Annual Hindu Mandir Priests Conference

 MINNESOTA, USA, March 13, 2015 (by HMEC): The 4th annual Hindu Mandir Priests Conference is being hosted by the...

Temples to Offer ‘Green’ Ritual

 Thiruvananthapuram : Temples have for long symbolised man’s oneness with nature. Now, at a time when protection of the ecology...

National Hindu Movement at Nalasopara, Mumbai

 Attended Devoutees the Rashtriya Hindu Andolan at Nalasopara ! Nalasopara-Mumbai : N.C.E.R.T. is trying to suppress the glorious History of...

Lebanon Valley College to Host “Holi Celebration”

 ANNVILLE, PA (03/17/2015)(readMedia)– Lebanon Valley College students will join with members of the local Hindu community on Thursday, March...

MNA wants security plan for minorities’ places of worship

 Dr Ramesh Kumar called for implementation of the decision of the SC about protection of rights of minorities.—Photo release/File...

LET MIND BE POSSESSED OF VEDIC THOUGHT. CHANT AUM

 AUM          &nb sp;   ANGER AND AGONY ARE TWINS          & nbsp;...

Vietnam’s Ancient Hindu Culture Rediscovered

 VIETNAM, March 17, 2015 (by Amanda Mcinerney, InDaily): “Officially, Vietnam is an atheist state, but a significant section of...

RSS asks Hindus to celebrate Vikram Samvat New Year

 Lucknow, Mar 16: RSS has decided to celebrate ‘Vikram Samvat’ – the beginning of Hindu New Year – on...

Ghar wapsi ‘thrust’ area: RSS chief says help those who want to ‘come back’ to Hinduism

   Addressing the concluding session of the ABPS on Sunday, Bhagwat reportedly said dharma jagran has been among the...

New York’s Metropolitan Museum announces Lord Vishnu exhibition

 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in New York will organize “Encountering Vishnu: The Lion Avatar in Indian Temple...

Ram Mandir to be built at earliest – RSS

 In the wake of religious conversion and the ghar wapsi row, including in tribal areas, the RSS on Sunday...

Protest against denigration of Hindu deities by Zazzle.com

 Zazzle.com, an online shopping portal selling various products such as iphone covers, T-shirts, pillows, key chains, business cards, mouse...

Teaching of Bhagavad Gita to be introduced in schools : Khattar

 Chandigarh : Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that government will introduce teaching of Bhagavad Gita in...

RSS’s Nagpur meet decides on inclusive Hinduism as key strategy for next 3 years

 NAGPUR: “One well, one temple and one crematorium” for all Hindus— that’s going to be the key strategy of...

Guidance at various places in Odisha on behalf of HJS in February 2015

 HJS’s Guidance (Dharma Shikshan Varga) – Odisha Representation image   1.Response to the guidance on ‘Abiding by Dahrama and Importance...

Telangana Govt makes provision for repair of Saraswati temple due to efforts by K V Ramana Murthy

 Telangana Government makes provision of funds for repairs ! Shri Dnyan Saraswati temple, Basar Congratulations to devout Hindu Shri....

VHP Leader Hits out at Siddaramaiah

 HASSAN: By banning Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) working president Pravin Togadia from entering the district, the government has yet...

What really happens to your money in Temple Hundi?

 Suma is a 75 year old woman residing in a village at the outskirts of Mysore in the state...

Sikh jatha to sponsor Pakistan Hindu family’s visit to Haridwar

 AMRITSAR: Waiting for get visas to immerse ashes of their departed family members, Hindus from Pakistan have urged Nankana...

Bhadrachalam Temple Hit by Fund Crunch

 To change this situation, all temples should be handed over to devotees and also authorities and persons who are...

‘Ram-snehi Gurukul Vidyapith’ active in the protection of Hindu culture : H.H. Ramprasadaji Maharaj

 Seen Ramsnehi Saint H.H. Ramprasadaji Maharaj along with other Saints and Mr. Anand Jakhotiya seeking Their blessings. Byavar (Rajasthan)...

Seven years of Hindu persecution in West Bengal: a Report

 This report was sent by Hindu Samhati, an organization working for Hindu causes in West Bengal. The report gives...

Hindu Defination by Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati

 Countless people across the world ask me : “Have you converted to Hinduism?” The question is understandable. After all,...

‘Government should take care of migrated Hindus’:Bhaiyaji Joshi

 Nagpur: RSS today strongly urged the government to take care of Hindus who are migrating to India from other countries....

Hindu marriage bill to be passed from provincial assemblies soon – Ramesh Lal

 HYDERABAD: March 14, 2015. (Abbas Kassar) The Hindu Marriage Bill would be passed soon from respective assemblies of four...

Hindu Jana Jagruti Samiti, Bolantoor holds protest rally against women atrocities

 Bantwal, 12 Mar 2015: The hundreds of people led by Hindu Jana Jagruti Samiti, Bolantoor, near here held a protest...

Hindu temple a valuable asset

 Labour leader Andrew Little was at the opening of the temple. A Hindu temple, six years in the making,...

Their last long wait: Ashes of thousands of Hindus mount up in Pakistan as families wait for visas

 The ashes of thousands of Hindus, placed in small clay pitchers and covered with red and white clothes, are...

About 300 Attend United India’s Holi Celebrations

 United India Association’s Holi Celebration was attended by about 300 people from diverse age groups, ethnicities and geographic areas...

The many hues of Holi

 Holi, perhaps the most important festival after Deepevali in many parts of India, though not in the southern region...

Undocumented residents seek advice at Hindu temple in Secaucus

 From left, Alex Trillo, associate professor of sociology; Jennifer Ayala, associate professor of education; David Surrey, chairman of the...

Hindu samajotsava a successfully held at Karnataka

   Nirmalanadanatha Swami of Adichunchanagiri Mutt speaking at the Virat Hindu Samajotsava held in Hassan on Tuesday.— Photo: Prakash...

Maharashtra police ban new committees from celebrating Shiva-jayanti

 Police, who do not impose ban on celebration of Afzal Khan’s death anniversary, however, ban celebration of Shiva-jayanti !...

Togadia slams Mufti : ‘Will you contest next polls in Pakistan ?’

 A day after the release of Hurriyat hardliner Masarat Alam from Baramulla jail, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Sunday...

Local Administration creates obstacles in holding Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha at Bijapur (Karnataka)

 • Owaisi, who talks about eliminating Hindus in 15 minutes, is given permission; but ban is imposed on speech by...

Udupi: Samajotsava – Flag march held, Prashant Hartalkar to be main speaker

 Udupi, March 9: Amidst tight security hindu Samajotsav’s flag march was held at MGM College grounds here on Sunday March 8...

When complete Hindu family is formed love jihad can be avoided: Hartalkar

 Udupi: Following the ban on VHP leader Pravin Togadia to enter udupi Prashant Hartalkar, another strong leader of VHP from...

Fanatics pelt stones at Shiv-jayanti procession in Sambhajinagar !

 Arrogance of fanatics continues even in BJP rule as was in Congress rule ! Would Hindus ever experience ‘Good...

HC : Don’t make beef ban a religious issue

 Mumbai : The Bombay high court on Monday advised parties seeking the implementation of the new law banning the sale...

An introduction to heritage sites of Hindus

 ‘The Hindu Heritage of Pakistan’ is the third in the series of a trilogy of coffee table books published...

Free India from conversion, cow slaughter, exhorts seer

 Pejavar Mutt Seer Vishweshatheertha Swami gave a clarion call to free India from conversion, terrorism, cow slaughter, untouchability and...

The Om heard round the world

 Sometimes it’s easy to forget that little goes unnoticed. No longer can man (or state) be an island; even...

Inslee criticizes intolerance after vandalism of Hindu temples

 Gov. Jay Inslee spoke out against acts of intolerance last week after the recent vandalism incidents at two Hindu temples in...

VHP Leader Hits out at Siddaramaiah

 HASSAN: By banning Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) working president Pravin Togadia from entering the district, the government has yet...

Hindu temple to open in Canada’s Windsor in November

 A new Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre of Windsor (Ontario, Canada) is reportedly expected to open its doors in...

Welcome to a Model Cow Slaughter Prohibition Bill in India. PMO initiative started – Upananda Brahmachari

 PMO trying to implement ban on cow-slaughter through a ‘Model Bill’ all over the country. Upananda Brahmachari | HENB...

European misappropriation of Sanskrit led to the Aryan race (and Aryan invasion ) theory – Rajiv Malhotra

 It is not widely known that the European quest to appropriate the highly prized library of Sanskrit’s ancient spiritual...

Protect cows and save culture, says Sadhvi Ritambhara

 Chandigarh, Mar 8 (PTI) Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Ritambhara today gave a clarion call to people to protect cows...

Article 370 will have to go: Praveen Togadia on release of Masrat Alam

 Jammu: Release of separatist leader Masrat Alam by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed did not go well with...

Udupi: Hindu Samajotsava begins with grand procession

 Udupi, Mar 9: Tens of thousands of people gathered at MGM grounds here on Sunday March 9 to witness the...

Now, study yoga in state universities

 With the BJP in power at the Centre and in the state, good days for yoga are here. Following...

Hindu shrines in Pakistan to get facelift

 AMRITSAR: For the first time after Partition, Pakistan government has given much needed attention to Hindu religious places after...

Ahead of conclave, message is RSS happy with current setup

 No major change is likely in the RSS hierarchy, sources in the organisation hint ahead of its Pratinidhi Sabha...

Hindu festival of colors kicks off at BX temple

 Holi, the annual Hindu festival of colors, kicked off Sunday in the Bronx outside Vishnu Temple. (March 8, 2015...

Colors flow at Hindu temple’s Holi Fest in Irving

 IRVING — Utkarsh Meshram’s face almost glowed. Bright yellow, hot pink, deep purple and vivid green covered not only...

Muthalik to launch ‘Bhatkal Chalo’ rally in April

 Pramod Muthalik, Founder of Sri Rama Sene.      Pramod Muthalik, Founder of Sri Rama Sene, said on Sunday...

Justin Trudeau greets Hindus on Holi

 OTTAWA – The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau,issued the following statement on the occasion of...

Article 370 will be scrapped, re-arrest of Masrat Alam : Togadia to Mufti

 Jammu: Extremist Hindu leader and working president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP Praveen Togadia on Sunday said that Article...

RECENT HINDU TEMPLE ATTACKS IN WASHINGTON LEAVE U.S. HINDUS CONCERNED

   This wasn’t the first attack in the past year. Just this past month, on February 15th,the Hindu Temple...

Hindus urge governor to create task force on hate crimes

 Rajan Zed For the Reporter Hindus are urging Gov. Jay Inslee to create a task force on hate crimes...

Pune : Police beat up ‘Gou-rakshaks’ for catching vehicles transporting cows

 If police are going to continue their ‘razakar’ attitude even under BJP Government, when are we going to see...

Indianapolis Hindu temple to be consecrated

 Five-days of elaborate ancient Hindu rituals by 30 priests costing $250,000 will be performed at the “Maha Kumbhabhishekam” ceremony...

The Brahma Kumaris, a Hindu spiritual movement, seeks to expand into Suffolk

 The Brahma Kumaris started 80 years ago in India by a Hindu who was searching for a new spirituality....

CBI Files Chargesheet in Kerala RSS Activist Murder Case

 NEW DELHI:  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed chargesheet against 19 accused in a murder case of...

Nothing communal about ban on cow slaughter: Mungantiwar

 “The issue of climate change and global warning is because we have disturbed the nature’s cycle,” said the FM....

India: Rise of Hindu nationalism

 The founding fathers of modern India were remarkably perspicacious when it came time to designing a constitutional and political...

Be united, shun hatred, Hindus told

 Pejawar Seer Vishweshatheertha Swami called upon people belonging to Hindu community to stay united and not to adopt hatredness...

Maharashtra’s beef ban brings India’s longest-running satyagraha to an end

 Group of Gandhians packs up 33-year-old protest against cattle slaughter outside the Mumbai abattoir. The longest-running satyagraha in India...

Twitter users share #HappyHoli: The Hindu festival of color

 Hindu’s annual festival of color has people sharing their #HappyHoli moments as they celebrate the beginning of spring. By Samantha...

NYC Hindu leaders upset over not including Diwali as holiday

 New York : Hindu community leaders in the US have expressed their disappointment over a decision by the city administration...

Hindu Activists stop ‘trick prayer’ and complain of coversion in Madhya Pradesh

 Hindu Jagran Manch activists stop ‘trick prayer’ with ‘miracle cures’, alleging Christian conversion at retired teacher’s farmhouse in Madhya...

Riot of colour: Holi celebrated at Krishna Mandir

 A woman puts coloured powder on a figure representing a Hindu goddess during Holi celebrations at Krishna Mandir. PHOTO:...

Elon professor awarded Fulbright for work on Hindu death rituals

 Assistant Professor Amy L. Allocco, the university’s distinguished emerging scholar in religious studies, will conduct ethnographic fieldwork to achieve...

After beef ban, Hindu groups force Indian abattoirs to close

 Members of a Hindu nationalist group have forced several abattoirs in the Indian state of Maharashtra to shut after...

Maharashtra : Compound wall of Shri Lakshmi Temple demolished on complaint by a jihadi

 • Anti-Hindu attitude exhibited by squad of Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation while taking action against unauthorized structures • Will Administration show guts...

Demonstrations to be staged in Delhi if ‘Gou-mata’ not declared as ‘Rashtra-mata’

 Gou-premis should realize that establishment of Hindu Rashtra is necessary so that it would not be necessary to stage...

Maharashtra : More than 900 devout Hindus attend Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha

 Hindu Rashtra can be established only if Hindus unite : H. H. Nandkumar Jadhav H. H. Nandkumar Jadhav guiding...

HJS effect : Tiles with pictures of Hindu gods fixed in public places removed at Indore

 HJS agitation gains success ! Hindutva-vadis discussing the matter with DMC Sanghamitra Gautam (on left) Indore (Madhya Pradesh) : Tiles...

Protest : Denigration of Bhagavan Srikrushna and Srimat Bhagavat Geeta on ‘Bhaskar.com’

 Note that prevention of attacks on Dharma is also ‘Dharmacharan (abiding by Dharma)’ ! Mumbai : A news item was...

Artha, Kama, Dharma: How the 3 lead to Moksha

 A Way Of Life 1 In Hindu philosophy, artha means materialism, kama means sensual pleasures, dharma means righteousness, and...

Hindu prayer opens Idaho state senate session amid protest

 NEW YORK: For the first time the opening prayer for the Idaho state senate was said on Tuesday by...

Minority Hindus in danger in Kashmir valley & Malappuram: Subramanian Swamy, BJP

 New Delhi:  Fire-brand BJP leader Subramanian Swamy  that a Hindu majority in the country is a requisite for maintaining “democracy” and...

Indian State Bans Possession and Sale of Beef

 MUMBAI, India — The state that includes Mumbai, India’s financial capital, this week became the latest state to ban the...

UK’s first state-funded Hindu secondary school unveils plans for new home

 A bird’s eye view of Avanti House School’s proposed new home in Stanmore The UK’s first state-funded Hindu secondary...

Essence of “BHAGWAT GITA”

 In his Tamil work Gitartha Sangraha, which is analogous to Alavandar’s Sanskrit work by the same name, Vedanta Desika...

‘Chatrapati Shivaji was a national hero’

   Suresh C. Angadi, MP, offering tributes to Chatrapati Shivaji at Shivaji Garden on the occasion of Shivaji Jayanti...

Sanatan Sanstha’s activities for protection of Hindu Dharma are unrivaled : Swami Avadheshananda Giri Maharaj

 World Book Fair 2015 at Delhi from left – H. H. Dr. Charudatta Pingale, explaining to Swami Avadheshananda Giri...

UP : Tension prevails in the town after Love Jihadi ‘elopes’ with Hindu girl

 Lucknow: Tension prevailed at a village in Bijnor district after a Muslim family was assaulted in the Dhampur police station...

Photo: Hues of Hindu Holi festival

 Associated Press Drenched in color: Colored powder and water is thrown as Hindu followers participate in Huranga during celebrations Saturday...

Wave of anger in Karnataka against Prof. Bhagavan who want to burn Bhagavad Gita

 Bengaluru (Karnataka) : A wave of anger has been generated amongst the State of Karnataka against anti-Hindus Prof. Bhagavan who...

Holi: Students form human chain outside temple

 NSF activists stand outside the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir here on Thursday to express solidarity with Hindu citizens on the...

Establish Hindu Rashtra by keeping away rulers from all parties : H. H. Dr. Athavale

 P. P. Dr Athavale ‘A soldier losing life while fighting against enemy is an inevitable part of war. It...

Hindus must boycott films of Khans : BJP leader Sadhvi Prachi

 “Our children do not get right samskars from the movies of the Khans. They promote love jihad,” Sadhvi Prachi...

Hindu invocation will happen

 COEUR d’ALENE – Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, said he tried to stop a Hindu invocation at the Senate opening...

Jakarta’s historic Dharma Bhakti Temple gutted in overnight blaze

 The Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta before the fire. Linda Tjong, a middle-aged Jakarta resident of Chinese descent, rushed...

Malpractices in Holi festival : Representation submitted to Administrative Officers and Mayor at Karad

 Representation submitted to Tehsildar by HJS activists Karad (Maharashtra) : Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) members submitted representation to Tehsildar Meenal...

HJS drive against malpractices taking place on the occasion of Holi and Rang Panchami

 Representations submitted to Police and Administration HJS activists submitting representation to Tehsildar Shri Sanap (in circle) Satara (Maharashtra) : Hindu...

What did this country give to Veer Savarkar : RSS chief

 It is golden jubilee ‘Atmarpan’ year of Swa. Savarkar ! Release of book titled ‘Vikram Savarkar – Ek Chaitanya...

Vishwa Hindu Parishad wants Centre to make family planning must for all

 Dhaval KulkarniHindutva demagogues may be calling on Hindus to have four and more children, but the Vishwa Hindu Parishad...

Representations submitted by HJS to MLAs for raising Hindu issues

 The subject will be taken up in ‘Starred’ hour ! – Advocte Anil Parab, Shiv Sena MLA Adv. MLA...

Mangaluru: Mammoth crowd highlights of Hindu Samajotsav

 Mangaluru, 02 Mar 2015: Hindu Samajotsav that was organized by VHP as part of golden jubilee celebrations at Nehru maidan,...

England’s town celebrate biggest Hindu party in Bolton

 Thousands of people poured into Bolton in March 1982 to take part in what was billed as the biggest...

Hindus are not Safe in India, Says Togadia

 ROURKELA: Viswa Hindu Parishad Chief, Pravin Togadia, urged upon all Hindus to unite and fight against ‘foreign enemies’. Addressing...

VHP’s Pravin Togadia barred from addressing meeting in Kandhamal

 The district administration of Odisha’s communally sensitive Kandhamal district have clamped prohibitory orders ahead of a scheduled visit of...

Human shield to protect Hindus celebrating Holi in Pakistan

 A boy gets his face smeared with colors by a friend as they take part in the Holi celebrations...

Hindus observe Holi tomorrow

 Wednesday, March 04, 2015 – Hyderabad—The Hindu community in Pakistan will be celebrating Holi on Thursday, the festival of colours that falls in the lunar...

AP PHOTOS: Indian widows celebrate Holi despite tradition

 In this Tuesday, March 3, 2015 photo, Hindu widow Sima Chohan, 40, poses for a portrait after celebrating Holi...

Building Hindu India by Refuting Gandhi’s Pacifist Philosophy

 Barry Nirmal is the founder of many websites, e.g. www.myads.org, Hinduism Research website at www.myads.org/hindu, and the Journal of Rational Thought...

Tragic that Hindu celebrations are matter of dispute: Jagadish Karanth

 Kundapur, Mar 1: ‘It is a tragedy that the very fact that India is the motherland of Hindus and our...

VHP committed to work for the welfare of the Hindus : Togadia

 SAMBALPUR: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is committed to work for the welfare of the Hindus, said Praveen Togadia, international...

Mangaluru: Sadhvi Balika Saraswati calls for united fight against cow slaughter, love Jihad

 Mangaluru, Mar 1: The city’s Nehru Maidan was on Sunday March 1 drenched in colours of saffron as a massive...

RSS man Nirmal Singh is Deputy CM of Muslim-majority state

 Dr Nirmal Kumar Singh Career highlights Date of birth: January 22, 1956 PhD in Modern History from University of...

Vishva Hindu Parishad calls for restoration of ‘Hindu Pride’ at Virat Hindu Sammelan

 NEW DELHI: The fringe brigade returned to Delhi on Sunday with fresh provocations, asking for restoration of “Hindu pride”...

Hindu Samajotsava Manguluru generates excitement

 Thousands of people cutting across political lines thronged the streets of Manguluru city for the ‘Hindu Samajotava’ organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad...

55 Return to Hinduism in Pollachi

 Special poojas being conducted as part of the ceremony to reconvert people to Hinduism in Pollachi | Express COIMBATORE:...

Procession marks Hindu Samavesh

   A view of the procession taken out as part of the Virat Hindu Samavesh organised to mark the...

Hindu temple leaders unite to denounce recent vandalism

 KENT, Wash. — Leaders of several local Hindu temples gathered Sunday to denounce recent acts of vandalism in Kent...

Vandals target Kent Hindu temple

 KENT, Wash. — A possible hate crime left its mark on the Kent Hindu temple. Members who came to...

One lakh people to attend Hindu Samajotsava: M B Puranik

 MANGALURU: Nearly one lakh people would participate in the “Hindu Samajotsava” to be held here on March 1, Vishwa...

Mangaluru: Hindu Mahasabha demands ban on PFI, to protest in Bengaluru

 Mangaluru, Feb 28: In a scathing attack, Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha state chief secretary Rajesh Pavitran on Saturday February 28...

Hindu delegation calls for security

 HYDERABAD (APP): A delegation of Hindu Panchayat Hyderabad called on SSP Irfan Baloch here on Monday in connection with...

US’ Hindu community dismayed at Catholic Church’s silence on disciplining priest who linked yoga to Satan 

 Hindus, who urged disciplining of a Northern Ireland Catholic priest who reportedly linked yoga to Satan, are disheartened over...

SDM Camp Conducted by Sewa

 HOUSTON: A 10 day camp for Stop Diabetes Movement (SDM) completed on Sunday February 15. This was the 5th such...

Many people trying to stop Samajotsava, but won’t succeed: Vijaynath Shetty

 Mangaluru, Feb 22: “There are many people trying to stop us from organizing the Hindu Samajotsava on March 1, but...

VHP to hold Virat Hindu Samajotsava in Hassan

 The Vishwa Hindu Parishad will hold a Virat Hindu Samajotsava in Hassan on March 10 and has invited Praveen...

Jalgaon : More than 15,000 Hindus unite through Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha

 Nation-wide movement to be started for release of Sadhvi Pragya Singh ! – Shri. Pramod Mutalik More than 15,000...

One killed, 9 injured in bomb blast near Hindu temple in Pakistan

 Bomb blast on Taj Road in Chaman was planted inside the vehcile. A child was killed and nine others...

Mosque in Ayodhya like temple in Mecca: Yogi Adityanath

 BAREILLY: Reacting to the proposed out-of-court settlement of the disputed site at Ayodhya between Hashim Ansari, main litigant in...

Shiv Sena backs RSS chief on Mother Teresa comments

 The Shiv Sena came out in support of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat for his comments that...

Staff can take part in apolitical activities of RSS: Chhattisgarh govt

 In neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, also ruled by BJP, the ban was lifted a few years back, but was still...

Holi brings Unity in Fiji

 FIJI, February 28, 2015 (by Shayal Devi, Fiji Times): As thousands of Hindus in Fiji prepare to celebrate Holi...

Hindraf seeks Urgent Meeting with Chief Minister on Demolition of 100 Temples in Malaysia

 KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA , February 24, 2015 (Freemalaysia Today): Hindraf Makkal Sakthi is seeking an urgent meeting with Selangor...

Hindu Epic Scripture Mahabharata to be retold on Twitter

 A lecturer based in Britain has reimagined an ancient Indian epic for Twitter audiences, spawning a book and spurring...

​Following Glen Rock, Hindus urge Diwali holiday in all New Jersey school districts

 For immediate release ​​Following Glen Rock, Hindus urge Diwali holiday in all New Jersey school districts Hindus have welcomed...

Renovating Somanath temple, is renovating idea that is India -Analysis from ​KM Munshi’s novel “Jai Somnath” (1938)

 Our temples are national heritage. Especially around Somanath temple much of recent history of India of more than 1000...

Sacred Songs of Hindus on March 1 in Brookline

 Sacred Songs of Hindus and Jews on March 1 in Brookline BROOKLINE, MA– Deepti Navaratna and Cantor Randall Schloss...

BRAHMMA GYANA SCIENTIFIC BRAHMMANDA

 Date: 26/01/2015 BRAHMMA GYANA SCIENTIFIC BRAHMMANDA……. Series – 5 -: DHARMA – KARMA :-                Please ref....

Ghar vapasi to continue till conversions are banned:Adityanath

 Firebrand BJP MP Yogi Adityanath has said VHP’s ‘Ghar Vapasi’ programme will continue unless conversions are banned and that...

Lord Shiva Event” at Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago

 Swamiji Ishatmananda, Sri. Bhima Reddy, Sri Lakshman Agadi, Dr. Vijaya Sarma, Subramanian Sundaram, Emcee of the event Dr. Sangita...

Faith leaders want hate crime probe into Hindu temple vandalism in Washington

 New York: Several inter-faith leaders in the US have decided to seek hate crime probe into the incident of vandalism...

Sewa International’s Doctors For Sewa Help 8,000 Patients In Just 7 Days!

 BANGALORE: Sewa International’s Doctors for Sewa (DFS) team along with Asian Indian Physicians of Northeast Ohio (AIPNO) Medical Yatra...

Shiv Sena backs RSS chief, says he spoke ‘bitter truth’ about Mother Teresa

 Zee Media Bureau Mumbai: The Shiv Sena has defended Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwatover his comments that conversion to Christianity was the...

1st Hindu prayer to open in Idaho Senate

 Idaho Senate, upper house in the State Legislature, will start its day with ancient Hindu mantras on March third,...

Hindu Munnani Cadre Piqued by Idol Removal

 COIMBATORE: Revenue officials with the help of police demolished a temple that was being built on a reserved spot,...

VHP Rejects Fresh Proposal to Resolve Ayodhya Dispute, Brands it a Conspiracy

 Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today rejected a fresh proposal for accommodating both a mosque and a temple to resolve...

Togadia Demands Implementation of Anti-conversion Law

 VHP chief Pravin Togadia in Patna on Monday. Patna: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief Pravin Togadia, at a Hindu...

Bajrang Dal to train girls at ‘akharas’

 AGRA: In a break from tradition, Bajrang Dal plans to start wrestling and physical training courses for girls. The Bajrang Dal...

VHP wants ban on bars, liquor

 Attributing the surge in crimes, especially against women, to consumption of alcohol, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) wants a...

Chanting of Sanskrit Mantras to open Idaho Senate on March 3

 Idaho Senate, upper house in the State Legislature, will start its day with ancient Hindu mantras on March third,...

Bangladesh’s ex-MP sentenced to life for persecution of Hindus

 Dhaka: A fugitive former Bangladeshi lawmaker and militia leader was today sentenced to jail until death by a special...

U.S. Hindus Join in Honoring Mother Earth

 WASHINGTON, DC, February 22, 2015 (ENS) – The Hindu American Foundation, in partnership with the Bhumi Project, based at...

Bajrang Dal announces to install Hanuman idols in 10,000 villages

 Days after Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) announced that it will install idols of Lord Ram in villages to “unite...

Hindu views on monotheism

 Hinduism is a religion with diverse views on the concept of God. Different Hindu denominations have different conceptions of God, including henotheism, monotheism,panentheism,  ;pantheism, monism, and...

Wilton-based Hindu Temple led by traditional monk

 After years of traveling and teaching in about 150 countries throughout the world, Swami Balgopal has chosen to settle...

Significance of Fasting on Thursday in Hinduism

 Fasting and prayer in Hinduism 1 Didn’t those go out of style times ago?” The woman who said this...

Hindu gods at New York’s Metropolitan Museum

 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in New York is displaying “Earring for a Deity Showing Vishnu Riding Garuda”...

AP to Celebrate Rama Navami at Vontimitta

 Hyderabad : As historic Bhadrachalam temple is now part of Telangana, the Andhra Pradesh government has firmed up its decision...

Exclusive News: ‘Hindu Hitrkshk’ Wartaptr

 Wartaptr: 25th February, 2015 The headlines! 25 February 2015 – Briefing Paper: News (25 February 2015 Bulletin News: Headlines) 1. Ram...

Times are favourable for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sang: Mohan Bhagwat

 Citing Israel’s example, the RSS chief said it got independence in 1948 after India and many other nations kept...

Bhagwat: Need to revive Hindu culture, values in every heart

 JAIPUR: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said there was a need to revive in every heart Hindu culture...

Hindu epic Ramayana performances across USA through Malaysian puppetry

 Hindu Sanskrit epic Ramayana performances through shadow puppetry of Malaysia will be held in various parts of USA in...

Vedic Physical Sciences and Scientific Temper – Prem Sabhlok

 When  eternal truths (sanatan satyam) in Vedas are available, why run after the fake non Vedic Gurus, Ammas, Matas, Kumaris, Babas,...

​Mufti Ilyas’s statement on Shiva, Hindutva, Hindu Rashtra. Misinterpretation of Truth and Islamic (Jamiat) hoax – Upananda Brahmachari

 I am very much disgusted these days to see the attitude of many Hinduvadi activists as flashed in the...