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Rs 400 crore health bonanza for 14 lakh government employees
Around 14 lakh employees in the state have got a Diwali gift from the state government in the form...
At 133, highest number of dengue cases recorded in October
PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation recorded a total of 133 dengue cases in October, the highest recorded in a month so...
Sweet sales dip, rise in price of essentials blamed
PUNE: Like any other festival, Diwali celebrationsare not complete without a generous helping of sweets. From traditional mithai and dry...
HC told Patna would be cleaned for Chhath
PATNA: The executive officers of all the four circles of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday submitted to the...
Patna blasts probe: Nine live bombs recovered from Ranchi
Ranchi: Nine bombs have been found in one room of a privately-run small hotel in Ranchi, around 350 kilometres from...
Police arrest three robbers active in Delhi-NCR
Police arrested three persons, who allegedly used to rob people after offering them a ride in their autorickshaw, from...
Security concerns pushing online shopping this Diwali: ASSOCHAM
New Delhi: To avoid risk of moving in crowded markets and easy accessibility to varieties, the internet savvy people...
Twin accidents on Diwali morning leave nine dead in Mumbai
MUMBAI: The city witnessed twin accidents on Diwali in which nine people were killed on Sunday. In the first...
Much awaited radio cabs may roll on to Lucknow streets post Diwali
LUCKNOW: Post Diwali, Lucknow is likely to witness a new dimension in its transport system with the introduction of...
Adulteration threat and homemade sweets on Diwali
LUCKNOW: This Diwali, many housewives in the city are preparing sweets at home for the festival due to fear...
Man arrested for molesting girl in Kolkata
Kolkata: One person was arrested yesterday for allegedly molesting a girl standing on the side of main road at Jadavpur...
15 injured as bus falls off bridge in Jaipur
Jaipur: At least fifteen passengers were injured today when a private bus in which they were travelling overturned from a...
Tight security in Jaipur to ensure safe Diwali
Jaipur: Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the city for Diwali, with as many as 1700 additional policemen being...
Deepavali sales take a hit
Inflation, online shopping and political situation cited for the fall in festive sales It’s massive 70% dip in festival...
45 killed as bus goes up in flames on Hyderabad-Bangalore highway
Eyewitnesses say passengers were trapped at the rear with glass doors locked In one of the worst-ever road accidents...
Lighting lonely lives
For four youth in Madurai, Deepavali celebration starts a day in advance with visits to destitute and abandoned elders...
BHEL has made about 700 wheels for temple chariots in Tamil Nadu in over 45 years
CHENNAI: For long now, energy utilities have been customers of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for its boilers and...
Majestic Shaktipeeth Temple: God’s alluring home of faith
Chandigarh: The Mansa Devi temple situated in the Panchkula district of Chandigarh is popular not only for the firm...
Chandigarh-born software engineer Gurdeep Singh Pall named Skype vice-president
According to the Microsoft website, Pall has more than 20 patents (in process or approved) in networking, VoIP and...
Devotees visit Golden Temple in numbers for Diwali
Thick crowds of devotees offered prayers here on the occasion ofDiwali today at the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for...
Robbery at Jain temple in Bangalore
A gang of unidentified persons robbed a Jain temple situated on Akkipet main road in Bangalore after attacking the...
Bangalore: 6 lakh students to celebrate eco-friendly Diwali
Bangalore: At least six lakh children across Bangalore have said no to crackers this Diwali and the State Pollution...
Shillong Puja peaceful despite bombing incident
SHILLONG: The Durga Puja festival in the city has been peaceful so far despite underlying tension after hoodlums hurled petrol bombs...
Shillong violence victim dies in Delhi hospital
SHILLONG: Vikash Nandwal (34), a prominent trader who was set on fire by miscreants inside his store at Motphran...
Woman found dead in West Bengal, family alleges rape
Kolkata: The half-naked body of a married woman bearing a deep wound in the neck was found in West...
Noise norm row in run-up to Diwali
KOLKATA: The state government may stick to its sound limit of 90 decibels this Diwali as the National Green Tribunal (NGT)...
Security beefed up in Kolkata for Kali puja, Diwali
Kolkata: CCTV cameras have been installed and check posts set up at entrances to the metropolis as part of...
Nagaland, India: Hindu Seva Samiti urges for eco-friendly, disciplined Vishwakarma Puja
Dimapur, September 16 (MExN): Hindu Seva Samiti, Dimapur while extending Vishwakarma Puja greetings has requested all concerned to maintain religious...
Governor, CM extend Diwali greetings
State governor Dr. Ashwani Kumar has extended his greetings to the people of Nagaland on the occasion of Diwali,...
Seven Killed in Suspected Militant Attack in Assam
The death toll in the attack by suspected Garo National Liberation Army insurgents on a group of people gambling...
A day after opening, rhino carcass found in Kaziranga Park
A day after the Kaziranga National Park was opened for this tourist season, forest guards on Saturday found a...IAF chief celebrates Diwali with air warriors at Port Blair
IAF chief NAK Browne today visited the Andaman and NicobarCommand at Port Blair to celebrate Diwali with the air warriors. After his arrival at the Carnic...
Mizo CM under attack over ‘Hindu celebration’
Mizoram’s opposition party Mizo National Front (MNF) has slammed chief minister Lal Thanhawla for participating in the Hindu festivals...
Additional ships deployed following protest
Following protest from the people of Lakshadweep who were stranded in Kochi due to the lack of adequate number...
Goddess Lakshmi (Laxmiji)
Lakshmi ji (or Laxmi) the a goddess in Hinduism known to symbolize wealth, spiritual and physical wealth, good health...
Ten Muslims return to Hinduism
Mumbai, 21st Oct 2012 : In the event organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) here on Sunday,Another 10 Muslims...
Hindus of Vietnam
The Champa civilization was located in the more southern part of what is today Central Vietnam, and was a highly Indianized Hindu...
The Mexican-Hindu Connection : In a Search for Their Roots
The Mexican-Hindu Connection : In a Search for Their Roots, Descendants Discover a Moving Tale of Loneliness and Racism...
Hinduism in Brazil
According to 2000 Census, there are about 3000 Hindus in Brazil. The number must be more as Hinduism has...
Peru’s Ancient Vedic Culture
In the Western Hemisphere too there is evidence of Hinduism having once flourished there. In Mexico a festival is celebrated at the same time...
SoCal Diwali 2013: Celebrations and events for the South Asian ‘Festival of Lights’
South Asians in Southern California are gearing up for Diwali, a five-day festival traditionally celebrated during the month of...
VHPA Joint General Secretary Shri. Sanjay Mehta visited Houston, TX
VHPA Joint General Secretary Shri. Sanjay Mehta visited Houston, TX on Feb 09, 2013 . During his purposeful visit...
VHPA Hindi Camp Connects Healthy Living to Healthy Environment
A large number of children participated in the field trip to Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center. Balvihar Hindi School...
Diwali, Hindu Festival Of Lights Goes Mainstream In North America
Happy Diwali! Happy Di what? It’s a Hindu holiday — and an important one — celebrated this week by Hindus all...
Hindu Demographics – Population of Hindus in the U.S.
From 1,700 people in 1900, the Hindu population in America grew to approximately 387,000 by 1980 and 1.1 million...
AHAD – American Hindu Against Defamation
AHAD – American Hindu Against Defamation An ever vigilant coalition of the largest Hindu organizations – a Hindu watchdog...
25 years in making, Encyclopedia of Hinduism unveiled in US
COLUMBIA: A 25-year quest by nearly 1,000 scholars to document and present one of the world’s oldest living traditions...
Two Rajasthan MLAs in dock over Gopalgarh riots
NEW DELHI: Two Rajasthan legislators might be in trouble in connection with the September 2011 Gopalgarh (Rajasthan) riots as...
HMSA Celebrates & Pakistani Hindu Refugees Celebrate Diwali with Sweets & Firecrakers
HMSA Celebrates & Pakistani Hindu Refugees Celebrate Diwali with Sweets & Firecrakers
Ancient Vishnu idol found in Russian town
MOSCOW: An ancient Vishnu idol has been found during excavation in an old village in Russia’s Volga region, raising...
OFBJP-USA Rebuttal to NY Times Article on Narendra Modi
Oct 29th 2013 Washington DC To: The Editorial Board, New York Times Ref: Your editorial “Narendra Modi’s Rise in...
Durga puja pandals in Narkeldanga face communal threat; deities destroyed and pandal pillaged
An altercation on a minor issue soon turned ugly on the day of Maha Saptami , 10th October, in Narkeldanga area of...
Hindus waging desperate struggles in Basanti, Sandeshkhali
The following is a heartrending narrative of the condition of Hindus inhabiting No. 7, No. 9, No. 10 and No....
Another love jihad turns nightmare as victim returns to parents home bruised, beaten and tortured in Gazole, Malda
Baby Debnath, 29 years old lady and daughter of late Haren Chandra Debnath, is a resident of Arjunpur village...
Hindu pilgrim temple stampede kills at least 115 in India
At least 115 pilgrims, many of them women and children, have been killed and dozens more injured in a...
Hindu Tamil Temple Consecrated In Myanmar
MYANMAR, January 30, 2010: Tamils in Myanmar consecrated a renovated Perumaal temple in Yangon on Wednesday morning. Several thousand...Bhutan’s Plans for Democracy Exclude Hindu Refugees
It’s democracy for some as Bhutan refuses to allow more than 100,000 Bhutanese Hindu refugees to return...
Taliban Deny Killing Sushmita Banerjee, But Hindus And Sikhs Vanishing From Afghanista
The murder of Sushmita Banerjee, an Indian Bengali author living in Afghanistan with her Afghan husband, likely underscores the...
Promoting Hinduism? Parents Demand Removal Of School Yoga Class
During first period at Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School in Encinitas, Calif., Kristen McCloskey leads about two dozen third-graders through...
South Florida Indians Celebrate Diwali: Festival of Lights
Diwali is the most widely celebrated Indian festival around the world. It represents the triumph of good over evil,...
Eight get life sentence in Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati (VHP Activist) murder case
Bhubaneswar: Eight convicts, including a Maoist, was sentenced to life in prison by a court in Odisha today for the...
Moscow Marks Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary
RUSSIA, April 18, 2013 (Elena Krovvidi,RIR): This week, the Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre at the Indian Embassy in Moscow,...
Armed Muslim mob of 20,000 attacks Hindus, burns shops in J&K
The attacks began right after Eid prayers. The police came late, and did little or nothing to rein in...
Shiv Sainik killed in Antop Hill
MUMBAI: A 28-year-old party worker of Shiv Sena was hacked to death by five persons near his residence in Sangamnagar in...
HMSA condemns the barbaric killing of US ambassador Mr. Christopher Stevens in Libya
Hindu Congress of America aka Hindu Mahasabha of America (HMSA) condemns the barbaric killing of United States ambassador Mr....
HMSA condemns the act of vandalism of Hindu Mandir in Canada’s British Columbia
July 4th, 2013 – (Wilmington, DE). HMSA condemn the act of vandalism on the Hindu Mandir temple in Surrey...
A Rebuttal to NYT Article “Campaign for Prime Minister in India Gets Off to Violent Start”
As India enters into its next phase of its political journey, with the selection of Mr. Narendra Modi as...
Thousands of Texans celebrated Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America Kite flying festival
JAN 21, 2013 Source: VHPA It was a foggy morning but that doesn’t deter VHPA vol-unteers and Texans...
Shri. Ashok Chowgule visits Houston, TX, USA (President VHP Bharat – External)
Shri. Ashok Chowgule Ji visited Houston, Texas between Nov 2nd—Nov 4th 2012 as part of his multi city visits...
Sumner County Schools Cuts Out Field Trips To Religious Venues
ENNESSEE, U.S., September 20, 2013 (Tennessean): Sumner County Schools students will no longer be allowed to take field trips...
VHPA Joint General Secretary Shri. Sanjay Mehta visited Houston
VHPA Joint General Secretary Shri. Sanjay Mehta visited Houston, TX on Feb 09, 2013 . During his purposeful visit...
Arya Samaj of Greater Houston hosts sixth annual HAVAN conference organized by VHPA
Houston, Texas, USA: World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) conducts fifth annual HAVAN Conference in Houston, Texas. The event...
HMSA condemns the barbaric killing of Indian Army personnel
Hindu Congress of America aka Hindu Mahasabha of America (HMSA) condemns the barbaric killing of Indian Army personnel and...
Indian Politicians: Pakistan’s Proxy Soldiers
by R S N Singh Former RAW Official. Col. Purohit of the Military Intelligence was implicated for his association...
Seminar on “IB on the Brink?” Politicizing Terror: A disaster in the making
The Rohngiyas and the Buddhists have riots in Myanmar. Where does the terror backlash come? Not in monasteries of...
Keeping the Hindu faith in America : Challenges and needs of Caribbean Hindus Share A Journey!
The Journey of Caribbean Hindus The abolition of the slave trade created a labor shortage that threatened the survival...
VHPA Chicago “World without Borders 2013” Program on Commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary
Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA) Greater Chicago Chapter along with more than 35 temples and organizations of Chicago land organized “World without...
Man hangs self, blames wife and Abdul Wahab on video
MUMBAI: In probably the first case of its kind, a 38-year-old driver hanged himself in the early hours of...
HINDU UNITY DAY IN NEW YORK — A HISTORIC SUCCESS
Report by Narain Kataria in New York The 19th Hindu Unity Day (Hindu Sangathan Divas) was celebrated with pomp, position,...
Schoolgirl’s accidental death turns Ukiler Bazaar, Kakdip into a communal battleground
The death of 15 year old Class X Pritisha Maity, student at local Rajnagar Srinathgram Banividyapith due to a...
Swami Vigyananand Ji (VHP Jt General Secretary) visits Houston
Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Joint General Secretary visits Houston, TX on Oct 24th 2012. During his stay he met...
Surge in cases of sexual abuse against women in Bengal as administration goes slow on attackers
Sexual abuse and assault of women has become a regular affair in the Indian state of West Bengal. While...
Basanti apprehend violent communal clashes
Basanti in South 24 Paraganas district is seething with communal tensions and apprehension that violent altercations may take place...Hindu groups protest and memorandum submission at Embassy of Pakistan (DC) on Hindu Human Rights Violation
August 16, 2013, Washington DC Members of five different organizations,...
White House and Hindu American Seva Communities cohost 2013 National Seva Conference
WASHINGTON, DC, September 27, 2013 (Press Release): Hindu American Seva Communities (HASC) cohosted, with the White House Office of...
Hindus Laud Judge Srinivasan for Taking Oath on Gita
Sri Srinivasan was on Friday sworn in as judge of the second most powerful court of the United States,...
Housewife gang-raped, murdered in Dhapdhapi
Bithi (name changed) is 23 year old wife of Purna Ghosh (name changed) and resident of Dhapdhapi village under...
Hindu Temple of Woodland Hosts Second Annual Hindu Awareness Yatra organized by VHPA
Hindu Temple of Woodland Hosts Second Annual Hindu Awareness Yatra organized by VHPA PRESS RELEASE AUGUST 26 2013 ...
Swami Laxmananda Saraswati
HPI NEW DELHI, INDIA September 8th, 2008 : A public memorial was held September...
BJP launches overseas unit in Canada
Toronto: Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party (OFBJP) has launched a Canada unit with chapters in four major cities...
Arya Samaj of Greater Houston hosts fifth annual HAVAN conference organized by VHPA
Houston, Texas, USA: World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) conducts fifth annual HAVAN Conference in Houston, Tex-as. The event...
UAE amnesty to help many expatriate Keralites
Two-month pardon for undocumented residents The number of Keralites who are going to benefit from the two-month pardon announced...
Four Hindus in Singapore Ministry, including Deputy PM
In the new cabinet announced by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, there are four Hindus including Deputy Pime...
Hindus Shocked And Perturbed By BBS Statement – ‘Sri Lanka Is The Country Of Sinhala Buddhists’
SOURCE: COLOMBO TELEGRAPH https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/hindus-shocked-and-perturbed-by-bbs-statement-sri-lanka-is-the-country-of-sinhala-buddhists/ “We are shocked and perturbed to read a News item appearing in the front page...
Political jubilation panics villagers of Kanaidanga, Hooghly
The jubilant march of activists and supporters of Trinamool Congress on August 25, 2013 after successfully forming the Panchayat...
School students in Kaliachak thrash headmaster for molesting parateacher
Bedrabad Baisnabnagar High School is located under the jurisdiction of Kaliachak police station in Malda district of West Bengal. On 9th September...
Villages in Sandeshkhali PS under communal attack; united resistance by victims prompts police action
In the morning of 31st August, a mob consisting of Muslim miscreants attacked and destroyed several shops and severely...
Spirited veneration denotes Gopal Pantha’s commemoration
A fully packed Mahajati Sadan auditorium signaled the success of Hindu Samhati’s attempt to commemorate the glorious acts of...
Vehicle carrying smuggled cows hits a woman, condition critical
Apart from ravaging economy and causing long-lasting harm to the society, ceaseless smuggling of cows to Bangladesh has become a terror...
Doctor assaulted in Uluberia for failing to donate to celebrate Eid
An unruly mob consisting of members from Uluberia Junior Sporting Club thrashed distinguished child specialist Dr. Sourav Manna severely...
Katwa Byabasayi Samity Won The Battle
On August 10, 2013, Katwa, renowned sub divisional town in the district of Burdwan, witnessed a communal problem. The...
Minor student of Chengail primary school brutally molested
Bail of culprit creates uproar As Shilpi (name changed) was talking to this scribe, she was just shivering while...
Will there be any justice for Bhetku?
Bhetku Singh, the lone wage earner for his impoverished family was found dead under mysterious situation in the residence...
Youths beaten up mercilessly in Chandannagar while attackers roam freely
On 26th April at 8.30 pm, Bikram Hela, son of late Ramesh Hela, was going from Urdibazar to Jhaubagan Gali, P.S....
Hooligans thrash Hindu traders in Raiganj
Cloth traders Palash Bhattacharjee and Padma Bhattacharjee, residents of Bhatol village, P.S. Raiganj, North Dinajpur district of West Bengal...
Unified resistance in Roygunj forbids Islamists
Tangra, located in No 7 Shitgram, Roygunj block, North Dinajpur district, is a nondescript Hindu majority village although a...
Hindu Samhati’s Protest March in Bangaon
To raise awareness regarding the recent developments in Bengal and how a venomous network of cross-border criminals is spreading ...
Hindu Samhati’s Protest rocks Barasat
Justice to Shipra at any cost Braving natural disaster, thousands of people, representing all walks of life, joined the...
Mass Demonstration against Barasat gang rape and murder of Hindu girl
Seated beside the speaker is the father and brother of the victim Shipra Ghosh. The brother has his shaven...
Hindu Samhati youths stop construction of illegal mosque in Bangaon
Paikpara Ghatbaur, P.S. Bangaon, near to Bangaon town, on May 23, 2013, remained witness to a scuffle between Muslim...
Hindus have got to struggle for Vande Mataram
If a few persons have got amazed at the raucous behavior of Shaifqur Rehman Burq of BSP in deserting...
Hindu girl student harassed in Joynagar
Hindu mob thrash guilty Muslim ruffians Bokul Das, Hindu girl student of 14 years (age) and also daughter of...
Bengal Government’s apathy to Hindu students – Unbound
What a disparity!! No stone is being left unturned to hassle, persecute Hindus by the reigning Bengal government while Muslims are...
Hindu Deities Broken In Midnapur, Situation Tense
Midnapore district of West Bengal has always been in the forefront of revolutionary movements for centuries against any kind...
Properties Belonging To Hindus Under Siege In Basanti
Uttar Mokamberia (Kalibattala), under Basanti police station, South 24 Paraganas is an obscure yet typical village that dots the...
Battle of Rajasthan – Hindu martial prowess crushed brutal Islamists
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee once lamented since Bengali Hindus are not interested to maintain their own history. But this grave...
Hindus on fire in Ranigunj
Hindu rage as regards rape of an innocent Hindu girl student in the colliery town ofRanigunj refuses to end and...
Kerala Police unmasks PFI’s terror face
It took the police some time to catch up with the activities of the Popular Front of India...
Hindu persecution in East Midnapore
Muslim radicals dared to continue illegal construction Hindus thrashed brutally for protesting Without doubt, there can’t be any better...
Hindus of Khaspur village have been attacked by Cow Smugglers
Yesterday on April 23 night at around 11 pm a mob of cow traffickers supported by local Muslims created...
AP government ignored warning on IM operative’s release
HYDERABAD: Despite prison officials warning the government to ‘review’ granting remission to Syed Maqbool, whose name has come up...
Forces Uncovered Behind the Narendra Modi and Wharton School Fiasco? (Video)
By Janice C. (CHAKRA) In 2013, the prestigious school of Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania had its annual Wharton India...
Kashmir Wandhama Massacre! Some Questions Remain Unanswered!
Dr. O. P. Sudrania In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime. – Abdul Kalam “The object of...
The Plight of Hindus – A Lion Who Thinks He is a Mouse?
By Francois Gautier (CHAKRA Blogs) I have fought for the Kashmir Pandits ever since I covered Kashmir in the nineties and...
Diwali food drive by Balagokulams in DC area
DC Metro area chapter of SEWA international along with HSS Balgokulams(www.hssus.org) in DC metro area conducted its first annual food drive...