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Upset Hindus urge New Zealand firm to remove sacred Hindu symbols from mats & apologize

Upset Hindus are urging Christchurch (New Zealand) based acupressure mat firm Shakti Mats for immediate withdrawal of sacred Hindu...

50 cities, 30 nations and 5 continents- Hindus unite to save community members from genocide in West Bengal

The Hindu community of New York met before the Indian Consulate to protest the Genocide of Hindus in the...

Politics of Pandemic in India

Politics of Pandemic in India                           by Prakash Waghmare (Prolific Writer, Social-Activist, Political Commentator) Current Covid-19 (Corona) situation in India...

Hindus urge UNC School of the Arts to drop culturally insensitive ballet “La Bayadère”

Hindus are urging University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in Winston-Salem to withdraw “La Bayadère” from...

Hindus seek apology from Korean National Ballet hosting culturally insensitive “La Bayadère”

Hindus are critical of Korean National Ballet (KNB) in Seoul for hosting “La Bayadère” (April 27 to May two), which they feel...

Divali message of former councillor Paras Ramoutar

World in need of eternal light of Divali-  Trinidad and Tobago needs the light of Divali, not only because...

Indian philosopher, Prof. Adesh built a new model for the Indian diaspora in TT

By PARAS RAMOUTAR For any nation or civilization to prosper, it must be built on foundations of a moral...

Trinidad to hold Phagwah(Holi) conference

By PARAS RAMOUTAR Port-of-Spain: The National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) will host its first international virtual Phagwa conference...

Hindus celebrate Shiva Raatri in Trinidad

Thousands of Hindus participated in night-suvigil on the occasion of Maha Shivratri despite the increasingly high crime rate in...

World Hindu Council of America Statement on Shooting in Indianapolis

The World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) expresses sorrow at the killing of nine people at the FedEx facility in...

Chaitra Navratri 2021, Day 5: Worship Maa Skandamata for salvation and prosperity, chant these mantras

The auspicious festival of Chaitra Navratri is being celebrated with full gusto and excitement. The 9-day long festivity began...

Akhadas differ on conclusion of Kumbh Mela in view of Covid-19

Two Akhadas opining that the Kumbh Mela should conclude now considering the rising cases of Covid-19 has resulted in...

Kumbh to be Suspended After Appeal by the Prime Minister

NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 17, 2021 (PTI): Amid nationwide concern over the large gatherings seen during the Kumbh Mela,...

Jihad against an innocent Hindu girl transformed chemical engineer Deepak Tyagi into Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati: Here is his life story

Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, the Mahant of Dasna Devi temple was Deepak Tyagi before taking Sanyaas. He was born in...

#Shocking: Halal supporters tried to force-feed non-halal raw meat into Christian farmer’s mouth

In a shocking display of Islamo-Fascism, a group of Islamic radicals has not only stopped the sale of ‘non-halal...

Conversions in 50,000 villages during the COVID-19 pandemic in India

One missionary organisation says the pandemic had bigger results than their work in the last 25 years The whole...

Akbar Didn’t Create Bangla Calendar, Hindus Did Before Christ

So clever was the Scroll article of 2015 that even after recognizing the Surya Siddhanta, it attributed the Bengali...

After Hindu protest, England clothing firm apologizes & removes goddess Kali Halloween costume

Bristol (England) headquartered clothing brand Wild Thing has apologized and removed Kali Halloween Costume, after Hindus protested calling it...

Upset Hindus urge N. Carolina online retailer to withdraw Hindu goddess leggings & apologize

Upset Hindus are urging Greensboro (North Carolina) based firm “Goddess By Rachael Reed” for immediate withdrawal of leggings-skirt-dresses carrying...

Char Dham Opening Dates: Holy shrine of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri, Gangotri Portals Open on This Date

INDIA, March 16, 2021 : For devotees who have been waiting to know the dates that the doors to...

Bhai Dooj 2020 Date and Time: Check day, date, time, shubh muhurat, history and significance of ‘Bhai Tika’ here

New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: Bhai Dooj, which is also known as ‘Bhaubeej’, ‘Bhai Tika’ and ‘Bhai Phonta’, is...

This Year’s Stunning Durga Puja Pandals in Kolkata Amid Pandemic

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic acting as a dampener for Durga Puja festivities, idol makers and Puja organisers across Bengal...

Gujarat: Pavagadh Temple to Be Closed for Public for 17 Days During Navratri

GUJARAT, INDIA, October 14, 2020 : In a first, the Kalika Mata hill temple in Pavagadh in Halol of...

Scrap Places of Worship Act, rebuild temples demolished by Mughals: Wasim Rizvi writes to PM Modi

Rizvi named Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya, Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura, and Kashi Vishvanath temple in Varanasi among others as some...

Hindu Samhati Counter HALAL Meat Business in West Bengal

Hindu Samhati has started a “JHATKA” Meat shop named “Guskara Meat Shop” at Guskara town of Purba Bardhaman District,...

Madras High Court Quashes Palani Temple’s Move to Appoint Paid Contractors to Clean the Temple Instead of Volunteer Devotees

CHENNAI, INDIA, September 25, 2020 : The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday delivered a verdict...

Reawakening of the Hindu Faith

A very interesting and informative article about the reawakening of the Hindu Faith with the reestablishment of the Ram...

Government Committed to Holding Grand Haridwar Kumbh Mela starting January, 2021

INDIA, August 30, 2020 : Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that the State Government is committed to...

India’s Constitutional Subjugation of Hinduism: A Hindu Cry for Equal Rights

by M. Nageswara Rao – Aug 7, 2020 Hindu devotees gather before the second ‘Shahi Snan’ (grand bath) of...

Societal Structure in Kautilyan Era: Rajiv Malhotra

Societal Structure in Kautilyan EraParth Parihar and Rajiv Malhotra discuss the classical Indian society during the Mauryan era as...

As Priests Contract Covid-19, Uncertainty Looms Over Opening of Jagannath Temple

BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, September 11, 2020 : With 167 of the 2,000 priests of the 12th century Jagannath temple in...

Restoration of Centuries-Old Raghunath Temple in Srinagar Begins Almost 3 Decades After Terrorists Vandalized and Burnt It Down

JAMMU/KASHMIR, September 12, 2020 : A year after the effective abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A and the administrative...

Vishwa Hindu Parishad demands OTT platform to remove ‘anti-Hindu’ content; warns of street agitations

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has issued a stern warning against an OTT platform stating that it should remove content...

Opposing temple in Islamabad is self-evident postulation for CAA justification: VHP

New Delhi, July 18, 2020 – The Vishva Hindu Parishad today said that the widespread opposition to the construction...

Ayodhya is one & well known to the world: Alok kumar, VHP

New Delhi, July 14, 2020 – The working president of Vishva Hindu Parishad advocate shri Alok kumar today said...

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Verdict Explained

Little Impact on Other Religion Cases: Experts After Kerala Temple Verdict

INDIA, July 14, 2020 (Hindustan Times): The impact of the Supreme Court judgment in the Padmanabhaswamy temple case on...

Karnataka plans blanket ban on cow slaughter, to bring in more stringent version of 2010 bill

Under the 2010 bill, slaughter of cows, calf of a cow and bull, bullock, buffalo male or female and...

Ten 21st Century Challenges for Hindus

INDIA, April 30, 2016 : Every 6th person on this planet is a Hindu and Hindus still constitute the...

Covid-19 Safety Protocols in Place, Amarnath Yatra Begins With Special Prayers

INDIA, July 6, 2020 : Special prayers were held Sunday at Pahalgam on the occasion of Ashad-Purnima, marking the...

Inner life can change outward events: Murli Menon

Inner life can change outward events: Murli Menon It all started one lazy Sunday afternoon in a small village...

Infinity Foundation’s The Ex-Christian Show- Episode 1

  THE EX-CHRISTIAN SHOW-EPISODE 1 Dr. Anush Solomon Joy comes from THE MOST prominent Christian missionary family in India. His family...

These nine incidents since 2017 of rapes, abductions and forced conversions of Hindus characterises Haryana’s Mewat as “Mini-Pakistan”

The former judge while in conversation with OpIndia said that out of the 500 villages in Mewat, only 103...

Guru Purnima 2020: Date, time and significance of Vyasa Purnima

Guru Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day, known as Purnima as per the Hindu calendar of Ashadha...

Hindu temple that was submerged in a ‘catastrophic’ flood in eastern India rediscovered

Ancient temple was obscured by the Mahanadi river in Odisha, eastern India, following catastrophic floods Its spire surfaced every...

Reminiscences of an era of darkness: Did the RSS save Indian democracy?

Cover photo: Lokanayak Jaya Prakash Narayan addressing a crowd in Bihar. BY GOKUL KUNNATH* The first 6 months of...

International Yoga Day Live: Yoga Is India’s Great Gift to World, Says PM

INDIA, June 21, 2020 : People across the world celebrated International Yoga Day on June 21 from the confines...

Covid Fears Cancel Chidambaram Festival Cancelled for First Time Ever

INDIA, June 18, 2020 : The annual Ani Thirumanjanam car festival at Sri Sabanayagar temple, popularly known as Sri...

It is essential to facilitate the process of entry of victimised Hindus from Pakistan and Bangladesh to India

The Central Government has given a big relief to the victimised minority Hindus of Islamic countries such as Pakistan...

Madhya Pradesh VHP Cow Vigilante Killed, Chilling Murder Caught On Camera

Ravi Vishwakarma, the district in-charge of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad “gau raksha” wing in Madhya Pradesh’s Hoshangabad, the police...

With Coffers Empty, Kerala’s Padmanabhaswamy Temple to Seek Help From Royal Family

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, June 15, 2020 : In the wake of depleting revenue amid lockdown restrictions, the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple...

Scaled-Down Jagannath Temple Festival Proceeds

INDIA, June 23, 2020 : The annual seven-day Rath Yatra festival typically sees millions of devotees gathering at the...

Hindu Temple Submerged 200 Years Ago Uncovered

INDIA, June 24, 2020 : An ancient Hindu temple that was submerged in a catastrophic flood 200 years ago...

COVID-19: Temple Installs Remote Sensor Bell to Avoid Touch

MANDSAUR, INDIA, June 14, 2020: As religious places are being reopened for devotees after easing of restrictions, a famous...

Tirupati Temple Board Resolves Not to Sell Any Properties Including Those Donated by Devotees

TIRUMALA, INDIA, May 28, 2020 : Putting an end to the controversy over the proposed auction of its unviable...

Revise History Books to include the Pandit Exodus in India

Neethi KAUL started this petition to Government of India India January 1990. The state of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed gruesome happenings,...

Nepal and India in Row Over Road to Hindu Holy Site in Tibet

NEW DELHI/BEIJING/KATHMANDU, May 10, 2020 : Nepal has asked India “to refrain from carrying out any activity inside its...

Badrinath Temple to Reopen on May 15 With Only 27 People; No Devotees Allowed

UTTARAKHAND, INDIA, May 13, 2020 : Today, amid Coronavirus lockdown, devotees took out processions from the Narsingh Temple in...

Tirupati Temple Chairman Dismisses Reports of Fund Crunch

VIJAYAWADA, INDA, May 13, 2020 : Though Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the chief custodian of the world’s richest temple...

Decision on Amarnath Yatra after Review of Covid-19 Situation

INDIA, April 25, 2020 (Indian Express): According to an official release, Lt Governor G. C. Murmu, while interacting with...

Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Project Uncovers Fabulous Old Temples

VARANASI, INDIA, May 1, 2020 (Kevin Standage Photography): Being an archaeologist, I probably spend an unhealthy amount of time...

New Statue Of Lord Hanuman Installed At Ram Janmabhoomi Site, Old Damaged Statue Immersed In Saryu River

INDIA, April 13, 2020 : A new statue of Lord Hanuman has been installed at the makeshift Ram Janmabhoomi...

Lockdown: Lord Lingaraj’s Chariot Festival Not to Roll This Year

BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, March 30, 2020 (PTI): The annual car festival of Lord Lingaraj, known as Rukuna Rath Yatra, will...

Ayodhya Rama Festival Cancelled

NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 20, 2020 : Hindus in a northern Indian state were excited about the upcoming Ram...

Why Don’t Hindus Stand Up Against Anti-Hindu Anti-India Agenda?

March 11, 2020 Although India and Hindus were attacked for centuries, India maintained a peaceful environment and communal harmony,...

VHP strongly condemns murder of Ratan Lal, attack on Hindu temples and properties by Islamic Jihadists

Vishva Hindu Parishad to cooperate to neutralize the propaganda against CAA and help persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and...

Muslim Persecution of Hindus In India — The Story You Won’t See In the Western Mainstream Media

 By Phyllis Chesler, Ph.D., | Fox News They are crossing the border illegally and violently displacing the indigenous population whose homes...

Restore The Ancient SriRama Temple Lying In Ruins

Para SreeRama temple in Pattithara Panchayat in Palakkad Kerala was destroyed during the Mysorean invasion of Kerala. The idol...

Significance of Mahashivratri

Mahashivratri, “The Great Night of Shiva” is the most significant event in India’s spiritual calendar. Sadhguru explains what makes...

Cambodia to Build Rajendra Chola Statue and Introduce Thirukkural in School Syllabus

TAMIL NADU: The Angkor Thamil Sangam and Pannattu Thamilar Naduvam along with The Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine...

200 Pakistani Hindus cross Attari-Wagah border, some say will seek asylum

By: PTI | Amritsar | Published: February 3, 2020 10:02:22 PM Akali leader and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president Manjinder Singh Sirsa...

Opinion | Why Indian Court must tread with caution on the CAA

ARTHANOMICS 4 min read. Updated: 28 Jan 2020, 10:04 PM IST R. Jagannathan An adverse judgement on the Act could...

The Day Hindu Resistance Showed Signs of Life: Rajiv Verma

ON JANUARY 30, 2020 BY RAJIV VARMA January 30th, 1948 is the day when M.K. Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse. This...

A Letter to Concerned Hindu American College Students

Indu Viswanathan Winter 2020 Dear Hindu American students and organizations, How wonderful that Hindu student organizations are on U.S....

Ex-Andhra bureaucrat worried over evangelism at bathing ghats

Amaravati, Feb 5 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief secretary and BJP leader I.Y.R. Krishna Rao has voiced concern over...

Kashi Vishwanath temple: Trial Court rejects Muslim demands, to hear arguments in favour of ASI survey in Gyanvapi Masjid

After the decision in favour of Ram temple in the Supreme Court in November 2019, now there is hope...

Kerala: Hindu residents of a colony denied drinking water for supporting CAA in Malappuram

It is pertinent to note that Malappuram in Kerala has one of the highest concentration of Muslim population and...

1,000-year-old Big Temple’s consecration in February

THANJAVUR: If one goes by the inscriptions and manuscripts available, consecration to be held on February 5 to the Big...

Gandhi remains a dominant historical figure in the 21st century as the world marks his 72nd death anniversary: Paras Ramoutar

Gandhi remains a dominant historical figure in the 21st century as the world marks his 72nd death anniversary, January...

Hindus Are Expendable: A look at why secularism failed us – Yaajnaseni

Posted on Jan 21, 2020 by VOI Hinduism is often misused as a deflection and an ‘emotional atyachar’ tactic to not...

Candlelit vigil held by Kashmiri Pandits in Sugar Land, Texas

On January 19th, a candlelit vigil was held in Sugar Land, TX to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the...

Rally organized by Hindu Samhati in West Bengal in support of CAA

Despite of the threat of the police and rolling party TMC and CPI(M), Hindu Samhati organized a big rally...

Upset Hindus urge Stockholm apparel firm to withdraw Lord Ganesha shorts & apologize

Upset Hindus are urging Stockholm (Sweden) based clothing brand “Hoodie Lab” for immediate withdrawal of shorts carrying images of...

Pejawar Swami was Karma yogi, Gnana tapasvi

The 33rd acharya in the Guru parampara to lead the Pejawar Mutt, Vishwesha Theertha became a sanyasi and later...

India Culture Center ‘Akhand Bharat’ theme looks forward to sponsorships

Republic Day Celebration will take place on February 1st 2020 at Stafford Center . This year’s theme is Akhand...

Parshuram Kund Mela to be made calendar event: Mein

WAKRO, Jan 14: Enthused by the large number of pilgrims’ footfalls at the Parshuram Kund here, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna...

133 Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan visit Jagannath temple

A group of 133 Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan on Saturday visited the Shree Jagannath Temple on January 4.The pilgrims...

‘We Have Created Army Of Illiterates’: How SC Lawyer Subuhi Khan Tore Apart Anti-CAA Protesters Using Facts

Supreme Court lawyer Subuhi Khan while speaking to the YouTube channel Public Views India tore apart the anti-Citizenship Amendment...

Puri Shankaracharya wants India declared a Hindu Rashtra

Puri Shankaracharya said that many countries have been declared as Muslim and Christian nations, while there was no such...

Citizenship Amendment Act: Hindu refugees from Pakistan hail PM Modi, Amit Shah

The migrants lauded the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the citizenship bill which they said would put...

Bollywood should take a lesson from the ‘Dabangg 3’ case and stop making religious bigotry in movies

Bollywood should take a lesson from the ‘Dabangg 3’ case and stop making religious bigotry in moviesResult of pressure...

Pilgrimage Conference Held in Varanasi

Indic Academy and Bharat Adhyayayan Kendra, BHU came together to organize a first of its kind Indica Yatra Conference...

Statement of VHP Secretary General Sri Milind Parande on The Citizenship Amendment Act

The Citizenship Amendment Act is not opposed to anyone, then why oppose it?: VHPAbsolutely condemnable is Rahul Gandhi’s empathy...

Char Dham: Temples of Discord

The BJP government stirs a hornets’ nest with its latest edict to bring all the temples in Uttarakhand under...

Lakhs of devotees witness lighting of Karthigai Deepam at Tiruvannamalai

3,500 litres of ghee and thread made of 1000 m of cloth used Lakhs of devotees thronged Tiruvannamalai to...

India’s First Yoga Guru In West

INDIA, November 30, 2019 (Telangana Today): It is a tribute to all that he did and achieved, so painstakingly...

Exhibition Celebrates Temples of Odisha

NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 24, 2019 : An ongoing exhibition here showcases the intricate richness of revered Hindu temples...

Lord Shiva bathed with rice at Gangaikondacholapuram

Jayankondam: The annual ‘Aippasi Pournami Annaabishekam’ was performed the massive Shiva Lingam at the Sri Bragateeshwarar temple at historic...

Develop Temples as Cultural Heritage Centres

Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya dispute, Pujya Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal of Sri Kanchi...

Pakistan’s Hindu refugees queue to become Indians

Crossing the border from Pakistan, thousands of Hindu refugees hope to soon reach a destination called Indian citizenship. Along...