By Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent, India/South Asia NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 31, 2009: Sri Swami Padmanabhanandaji Maharaj has been appointed as the new General Secretary of The Divine Life Society by the Board of Trustees of The Divine Life Trust Society in their meeting held on the 4th January, 2009. His Holiness Sri Swami Vimalananda, 76, a senior monk of…
www.hinduonnet.com PANAJI, INDIA, January 29, 2009: [HPI Note: This movie has been called a serious contender for this year’s Academy Awards. Set and filmed in India, Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a young uneducated man from the Dharavi slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Kaun Banega Crorepati. Its plotline…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 29, 2009: Performing yoga is not un-Islamic– indeed, offering namaz, the Islamic prayer is also a form of the practice yoga, according to Adil Siddiqui, spokesperson of Darul Uloom Deoband, India’s leading Islamic seminary. Dismissing the recent controversy over the issue, Siddiqui said Wednesday that “Yoga is not a problem in Islam, but giving a…
news.bbc.co.uk MONACO, January 30, 2009: The world’s marine ecosystems risk being severely damaged by ocean acidification unless there are dramatic cuts in CO2 emissions, warn scientists. Research shows that pH levels are changing 100 times faster than natural variability, as revealed in a symposium here today. The researchers warn that ocean acidification, which they refer to as “the other CO2…
www.hinduismtoday.com If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you. Ramana Maharshi
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www.ddinews.gov.in NEPAL, January 28, 2009: An armed group, which has stepped up pressure on the government to declare Nepal’s Terai plains a sovereign state, on Tuesday demanded that the country be rechristened as “Union of Himalayan States.” Smyukta Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (SJTMM), which is currently engaged in a dialogue with the Maoist-led government, demanded that Nepal be converted into…
www.thehindu.com BANGALORE, INDIA, January 27, 2009: Following the recommendations of Agamic scholars, all temples in Karnataka were directed to perform special pujas or religious rituals immediately after Monday’s solar eclipse, which occurred on Republic Day. A circular issued by Muzrai and Housing Minister B.N. Krishnaiah Shetty ordered this precaution to ensure the safety of the people and the general good…
www.southwalesargus.co.uk MONMOUTH, SOUTH WALES, January 20, 2009: A vibrant Hindu blessing ceremony heralded the opening of a new #10million state-of-the-art care village in Monmouth. The ceremony, performed by Hindu priest Rajubhai Mehta, began with prayers to Lord Ganesha to remove all obstacles. An idol was bathed and anointed with colored powder and fresh flowers, mantras were chanted asking for peace…
www.washingtonpost.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 26, 2009: — Devdutt Pattanaik, a medical school graduate and mythology expert who has worked as a business strategist for the consulting firm Ernst & Young, is helping to create a set of management principles steeped in Indian culture. He calls it the “3-B” model: belief, behavior and business. “Business is run on a pattern…