www.nydailynews.com NEW YORK, USA, November 28, 2008: Mayor Bloomberg and New Yorkers from all faiths joined Hindus at a special prayer service held at the Hindu Temple Soceity of North America for the victims of the terrorist attack in Mumbai. More than 100 attended the temple in Flushing, NY. Mayor Bloomberg told worshipers at a Hindu prayer service in Queens…
www.ddinews.gov.in INDIA, November 28, 2008: The flow of students from the US to India has increased by 24 percent in 2006-07 over the previous year, according to an official survey. The number of students from the US pursuing higher studies in India was 2627, according to the Open Doors report published by the Institute of International Education with support from…
www.indianexpress.com JUNAGARDH, PAKISTAN, November 22, 2008: The two-decade long wait of the people of Madhavpura for the lost chariot belonging to Madhavrai Temple finally ended on Friday. The chariot was installed in its original place in the temple with great pomp. The chariot was built almost 150 years ago and was donated to Madhavrai Temple by a Mumbai businessman. In…
www.nytimes.com USA, November 22, 2008: In this uncertain economy, when government financial policy seems to change at a moment’s notice, more and more people are consulting psychics. Stock trader Thomas Taccetta explains it this way: “There is no rhyme or reason to the way the market is trading,” he said. “When conditions are this volatile, consulting a psychic can be…
www.alarabiya.net CAIRO, EGYPT, November 25, 2008: After searching for a year for a fitness routine compatible with her Islamic faith, Fatima Ismael, a 32-year-old British mother of three discovered Rakha, a new yoga-like workout that incorporates Islamic chants rather than Hindu mantras. The new Islam-inspired total body fitness routine, designed by a British convert, may be the yoga alternative Muslims…
www.hinduismtoday.com “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mahatma Gandhi
PRESS RELEASE MALAYSIA, November 24, 2008: The Malaysia Hindu Sangam respects the right of the National Fatwa Council to give guidance for persons professing Islam on the tenets and practices of Islam. However, in doing so, they must respect the sensitivities and feelings of the other religions in Malaysia. Many Hindus have been deeply disturbed by the Fatwa Council’s announcement.…
www.ndtv.com BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, November 23, 2008: The “Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin” (GOPIO) in Belgium held a dinner celebration Saturday night promoting cultural and religious harmony within the 7000-strong Indian community, and with other communities in Belgium. Among the speakers was India’s new ambassador to Belgium, Jaimini Bhagwati, who congratulated the organizers on getting the three large faiths…
www.nytimes.com UNITED STATES, November 18, 2008: For years, Western governments have used supercomputers to model weapons of nuclear war. But now their uses have become more civilian and are indicative of a nation’s investment in technology. Supercomputers, which are up to a million times faster than the typical desktop PC, still exist mostly in the United States, Japan and Western…
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