Indonesia “Unlikely” To Repeat Malaysia’s Yoga Ban
www.thejakartaglobe.com INDONESIA, Debember 18, 2008: The Indonesian Council of Ulema, or MUI, the highest Islamic authority in Indonesia, is unlikely to issue an edict banning the practice of yoga among Muslims here, according to council chairman Amidhan. “â think Indonesians practice yoga purely as a form of exercise,”†he said.br /br /Amidhan said the council may come to a final conclusion…
Number of Christians in India Did Not Grow In the 1990s
pib.nic.in DELHI, INDIA, December 21, 2008: Answering a written question resulting from a legal inquiry, Union Minority Affairs Minister Shri A.R.Antulay stated that the percentage of Christians in the population of India was 2.342% in 1991 and 2.341% in 2001. Another country-wide census is scheduled for 2011.
Sankaracharya of Puri, Threatened, Is Under High Security
www.telegraphindia.com BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, December 17, 2008: The sankaracharya of Puri, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, was given top-category security today after he received a threat letter, apparently from Maoists. The 80-year-old monk, however, said that he did not feel insecure. “I don’t feel threatened. I am not afraid of death,” he said here this afternoon. “During my 17-year stint at Gobardhan Peetha,…
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual-political leader in exile
A New Building For the Siva Supramaniar Kovil in Mauritius
lexpress-newspaper.com GOODLANDS, MAURITIUS, December 16, 2008: Mauritius now has a new Hindu Temple by the Goodlands area, the Siva Supramaniar Kovil, which received its holy consecration on November 23. The temple’s original building dated from the 1940s. The Siva Supramaniar Kovil was first housed in a small building, that over the years deteriorated beyond repair. Two years ago, the old…
No Religious Institution Should Own Media Channels, Say Indian Regulators
www.medianewsline.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 17, 2008: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has submitted its recommendations to the Government, upholding the current prohibition of religious institutions owning broadcasting and distribution services. In the report, TRAI said that the prohibition does not mean that religious contents in regular broadcasting channels is to be forbidden, but recommends governmental supervision over…
Evidence For Faster Artic Melting “Is Now Unambiguous”
news.bbc.co.uk UK, December 17, 2008: Scientists say they now have unambiguous evidence that the warming in the Arctic is accelerating. Arctic ice cover in summer has seen rapid retreat in recent years. The minimum extents reached in 2007 and 2008 were the smallest recorded in the satellite age. Theory predicts that as ice is lost in the Arctic, more of…
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www.hinduismtoday.com As the bee takes the essence of a flower and flies away without destroying its beauty and perfume, so let the sage wander in this life. Dhammapada 50
South African Hindu Temple Worries About Its Skyscraper Neighbor
www.theherald.co.za PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA, December 16, 2008: Much to the dismay of the Hindu community in Port Elizabeth, local judge Bonisile Sandi has ordered the Provincial Heritage Resources Authority (PHRA) to issue a permit to build a several-story building right next to its tiny neighbor, the Shri Subramanier Aulayam Hindu Temple. Congregants are concerned that excavations could disturb the…