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…
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.
www.hinduismtoday.com If nonviolence is the law of our being, the future is with woman. Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than woman? Mahatma Gandhi in Young India, 10/4/1930
Says college student Ridhima Singh who always wears a chic Ganesha pendant around her neck, “Spiritual jewelry is being touted as trendy and thanks to designers, now there is no dearth of super chic designs when it comes to spiritual jewelry. Wearing spiritual jewelry makes me peaceful and I feel closer to God.” According to jewelry designer Ravi Ajmera of…
Temples al over India are preparing for this festival. It is especially celebrated in the Chidambaram Koyil, where it is the greatest festival of the year.
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,…
www.hinduismtoday.com Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual-political leader in exile
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…
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…