www.thisislondon.co.uk LONDON, UK, May 9, 2008: British Airways has taken beef off the menu for economy passengers amid concerns about its “religious restrictions”. BA’s second-biggest long-haul market is to India, where the majority Hindu population do not eat beef because of their beliefs. The decision to scrap the nation’s favourite fare was described as a “great shame” by the English…
sify.com KERALA, INDIA, May 8, 2008: Garlanded with gold and carrying a Hindu deity on his back, Babu the elephant, like many others in the country, is the centre point of religious ceremonies that are conducted across the Indian state of Kerala. After 45 years of life and hard work, the large animal is fast approaching retirement and, like many…
www.hinduismtoday.com We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
www.ibnlive.com BODH GAYA, INDIA, May 8, 2008: The Mahabodhi temple is one of the holiest shrines for more than 376 million Buddhists around the world. However, in the last few years this place has been in news for all the wrong reasons. Today the situation is so grim that it is threatening the very existence of this holy site, including…
news.bbc.co.uk NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 8, 2008: A giant former laborer from India who has become an international wrestling sensation is now a star in his homeland too. The Atlanta-based Dalip Singh Rana, who is from Himachal Pradesh, stands over 7ft tall and weighs nearly 200kg. Nicknamed the “Great Khali”, Rana is a top draw at the hugely popular World…
www.hinduismtoday.com It was the beginning of term at a primary school in Brooklyn. The teacher asked the children their names, one at a time, and for each to spell the name out loud. When she came to a young boy and asked his name. Ravishankar Venkataraman Bannerjee, he replied. “Wow. How do you spell that?” asked the teacher. “Well,” said…
indiaview.wordpress.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 8, 2008: Om Namaha Jesus could well reverberate inside hundreds of Catholic churches in India very soon, if the changing physical face of these places of worship is anything to go by. The Vatican-blessed process of enculturation being implemented by the 168 Catholic dioceses in India has already seen Jesus acquiring the form of a…
www.ddinews.gov.in NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 7 2008: (HPI note: This pilgrimage is for the rugged foot route directly from India to Kailash.) The annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra will commence as scheduled on June one, the External Affairs Ministry announced in New Delhi today. Preparations have begun for the 26-day pilgrimage with the nod from the Chinese government, External Affairs Ministry…
www.huffingtonpost.com USA, May 7, 2008: Last month, the United Nations published a report on livestock and the environment with a stunning conclusion: “The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global.” It turns out that raising animals for food is a…
www.hinduismtoday.com Though many people use God as a spare wheel, but we need God in each and every moment of our life. His Divine Holiness, Pramukh Swami Maharaj, spiritual head of Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Puroshottam Swaminarayan Sanstha