www.hindustantimes.com MUMBAI, INDIA, December 29, 2007: Astrology is fast catching up to become a Knowledge Process Outsourcing business, with more and more non-resident Indians seeking astro-numerical counselling. Chennai-based Sundhar Raja, who completed a pilot project offering astro-numerological services through internet recently, is hoping to garner a revenue of Rs. 1 crore during the current fiscal year. “Over 50 per cent…
www.usatoday.com JHABUA, INDIA, December 28, 2007: Biju Verghese believes the end of the world is coming. This faith makes his work urgent: Convert as many Indians to Christianity as possible. Or, as he puts it, “reach the unreached at any cost.” Verghese is a new breed of missionary, tied not to the mainline Protestant or Catholic churches that came with…
www.timesonline.co.uk PARIS, FRANCE, December 28, 2007: A row has erupted between France and Bangladesh after the theft of two ancient statues led to the cancellation of a ground-breaking exhibition of Hindu artefacts. Bangladesh scrapped the exhibition at the Guimet Museum, amid claims that France could not be trusted with some of the country’s finest cultural treasures. French officials pointed out,…
FROM RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE SAYREVILLE, NJ, December 28, 2007: Greg Young is the co-owner of the Hindu Funeral Home in Sayreville, NJ, USA, one of two funeral homes in the state catering exclusively to Hindu services. While many funeral homes cater to different faiths, Young said he and co-owner Peter Kothari realized there was a niche to be served with…
www.umassd.edu ORLANDO, FL, December 29, 2007: The World Association of Vedic Studies will hold its seventh international conference in June 2008. The theme of the conference is “Vedic Heritage for Global Welfare of the Next Generation.” Read about the conference and papers submission here.
news.in.msn.com CHENNAI, INDIA, December 28, 2007: Officials of the famous Meenakshi Temple in Madurai maintain that Delhi’s Akshardham is smaller than at least three different temple complexes in Tamil Nadu. “Madurai’s Meenakshi Temple and the Arunachaleswarar Temple in Thiruvannamalai are definitely larger temple complexes,” said B Raja, joint commissioner of the Meenakshi Temple. He pointed out that the outermost wall…
english.aljazeera.net NEPAL, Decemeber 28, 2007: Nepal’s provisional parliament has approved a motion to abolish the monarchy and declare the Himalayan country a republic. More than two-thirds of parliament voted to amend the country’s interim constitution. Friday’s vote ensures the king will be removed immediately after constituent assembly elections scheduled for mid-April next year. The agreement ended months of political deadlock…
english.aljazeera.net KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, December 27, 2007: A Hindu woman has had her attempt to stop her estranged husband from divorcing her in an Islamic court, and converting their youngest son to Islam, thwarted by Malaysia’s highest court. Subhasini also wants a divorce but says it should be decided in a civil court. The federal court rejected her request on…
news.in.msn.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 20, 2007: The Akshardham temple in Delhi has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the world’s largest Hindu temple complex. A senior official of the Guinness World Records Ltd travelled to India last week to present two world record certificates to the head of Swaminarayan Sansthan, Pramukh Swami Maharaj. Michael…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD, December 26, 2007: Three Indian musicians will join the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Trinidad, from India to teach Indian music and dance forms to those interested in Indian culture. The three are dancer Pooja Malhotra, musicologist Raskia Ekbote, and tabla player Sangeeta Agrawal. The Mahatma Gandhi Institute, located in Caroni, central Trinidad, is a cultural organization promoting Indian…