in.news.yahoo.com LONDON, ENGLAND, December 7, 2007: The British Home Office will introduce a English language test for those either planning to marry a resident of Britain or already married and intending to join the spouse in the country. A legislation to implement this will be initiated in early 2008. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, from where over 17,000 spouses entered Britain…
www.dhs.gov WASHINGTON, D.C., December 6, 2007: An examination of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service reports reveals that, after Mexicans, Indians are the largest group of legal immigrants to the US in three out of the last four years. Here are the statistics by year, country and number of legal immigrants gaining permanent resident status drawn from their yearly…
sify.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, December 6, 2007: Security was tightened today across Kerala,especially around major temples like Sabarimala and Sri Krishna temple at Guruvayur, because of the 15th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition. The vigil around railway stations, airports and bus depots in major towns received additional backup, police sources said. Special commandos, armed police personnel and bomb squads are…
www.ddinews.gov.in MAJULI ISLAND, ASSAM, INDIA, December 6, 2007: Undeterred by last year’s failure, India trying again to get UNESCO to name the picturesque Majuli island in Assam a World Heritage Site. The island is an important seat of Vaishnava culture. The Culture Ministry is tying all the loose ends to avoid the repetition of the petition’s rejection in 2006. The…
www.thetimes.co.za NUSA DUA, INDONESIA, December 5, 2007: Hindu priests on the island of Bali, where the world’s nations are gathered to come up with an answer for global warming, think they have one solution — a day of silence. The proposal harks back to a traditional Balinese festival when everything is switched off and shut down for 24 hours, to…
www.unitedsikhs.org QUEENS, NEW YORK, December 4, 2007: Last week, a meeting convened by the New York City Assemblyman for the Sikh community has decided to provide prayer facilities for Sikhs at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York. Airport officials agreed that there was a need for a prayer room for Sikh travelers. The participation of Sikhs at the…
www.yoga-in-daily-life.org PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, December 4, 2007: The 5th International Youth Conference, organized by the International Youth Union of Yoga in Daily Life, has held in Prague this year. The creator of the event, H. H. Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwaranandaji, author of “Yoga in Daily Life”, and a group of 40 delegates were received in the City hall on November…
www.dailyherald.com CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, December 2, 2007: The Chinmaya Mission Chicago unveiled its newest center, Yamunotri, this weekend. Located on seven acres at 30877 N. Fairfield Road in unincorporated Lake County. Yamunotri is a spiritual organization dedicated to bringing maximum happiness to maximum people for the maximum time, said Yamunotri member Deepak Mansukhani. The new religious school and shrine, which is…
thechronicleherald.ca LONDON, ENGLAND, December 2, 2007: Women can give their children a lifelong taste for healthy foods simply by eating them during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, researchers have found. “Flavors from the mother’s diet are transmitted through amniotic fluid and mother’s milk. A baby learns to like a food’s taste when the mother eats that food on a regular basis,”…
www.gulf-times.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, December 4, 2007: A senior minister in predominantly Muslim Malaysia yesterday denounced the destruction of Hindu temples one week after thousands of ethnic Indians held a rally protesting alleged discrimination. Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, an official in the prime minister’s office, described action by local authorities in recent years to demolish temples–sometimes while people were worshipping–as…