news.bbc.co.uk SOUTHHAMPTON, ENGLAND, December 14, 2006: Intelligent children are more likely to become vegetarians later in life, a study conducted by a Southampton University team. They found those who were vegetarian by 30 had recorded five IQ points more on average at the age of 10. Researchers said it could explain why people with higher IQ were healthier as a…
www.ibnlive.com KENDRAPADA, INDIA, December 11, 2006: Overruling caste-bound tradition and years of discrimination, hundreds of Dalits will enter a Jagannath temple in Kendrapada on December 20 after the high court last week gave a ruling in their favor. The upper caste community had barred Dalits from entering the 18th century shrine dedicated to Lord Jagannath in Keradagarh village, 28 miles…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, December 11, 2006: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams blasted into space Sunday carrying a Lord Ganesha Deity, the Bhagavad Gita and a packet of samosas, in addition to what the well traveled astronaut packs for a six-month stint on the International Space Station. In addition to Sunita, the shuttle Discovery is carrying Sweden’s first astronaut, Christer Fuglesang,…
www.rediff.com SABARIMALA, INDIA, December 11, 2006: The famous Ayyappa temple in Kerala has witnessed a 30 per cent increase in pilgrims arriving during the current mandala puja season which began in mid-November, compared to the corresponding period last year. Because of the heavy rush to the hill shrine since last weekend, the police and security contingent deployed for crowd management…
Religion News Service WASHINGTON, D.C., December 11, 2006: (HPI note: This rather lengthy article is included in HPI for the informative snapshot it gives of the ever-changing American religious scene.) The new US Congress will, for the first time, include a Muslim, two Buddhists, more Jews than Episcopalians, and the highest-ranking Mormon in congressional history. Roman Catholics remain the largest…
www.thehindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, December 8, 2006: The total number of manuscripts in the country was at least 10 times the initial estimate of five million, said Neeraja Gopi from the National Mission for Manuscripts at the Government Museum on Monday morning. Around one million should be available online soon. Placards with a step-by-step guide to the preservation of metal manuscripts,…
www.himalayanacademy.com Now you can order a Hindu birth chart at the source above. This chart includes rasi and navamsa charts, the dasas, the nakshatra, the birth syllable for determining a new baby’s name and other important information using the Lahiri ayanamsha. It is one page, easy to read and only US$5. To help read the chart the book “Beneath a…
www.hindu.com COIMBATORE, INDIA, December 10, 2006: Dravidar Kazhakam and others, who were initiating the installation of a statue of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, accused Swami Dayananda Saraswati of inciting Hindu Makkal Katchi workers towards vandalism. Police anticipate trouble at the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam (Swami’s ashram), similar to what happened at other places in Tamil Nadu. Security was tightened for Swami…
www.samachar.com LONDON, ENGLAND, December 7, 2006: India’s next generation leads the world’s young, along with the Kenyans, in wanting to emigrate and secure a better future, a BBC global survey of 15 to 17-year-olds in 10 cities has found. Today’s youth also appeared to thirst for a world without borders, with four out of five respondents telling the survey people…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI, INDIA, December 7, 2006: Administrators of the Krishna temple at Guruvayur, Kerala, had never seen so many gold bars. On Monday, a devotee offered 70 kg of gold, equivalent to his body weight. The gold bars worth US$1.5 million were offered by Mr. P. N. C, Menon, chairman of Bangalore-based Shobha Developers, on the occasion of his 58th…