www.nytimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 7, 2006: Wild banana species are disappearing in India, the world’s biggest producer of the fruit, due to shrinking forests and rapid urbanization, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has said. India is the world’s biggest banana grower, with an annual production of 18.52 tons, or more than 20 percent of the total world output…
news.webindia123.com PANAJI, GOA, INDIA, May 3, 1006: The day-long festival that honors the Goddess Lairai Mata, is a night when Goa does not sleep. After offering prayers to the Goddess, devotees walk over smouldering embers to wash away their sins. And it is said that only those who are pure have no burnt feet. The 700-year-old temple, dedicated to the…
Sadhana Rajamoorthi KEDAR, PENNSYLVANIA, May 7, 2006: The Chinmaya Mission Members celebrated “Mother’s Day and Seva Day” on Sunday, May 7, 2006. About 100 families gathered to celebrate Chinmaya Jayanthi in commemoration of Swami Chinmayanandaji’s 90th Birthday, and the children honored their mothers in a grand Mathru Puja for Mother’s Day. The program began at 10 am with a Paduka…
HPI LAUTOKA, FIJI, May 8, 2006: N.K. Naidu, a leading light of the Fiji’s Then India Ikya Sangam, passed away today in Auckland, New Zealand. He was instrumental in the success of the Subramaniam Temple of Nadi, Fiji’s first traditional Agamic temple. He was a friend of Hinduism Today and will be missed.
www.pib.nic.in NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 8, 2006: The computerized draw for the selection of the yatris (pilgrims) for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra was conducted by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri E. Ahamed, here today. The Yatra is scheduled to begin on June 1, 2006. Applications for the Yatra had been invited earlier this year through an open…
www.c2b2bnews.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 25, 2006: The Sri Lankan government has failed to respond adequately to recent attacks by armed groups on ethnic Tamils and their homes and businesses in Sri Lanka’s eastern Trincomalee district, Human Rights Watch said today. Police and other security forces reportedly stood by as Tamils were attacked on April 12 after an alleged…
Times of India KUKKE SUBRAMANYA, KARNATAKA, INDIA, May 8, 2006: (HPI note: This article appears in today’s print edition of the Times of India. Sachine Tendulkar, India’s most famous and popular cricketer, can be seen in a photo wearing a white dhoti, sitting with two saints and a large number of priests in the background.) If Sachin returns to his…
epaper.hindustantimes.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, May 4, 2006: Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) was presented with the Interfaith Center of New York’s (ICNY) 4th Annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Award. The ICNY bestowed the award upon Amma for her outstanding role as a spiritual leader and humanitarian, citing her organization’s massive relief work in the wake of the 2004 Asian…
News Report: LONDON, ENGLAND, May 3, 2006: British Prime Minister Tony Blair sported a sacred Hindu red thread on his wrist during heated political exchanges in the House of Commons on Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the government said the wristband was a gift presented to Blair when he visited a Hindu temple in Neasden, north London, last week. Journalists spotted…
www.dailypioneer.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 30, 2006: Common ayurvedic formula triphala strengthens tissues, prevents ageing, and promotes health and immunity by scavenging free radicals and inhibiting formation of uric acid in the body, a new research has discovered. When triphala was tested for superoxide radical scavenging activity, it was observed that in addition to reacting with superoxide radical, it also…