www.dailypioneer.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, June 8, 2006: The controversy over the use of a genetically modified seed called BT cotton has escalated. Agriculture ministers from seven states that grow cotton met in Hyderabad to discuss the use of the seed. Andhra Pradesh has been negotiating with Monsanto, the company importing the seed into India, to reduce the price of the Bt…
p class=”source”a HREF=”http://www.gurudeva.org/taka/guru_travels.html”www.gurudeva.org/a/p p class=”summary”KAUAI, HAWAII, June 16, 2006: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami will be in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton from June 23 – July 4 to visit several temple communities. As the successor to Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Bodhinatha is the publisher of Hinduism Today magazine and head of Kauai’s Hindu Monastery/San Marga Iraivan Temple in Hawaii. Your family and friends…
www.zeenews.com CHENNAI, INDIA, June 10, 2006: the Tamil Nadu government today set up a seven-member committee, headed by retired judge of the Madras High Court Justice A. K. Rajan, to design the curriculum for training and prescribe guidelines to implement its decision to appoint persons from any caste as temple priests. The committee, which would prescribe age and educational qualification…
www.uniindia.com ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, June 16, 2006: Pakistan has denied reports that the Krishna Mandir in Lahore has been demolished to pave the way for the construction of a shopping mall. Minister for religious affairs Ejazul Haq rejected Indian opposition leader Lal Krishna Advani’s statement on the demolition and challenged his remarks that minorities in Pakistan did not have religious freedom.…
theamericanmuslim.org DALLAS, TEXAS, June 14, 2006: (HPI note: Following is a press release published on the American Muslim website. It is notable even though apparently based on incorrect information about the temple.) The World Muslim Congress condemns the demolition of Hindu Temple in Lahore and urges the Government of Pakistan to restore the temple. Muslims follow Islam, a monotheistic religion…
epaper.timesofindia.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 12, 2006: (HPI note: The irony of this NCERT action is that the previous BJP government met with vigorous opposition from the now ruling Congress party and allies when it attempted to make the same change, considered an affront to Hinduism, in the text books.) References to ancient India’s beef-eaters have been done away with…
www.nbc4.tv LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, June 13, 2006: Days after Gita the elephant died at the Los Angeles Zoo, animal rights activists Tuesday repeated their call for the mayor and City Council to abandon plans for a 3.5-acre, US$40 million elephant exhibit. They arranged for a Hindu priest to conduct Gita’s last rites. Chris DeRose, president of Last Chance for Animals,…
today.reuters.com NEW YORK, June 9, 2006: First it was massage and now it’s yoga classes. In an effort to keep qualified employees in a competitive marketplace, some companies are offering the additional perk of having a licensed masseuse or yoga instructor available during their work days. Tracy Cote, head of human resources at San Francisco-based Organic Inc., says, “We have…
www.incienso.com.mx KAUAI, HAWAII, June 15, 2006: A Spanish-language version of Mark Hawthorne’s article on “Einstein’s Religious Theses, Comparing the famous physicist’s concepts of God and soul to Hindu beliefs,” https://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/2004/1-3/50-53_einstein.shtml, appears at the URL above. Hinduism Today freely gives permission to translate articles into other languages, just send your request to ar@hindu.org.
www.telegraphindia.com CALCUTTA, INDIA, June 14, 2006: At Calcutta’s Kalighat temple, a young woman in slit denims and silver danglers, stood the mostly traditionally attired crowd waiting for darshan. She couldn’t care less as long as she catches a glimpse of Ma Kali. She is representative of the many educated and urban young in West Bengal who are showing signs of…