www.hinduamericanfoundation.org TAMPA, FLORIDA, July 13, 2005: The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) released today its first annual report on the status of Hindu human rights in Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Entitled “Hindus in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Kashmir: A survey of Human Rights 2004,” the report was prepared by HAF and compiles media coverage and first-hand…
ww1.mid-day.com MUMBAI, INDIA, July 10, 2005: Despite the recent terrorist attack on the Ayodhya temple complex, places of worship in the city have yet to be insured against similar attacks. Apart from a few like the Siddhivinayak Temple and the Mumbadevi Temple, a majority were unaware of the existence of risk coverage against terror attacks. Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple has comprehensively…
www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 10, 2005: RSS activists recently rescued 80 Christian priests trapped in an accident in the dense forests of Orissa’s Sambalpur district and even donated blood to save their lives. A marriage party comprising 90 Christian priests was on its way in a truck from Jamankeri village to Goudpil when it met with an accident in…
www.telegraphindia.com CALCUTTA, INDIA, July 2, 2005: Calcutta, July 2: Swami Vivekanda’s vision is set to become a reality. “The spiritual impact that has come to Belur (Math) will last 1,500 years, and it will be a great university. Do not think I imagine it. I see it.” he had said in 1902. More than a century later, the Ramakrishna Math…
www.foodnavigator.com TEXAS, USA, July 11, 2005: Curcumin, the yellow pigment found in the curry spice turmeric, inhibits melanoma cell growth and kills tumor cells, shows a new study. Previous studies have already demonstrated that the spice has an anti-cancer effect. The new research, published online today (here) and scheduled for the 15 August print issue of Cancer, also reveals how…
autofeed.msn.co.in LONDON, ENGLAND, July 10, 2005: Global warming could be controlled if we all became vegetarians and stopped eating meat. That’s the view of British physicist Alan Calverd, who thinks that giving up pork chops, lamb cutlets and chicken burgers would do more for the environment than burning less oil and gas. Writing in this month’s Physics World, Calvert calculates…
sify.com DEULASAHI, ORISSA, INDIA, July 8, 2005: In Deulasahi, a village in Orissa, Muslims joined hands with Hindus in observing the annual Rath Yatra. This heartening event took place at this village which is 45 km from Kendrapara in Orissa. As the 10-feet-high chariot carrying the presiding deities, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, made its way on the…
www.hindu-university.edu FLORIDA, USA, June 26, 2005: On Saturday, June 25, 2005 the Hindu University of America located in Orlando, Florida, hosted the third Graduation Commencement. This particular graduation made history with both Master and Doctoral degrees awarded. A first ever of its kind, the degree of Doctor of Hindu Studies in “Yoga Philosophy & Meditation” was awarded to Mona Khaitan,…
www.babalokenath.org NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS. On June 27th, 2005, Mayor George Pradel and the Naperville, Illinois, City Council awarded Sri Sri Shuddhanandaa Brahmarchari Honorary Citizenship of Naperville in recognition of his selfless service to the community there this spring. Shuddhanandaa, also called simply “Baba,” had made frequent, free presentations on the Simple Art of Managing Stress (SAMS) to churches, hospitals, corporations, government…
www.washingtonpost.com TULSA, OKLAHOMA, July 7, 2005: A city board reversed direction on Thursday and rejected plans to add a creationist exhibit to the Tulsa Zoo. Board members voted 3-1 against installing an exhibit on the origin of life from the Bible. The vote, made at a special meeting of the board, reversed a June 7 decision to add a Genesis…