SourceWASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A., May 2, 2003: The Pew Research Center surveyed 44 nations from around the world and discovered religion is much more important to Americans than to people living in other wealthy nations. 59% of people in the U.S. say religion plays a very important role in their lives. This is roughly twice the percentage of self-avowed religious people…
Associated PressWASHINGTON D.C., U.S.A., April 29, 2003: The health benefits of sharply cutting calories may occur after periodic fasting, even if the fast does not result in eating less overall, a new report indicates. Scientists are now planning a study to see if fasting, which seems to benefit mice, will also be good for people, too. Benefits ranging from longer…
SourceCHENNAI, INDIA, April 26,2003: In a move against female feticide, the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) declared today that it would come down heavily against doctors participating in discriminatory abortions of girls, and will prevent them from practicing medicine if necessary. Speakers attending a meeting on the “Role of Doctors in Halting the Declining Sex Ratio and Implementation of the…
SourceKAUAI, U.S.A., May 2, 2003: Mr. R.K. Mehrotra is the present manager of Ramramapatri Bank located at 5/35 Tripura Bhairvi, Dasaswamedh, Varanasi, India. Readers may mail “deposits” to the above address and log onto “source” above for additional information.
SourcePARAMARIBO, SURINAM, April 29, 2003: The World Hindi Conference is to be held in Paramaribo, Surinam, June 5-9, 2003. Five hundred scholars and experts are expected to attend the conference in the South American country, which has a Hindi-speaking population of more than 150,000, around 30 percent of its total population. The decision to hold the conference in Surinam, which…
SourceMEGHALAYA, INDIA, April 29, 2003: Cherrapunji and Mawsynram, located in a remote part of northeast India, usually experience torrential rains. Increases in pollution and deforestation have been blamed for the environmental changes. Meghalaya, which means “Home of the Clouds” in Sanskrit and Hindi, enjoyed the distinction of having two of the world’s wettest places, Cherrapunji and Mawsynram, but Cherrapunji is…
SourceSILICON VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, April 26, 2003: In an effort to raise cultural awareness about the Sikh community, all public elementary school students in California will receive a new coloring and activity book which explains why Sikh boys and men wear turbans and refrain from cutting their hair. Introducing the book entitled “The Boy With Long Hair,” Lt. Governor Cruz M.…
SourceNEW DELHI, INDIA, April 23, 2003: New Delhi has been given the prestigious honor as World Book Capital by a UNESCO panel represented by the International Publishers Association. Since 1896, the IPA has been a forum for 67 countries who believe in freedom in publishing, and respect for creativity and copyright laws. Managing director of Prentice-Hall, Kokee K. Ghosh says,…
HPIKAUAI, U.S.A., April 29, 2003: An HPI reader responded with details of the bank that deposits the names of God: “The name of the bank is Ramramapatri Bank, 5/35 Tripura Bhairvi, Dasaswamedh, Varanasi, India. This was established in 1927 and has more than 7000 billion Ramnam (names of Lord Rama.) On Ram Navami day, all the Ramnams are brought out,…
SourceKOLKATA, INDIA, April 29, 2003: An ordinary middle-class Hindu family with a real estate business and a kerosene shop runs a mosque in Barasat near Kolkata. “I feel good that the Basu family looks after the mosque on their compound,” Muslim priest Mohammed Abu Bakkar says. “It shows that despite all the religious hatred, Muslims and Hindus are basically one.”…