UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 (Korea Daily): An alarming 63% of English-language religion and faith paperbacks sold on Amazon may have been written using artificial intelligence, according to a recent analysis by AI detection platform Originality.ai. Examining 2,034 books across 14 religious categories with an average rating of 4 stars or higher during the first half of the year, researchers…
ITALY, July 28, 2025 (Cronache Maceratesi translated from Italial): Starting today, in Piazza San Marco, next to Camporotondo’s town hall, the statue of the Indian poet Maharishi Valmiki will not only be a point of reference for the Indian community living in the area, but also a symbol of integration and acceptance between Italian and Indian cultures. The inauguration ceremony…
UNITED STATES, April 30, 2026 (CoHNA by Pranav Shrivastava): Numbers. They’re everywhere. In your phone, your favorite video game, even in the rhythm of a song. But did you know that some of the most powerful ideas in math came from ancient India, from thinkers who lived thousands of years before calculators or computers? That blew my mind—and it changed…
UNITED STATES,, April 16, 2025 (Holocaust Encyclopedia): The word swastika comes from the Sanskrit svastika, which means “good fortune” or “well-being.” The motif (a hooked cross) appears to have first been used in Eurasia, as early as 7,000 years ago, perhaps representing the movement of the sun through the sky. To this day, it is a sacred symbol in Hinduism,…
NEPAL, August 26, 2026 (ndtv.com) Nepal was hit by a major tragedy on Wednesday morning when flash floods struck the Himalayan border region of the country. At least 22 people have died and over 400 are missing with a torrent of water sweeping away villages and project sites in the region bordering Tibet. Among those missing are 108 Indians who…
ITALY, July 31, 2026 (Lokkio.it, translated from Italian): The Italian Hindu Union, in collaboration with the Municipality of Savona and the ASYA Om Association, is pleased to present the *Mahābhārata*—the most expansive epic ever composed—in a fresh, youthful adaptation. Directed by Stefania Lo Russo with a script by Marco M. Pernich, the production will be staged on August 3, 2026,…
August 17, 2026: This video explores the religious evolution of Mauritius from 1800 to 2026 through an engaging bar chart race visualization, revealing how migration, colonialism, indentured labour, and population growth transformed the island’s religious landscape. Watch how Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and other religious communities changed over more than two centuries. Discover how the arrival of Indian indentured workers…
UNITED STATES, August 10, 2026 (RNS): To 15-year-old Mira Trivedi, who is Hindu, the swastika always signaled its auspicious Sanskrit meaning: well-being, good fortune and peace. So when her eighth grade social studies teacher said the swastika was a hate symbol representing Hitler’s genocidal antisemitism, Trivedi went up after class to explain that the Nazi symbol was not the swastika…
INDIA, December 21, 2020 (Organiser): The engineering marvel, vision and expertise of Chola kings came to light after the recent torrential rain when water entered the famous Chidambaram Natarajar temple. Following heavy rains, water entered Chidambaram Natarajar temple for the first time in four long decades. Water from Sivaganagi pond flowed into the temple premises making it look like a…
UNITED STATES, August 10, 2026 (RNS): To 15-year-old Mira Trivedi, who is Hindu, the swastika always signaled its auspicious Sanskrit meaning: well-being, good fortune and peace. So when her eighth grade social studies teacher said the swastika was a hate symbol representing Hitler’s genocidal antisemitism, Trivedi went up after class to explain that the Nazi symbol was not the swastika…
