UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 (Nigerian Tribune): A recently published study by the Pew Research Center has revealed that the number of people who identify with no religion in the United States nearly doubled between 2010 and 2020. Figures from Pew’s Global Religious Landscape study show that the population of religiously unaffiliated individuals in the US rose from 51.2 million…
SINGAPORE, June 8, 2025 (Straits Times): More than 20,000 devotees gathered to witness the consecration of the Sri Sivan Temple on June 8. The Geylang East temple, one of the oldest Hindu temples in Singapore, has a history that dates back to the 1800s. The event was attended by the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs…
INDIA, June 1, 2025 (KKN): The second grand phase of the Pran Pratishtha Utsav (divine consecration festival) at the sacred Ram Mandir complex in Ayodhya is set to begin on June 3, and it comes with major spiritual developments. Among them, the consecration of Lord Narvadeshwar, a divine Shivling believed to be self-manifested (swayambhu), has already been performed within the…
NEW DELHI. INDIA, May 30, 2025 (ANI): Jonas Masetti, founder of Vishva Vidya Gurukulam in Brazil, expressed gratitude to the Indian government on being conferred the Padma Shri award Speaking to ANI, Jonas Masetti said: “I was not expecting this. It’s a great honor… Many people in Brazil are studying Vedanta, and this is an honor not just for me…
PAKISTAN, May 30, 2025 (New York Times): When Amar Faqira’s 3-year-old son abruptly lost movement in his foot last year, doctors offered little hope, and panic gripped his family. Mr. Faqira made a vow. If his prayers were answered and the boy recovered, he would make a 200-mile pilgrimage through blistering plains and jagged terrain to the Hinglaj Devi temple,…
INDIA, May 21, 2025 (India Times): The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is one of the most sacred pilgrimages for Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. Considered the abode of Lord Shiva, Mount Kailash and the holy Mansarovar Lake attract thousands of devotees every year. After being paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic and border tensions, the yatra is set to resume in June…
TAMIL NADU, INDIA, May 26, 2025 (The Commune): In a significant setback for the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department, the Supreme Court of India has rejected its Special Leave Petition, effectively upholding a pivotal ruling by the First Bench of the Madras High Court. This judgment puts a firm stop to the construction of commercial complexes…
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 26, 2025 (India West): In a landmark moment for religious diversity and spiritual representation in the U.S. Armed Forces, Pandit Shyam Maharaj has been appointed as a full-time active-duty Hindu chaplain in the United States Army. Commissioned on May 13, Maharaj became only the second Hindu chaplain in U.S. military history—an appointment hailed as a pivotal step…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, May 21, 2025 (India West): Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace have agreed to a $2.6 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that high school students were compelled to engage in Hindu-rooted Transcendental Meditation (TM) practices without parental consent or full transparency. The late David Lynch is the…
INDIA May 19, 2025 (The Hindu): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the Jagannath Dham at Digha on April 30, kicking up a controversy with the Odisha government, currently run by the BJP. On April 28, Bankim Mishra travelled about 155 miles from Chhatna in West Bengal’s Bankura district to Digha in Purba Medinipur, carrying 3,003 lotus flowers and…
