Source CHENNAI, INDIA, March 31, 2016 (Deccan Chronicle): Castigating the practice of using horn-type loud speakers (funnel-type, used mainly as mosques for the call to prayer) at religious places of various religions, causing noise pollution, the Madras high court observed, “It appears that these institutions (places of worship of different faiths) perceive that the blessing of God cannot be obtained…
Source INDIA, March 12, 2016 (India Today): That it existed at all was a surprise – a fortified enclosure of mud and brick, comparable to the citadels of the Harappans, spread over 500 sq m. It was filled with ash and cowdung. A people called the Ahars had built it in Balathal near modern Udaipur some 4,500 years ago. Carbon…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, March 31, 2016 (Deccan Chronicle): Giving its opinion in favor of gender equality, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that no law prevents women from entering any place. If men are allowed in a place of worship then women should also be permitted. Underlining the need for giving equal access to women, the High Court stated…
Source According as one acts, so does he become. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action, bad by bad action.— Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.5
Source AUSTRALIA, March 31, 2016 (BBC): A top Australian university has rejected claims it is trying to rewrite the nation’s colonial history. Students are being encouraged to use the term “invaded” rather than “settled” or “discovered”, and avoid the word “Aborigines.” The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Indigenous Terminology guide states that Australia was “invaded, occupied and colonized.” But…
Source Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.— Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Bengali poet and Brahmo Samaj philosopher
Source UNITED KINGDOM, March 28, 2016 (Daily Mail): A Muslim American Dairy Queen owner has given up his shop after putting up anti-Hindu signs in and around the restaurant. Mohammad Dar, 65, began posting the messages six months ago at his location in Kemah, Texas, KPRC reported. Two of them, placed near the front door, mention several religions and political…
Source UNITED STATES, March 5, 2015 (The Atlantic): When Tulsi Gabbard first ran for Congress in 2012 from her home state of Hawaii, her Republican opponent, David “Kawika” Crowley, ridiculed the observant Hindu for subscribing to a religion that “doesn’t align with the constitutional foundation of the U.S. government.” In the elections held the following month, Gabbard became the first–and…
Source INDIA, March 29, 2016 (Press Information Bureau): The Women & Child Development Minister, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi today launched the project of construction of a special home for one thousand widows at Vrindavan, Mathura. The foundation stone for the Home was laid by Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in the presence of Women Welfare Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Smt Syeda…
Source MANILA, PHILIPPINES, March 28, 2016 (The Standard): The Holi Festival, one of the happiest and most colorful festivals of Hindus, was recently celebrated at SM by the Bay Central Park with more than 2,500 people gathering for the auspicious event. Ushering in the arrival of spring, the festival widely celebrated in India, Nepal and other Hindu countries, saw its…