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Source The mind alone is man’s cause of bondage or release: it leads to bondage when attached to the sense objects, and to release when freed from them.— Krishna Yajur Veda, Maitri Upanishad

Source AUSTRALIA, March 30, 2016 (Newsgram): Australia is one of those continents with which India shares not only a sport tie of cricket, hockey or others, but the land serves as a strong threshold for Indian students to pursue their studies with immense scope in the later years of their life. Recently, a survey suggested how Australia is becoming the…

Source INDIA, March 28, 2016 (Jagrit Bharat by Aditya Agrawal): While surfing the internet and searching for information, many users navigate to Wikipedia for a preliminary insight on any topic. Hence Wikipedia articles are extremely important. For a non-academic user, information contained in a Wikipedia article is generally considered to be authentic. Unlike Facebook and Twitter, Wiki articles have a…

Source UNITED STATES, March 30, 2016 (Washington Post): Why is it that some people can stay healthy only by sticking to a strict vegetarian diet? Why is it that others can eat a steak a day, remain slim, avoid heart disease and feel like a million dollars? The answers may lie in your heritage. Cornell University researchers have found a…

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