Source INDIA, December 5, 2015 (Hindustan Times): The richest Hindu temple in the world could soon come to the rescue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to recycle tons of idle gold and cut economy-hurting imports. The gold monetization scheme, aimed at persuading individuals, institutions and rich temples to deposit some of their gold stash with banks to recycle, has…
Source The biggest sorrow is poverty. The greatest happiness is that of meeting with a saint, which is beyond compare.— Tulsidas in the Ramacharitamanasa, 16th century
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 4, 2015 (Telegraph): India’s supreme court has ruled that a man cannot divorce his wife if she is terminally ill, even if she consents, because he is duty-bound under Hindu law to care for her. The landmark ruling came as justices turned down the divorce application of a man whose wife, it emerged, had breast…
Source As the political turbulence set off by former Union minister Kumari Selja’s remarks [which are not quoted in this article] refused to subside in Delhi, the storm created ripples of disbelief at the Dwarkadhish shrine in Bet Dwarka, an island off Okha coast in Gujarat’s Devbhoomi Dwarka district. The tirth purohits, or pandas, who show pilgrims around the temple,…
Source Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.— Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), Founder of Self-Realization Fellowship
Source UNITED KINGDOM, March 4, 2013 (Scientist Live): A cow with a name produces more milk than one without, scientists at Newcastle University have found. Drs. Catherine Douglas and Peter Rowlinson have shown that by giving a cow a name and treating her as an individual, farmers can increase their annual milk yield by almost 500 pints. The study, published…
Source DINJAPUR, BANGLADESH, December 5, 2015 (DNA India): Ten people have been injured at a Hindu religious gathering in northern Bangladesh as three crude bombs went off at Jatra pandal on the premises of Kantaji Temple in Kaharol upazila of Dinajpur. According to the Daily Star, a series of blasts took place in the afternoon when the people were watching…
Source NEW DELHI, December 3, 2015 (Hindustan Times): The National Digital Library will roll out a collection of a million digitized books and journals, according to an official. The Library will also bring over 100 institutes under its fold. “The first thing that will come in February is the National Digital Library (NDL) with one million books and journals that…
Source Many people are afraid of silence. They have to be doing something all the time. Many people also are afraid of being alone. But actually no one ever is alone. He’s always with his great divine Self. Every person has a great, divine Self within him, an absolutely perfect, shining, sublime being of light. The voice of this being…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, October 21, 2015 (editorial by Dr. Prakash Shah): The caste system is one of the most prevalent and powerful markers of Indian culture and society. It is most closely associated with Hinduism and seen as hierarchical and oppressive, particularly for those who are at the bottom of the system. This is a stereotype, founded on Christian theological…