Source WASHINGTON, DC, May 22, 2014 (Hindu American Foundation) An estimated 1,000 Christian and Hindu girls are abducted every year in Pakistan, as reported by the Hindu American Foundation’s (HAF) tenth annual human rights report, released today. Their stories, unfortunately, have largely gone unnoticed by the international community. “Similar to the plight of the 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram…
Source VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, May 25, 2014 (The Hindu): Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam owns more than 100 kg gold and nearly one and half tons silver. The Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam has gold ornaments and jewelry weighing 55 kg. In addition it has gold reserves with the State Bank of India (SBI). With a wish to convert…
Source INDIA, May 23, 2014 (scribd.com): Available at “source” above is an extensive report on the 2002 Gujarat riots by French journalist Nicole Elfi. It has been recommended by an HPI reader as the most in-depth account available. This new URL takes you to the 2013 revision of the article.
Source WASHINGTON, DC, May 15, 2014 (The Washington Post): Sixty years ago this Saturday, the United States Supreme Court found state laws imposing segregation unconstitutional. Progress has been made, but the nation has been slipping, according to a new report analyzing government data from UCLA’s Civil Rights Project. And the states where segregation is most prevalent today are not the…
Source KERALA, INDIA, May 22, 2014 (The Hindu): Kerala police have mooted the urgent establishment of a no-fly zone over Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple to render the landmark shrine and its hoard of antique treasures stored in ancient subterranean vaults “impregnable” to airborne threats. Officials say the police have recommended that flying of kites be prohibited in the proposed no-fly zone…
Source BALI, INDONESIA, May 20, 2014, (by Ni Komang Erviani, The Jakarta Post): Hindus across Bali have been preparing for Galungan since last week. Traditional and modern markets have been flooded with people buying fruit, flowers, banana leaves and many other items especially for Galungan. Hindus have also begun to erect penjor, a decorated bamboo pole, in front of their…
Source By constantly repeating, “I am free, I am free,” a man verily becomes free. On the other hand, by constantly repeating, “I am bound, I am bound,” he certainly becomes bound. The fool who says only, “I am a sinner, I am a sinner,” verily drowns himself in worldliness. One should rather say: “I praise the name of God.…
Source INDIA, May 23, 2014 (Jaia Bharati): Available at “source” above is an extensive report on the 2002 Gujarat riots by French journalist Nicole Elfi. It has been recommended by an HPI reader as the most in-depth account available.
Source ITALY, May 28, 2014 (Lettera 43, summarized from the original Italian): The 8xmille (literally, “eight per thousand”) initiative in Italy is a mechanism by which the taxpayer directs a small percentage of their income tax (0.8%) to 11 recognized religious denominations or the state. There are check-off boxes at the bottom of the tax form to allow the taxpayer…
Source SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY, May 13, 2014 (Hudson Reporter): A life-sized statue of Mahatma Gandhi will be dedicated to the state at a ceremony in Secaucus on Saturday, May 31. The statue was hand crafted in India from a single piece of rock, and is a gift to the state of New Jersey from Secaucus residents Shantaben, Maneklal, Raj, and…