Source: www.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 8, 2010: It was a rare gift from U.S. President Barack Obama to the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi — a stone used to build a memorial of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, who was inspired by the Father of the Nation. Mr Obama handed over the memorabilia to Rajnish Kumar, Secretary of Rajghat…
Source: www.indianewscast.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 9, 2010: Michelle Obama just couldn’t stop buying Indian fabrics and products the capitals sun-dappled crafts museum. At the museum on a scheduled stop of one hour, she lingered on for almost two hours, stopping only when she ran out of money after splurging an estimated US$2,000 on bedspreads, paintings and other items, many…
Source: www.nytimes.com USA, November 8, 2010: There was something hiding in plain sight inside our own galaxy. A group of scientists working with data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope said Tuesday that they had discovered two bubbles of energy erupting from the center of the Milky Way. They are not exactly small, either, extending 25,000 light years up and…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com For fear of causing terror to living beings, let the Bodhisattva striving to attain compassion refrain from eating flesh. Gautama The Buddha
Source: www.thehindu.com INDIA, October 2010: Lord Venkateswara, the presiding Deity at the Tirumala temple, received two more precious donations. Reckoned as the richest temple in the world next to the Vatican Church, the Lord of the Seven Hills received a dazzling golden crown weighing 32 lbs. The exquisitely chiseled stone-studded tiara was offered by a Mumbai-based business tycoon who however…
Source: www.dnaindia.com MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, November 1, 2010: Reaching out to the Indian community this Diwali, Victoria’s premier John Brumby on Saturday offered an assistance of Aus $1 million for the construction of a Hindu cultural and education center here. Brumby announced the grant during a Diwali celebration event that attracted thousands of Indians as well as locals in the heart…
Source: media247.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, October 27, 2010: The Hindu Forum of Britain (HFB) in hosting the annual Diwali celebrations at the House of Commons. With traditional Hindu prayers and an annukut (Hindu holy offering of food), the program includes traditional Bharatanatyam dances and musical performances. Special guests were Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Leader of the Opposition Ed Milliband, newly…
Source: www.timeslive.co.za CHATSWORTH, AFRICA, October 24, 2010: The temple society at the Shri Vishnu Temple in Chatsworth believes this Hanuman statue will be the largest Hanuman in Africa. Temple officials decided to erect the mammoth statue three months ago during a meeting to discuss plans to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in the country. Project coordinator…
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 8, 2010: By endorsing India for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, President Obama on Monday signaled the United States’ intention to create a deeper partnership of the world’s two largest democracies that would expand commercial ties and check the influence of an increasingly assertive China. “In Asia and around the…
Source: www.expressindia.com INDIA, October 26, 2010: Ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to India, leading defense analyst Dr. K. Subrahmanyam speaks to The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, on the Indo-U.S. relationship and dealing with China. “I think Obama will be developing his options. A more powerful China expanding into Asia, South Asia, West Asia and East Asia is…