Massive Hanuman Statue to be Unveiled in December in Africa

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…

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Obama Acknowledges India “Has Emerged”

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…

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Opinion: “Obama Does Not Have an Option But To Make India A Leading Partner”

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…

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Colgate Accused of Stealing Thousand-Year-Old Toothpaste

Source: www.myfoxorlando.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 21, 2010: A legal dispute between the U.S. and India over an herbal toothpaste was leaving a bitter aftertaste between the two countries Thursday, with Colgate Palmolive accused of filing a bogus patent. Colgate, the world’s largest producer of toothpaste, patented a tooth cleaning powder in the hope that it would take the multibillion-dollar…

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UK Scientists Suggest Giving Up Certain Foods to Save the Planet

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk EAST ANGLIA, UNITED KINGDOM: October 26, 2010: Scientists from the University of East Anglia analyzed existing data on the nutritional and environmental effects of different kinds of foods and recommended eating less beef, sugar, and cheese, as well as drinking less tea and coffee. The report was commissioned by the Food Standards Agency to try to change the…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com India conquered and dominated China culturally [through Buddhism] for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.    Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to the United States

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Australian Official Announces $1 Million Fund For Hindu Center

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…

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Diwali Celebrations at the House of Commons

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…

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Diwali Lights Up The World

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com USA, November 7, 2010: The popular Hindu festival of Diwali was celebrated all over the globe on November 4-5, by Hindus and many of their non-Hindu friends. Diwali (or Deepavali, “row of lights”) is celebrated by Hindus worldwide to commemorate the triumph of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, hope over despair. If you rolled a bit of…

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The Obama’s Diwali in India

Source: www.nytimes.com MUMBAI, INDIA, November 7, 2010: Obama was dancing around questions in India– figuratively speaking — on Sunday, he also participated in some literal dancing, showing off some moves that, to the delight of photographers traveling with him, are likely to provide iconic images of his trip. President Obama danced with students during a Diwali Candle Lighting and Performance,…

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