Source: Religion News Service EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, June 2010: “Good evangelism” and “bad evangelism” came under discussion when a diverse group of Christians met to mark the 100th anniversary of the historic 1910 Edinburgh Missionary Conference. Antonios Kireopoulos, the associate general secretary for interfaith relations for the New York-based National Council of Churches, on Friday (June 4) used his keynote address…
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Source: www.hindustantimes.com TORONTO, CANADA, June 21, 2010: After five years of wait, Shree Sharadamba Hindu Temple complex, built at a whopping cost of 11 million dollars to stand as “a testament to Canada and India’s proud traditions of pluralism”, was finally opened for the public. The complex which consists Sringeri Sharadamba Temple and the Adi Shankara Museum, was consecrated yesterday…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 7, 2010: The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has prepared patent formats of nearly 900 yoga asanas (postures), to prevent European and American companies involved in fitness-related activities from claiming them as their own. The asanas have been collected from Patanjali’s classic work on yoga, as well as other ancient classics like the…
Source: www.ddinews.gov.in UNITED STATES, June 2010: An Indian American is among the teachers nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama as a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The award is presented annually to the best pre-college-level Science and Mathematics teachers from across the country. Radhika Plakkot is among 103 Math and Science teachers…
Source: beta.thehindu.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, June 12, 2010: It was the end of a legacy when the Rajagopuram came crashing down. The Sri Kalahastiswara temple, situated on the banks of River Swarnamukhi, is surrounded by a chain of hills with massive rocky formations everywhere. The temple is considered as “Dakshina Kailash” and one of the Panchabuta sthalams, standing for “vayu” (air)…
Source: expressbuzz.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, May 28, 2010: After the collapse of the Rajagopuram of the revered Shiva temple at Srikalahasti, experts mulled whether it was human negligence that brought it down or was it natural causes such as wear and tear, exposure to the elements and lightning strikes? “The foundation of the structure weakened due to the sinking of wells,…
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Source: blogs.telegraph.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, June 6, 2010: For the first time ever, the 400,000 Hindu pilgrims on the Amarnath Yatra will be able to take their mobile phones with them, after the state-owned operator BSNL said it would erect nine signal masts along the route. BSNL’s announcement is part of the Indian government’s plan to promote mobile telephony in inhospitable…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com VARANASI, INDIA, May 26, 2010: City-based artist Vijay Gaur, who set a national record by painting 3,500 images of Lord Ganesha non-stop for 51 hours at the Siddhi Vinayak Temple in Mumbai last year, now wants to better his own feat. For that, he will leave for the Tirupati Balaji temple on June 1. There, he will showcase…