Source: www.ptinews.com DEHRADUN, INDIA, June 10, 2010: To give more prominence to Sanskrit, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank today sanctioned the creation of 113 posts on government grant basis in 11 non-government Sanskrit institutions in the state. The posts include 11 principals, 39 lecturers, 30 assistant teachers, 11 clerks and 22 peons. As the government has already extended the…
Source: www.google.com UNITED STATES, June 19, 2020: Meet the new wave of Indian-American politicians. At least eight children of Indian immigrants are running for Congress or statewide office, the most ever. The star of this trend is Nikki Haley, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, who is favored to win the election for governor of South Carolina. Indian heritage is where Haley’s…
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 5, 2010: (RNS) What does it mean when the two best-known Indian-American politicians in American politics are converts to Christianity? In South Carolina, Nikki Haley won the Republican nomination for governor despite a whisper campaign that criticized her name and religion. Many questioned the validity of Haley’s Christian faith. Some, including Republican…
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Source: http://www.patheos.com/Topics/Future-of-World-Religions/Hinduism.html KAPAA, KAUAI, USA, July 1, 2010: Patheos.com is organizing a series where scholars, devotees and religious leaders debate the future of religions. In the first one, “The Future of Hinduism,” fourteen essays expound different perspectives on the Hindu Faith and its future. HPI will publish summaries of some pieces over the next few weeks. HPI readers are invited…
Source: www.thenational.ae TULLA MULLA, KASHMIR, June 19, 2010: Two decades after fleeing Kashmir, thousands of brahmin Hindus, known as pandits, returned to their ancestral homeland yesterday to pray at a sacred shrine, the biggest congregation of pandits since their exodus. Amid tight security, around 100,000 Pandits came from across India to gather in Tulla Mulla, 17 miles east of Srinagar,…
Source: www.business-standard.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 8, 2010 (by Geetanjali Krishna): Delhi’s roads are capable of springing all sorts of surprises, I know. Even so, what we saw the other day was definitely in the realm of the unexpected. Sailing down Africa Avenue was a large rodent on wheels. On top, riding the rat, was a life-size statue of the…
Source: politiksaman.blogspot.com SUMATRA, June 4, 2010: Balinese Hindus who have migrated to Sumatra have plans to build a temple in Muara Beliti. The Musi Rawas regional government of Sumatra has helped the group locate land and is bringing in experts from Bali to do the construction. The work will begin next year at an estimated cost of US$108,000.
Source: www.dnaindia.com KARNATAKA, INDIA, June 11, 2010: The high court of Karnataka granted conditional bail to self-styled godman Paramahamsa Nithyananda, who is facing criminal charges. The court observed that he had fallen short of his image as a spiritual leader. The tainted Nithyananda was freed from the sub-jail in Ramanagara, where he has been languishing since May 1. His disciple,…
Source: news.rediff.com UNITED STATES, June 18, 2010: Most Indians have a positive image of the United States, with 66 percent expressing a favorable opinion, though this is down from last year when 76 percent of the people held this view. The survey conducted between April 7 and May 8 finds that the image of the U.S. as a country is…