Source: Religion News Services WASHINGTON, DC, USA: The U.S. Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of an Arizona program that provides state tax breaks for donations to private school scholarship programs. As part of the 13-year-old tax-tuition program, taxpayers receive a dollar-for-dollar reduction in state income taxes for their donations to not-for-profit school-tuition organizations. Last year, 91.5 percent of the…
Source: beta.thehindu.com INDIA, May 2010: Eating ginger can help ease muscle pain caused by heavy exercise, says a latest research. Ginger root has been used as a household remedy for centuries for a variety of ailments, such as cough and colds and upset stomach, but now the study has revealed that ginger is particularly good for staving off muscle pain.…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Dharma is the only solution for all the ills the society is facing today. H.H. Swami Jayendra Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Kanchi Peetam, calling on families– during his 64th birthday–to adopt the morals and culture of India in daily life.
Source: blog.baliwww.com BALI, INDONESIA, May 22, 2010: Balinese Hindu’s will celebrate a religious day known as Kuningan on Saturday May 22, 2010. This ceremonial occasion falls exactly 10 days after the Galungan rituals and is a time to commemorate ancestral spirits as they return to heaven after dwelling on earth for an extended period. Worshipers express their gratitude through prayer…
Source: HPI PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, May 25, 2010 (By Paras Ramoutar): Trinidad and Tobago has elected its first female Prime Minister in the person of Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar following elections held on Monday. She is a devout Hindu, and her People’s Partnership won 29 out of the 41 parliamentary seats. Persad-Bissessar is expected to swear in as Prime Minister…
Source: news.oneindia.in SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, May 16, 2010: A number of Kashmir Pandits offered rituals at the historic Vicharnag temple, when it reopened after a 20 year hiatus. Located in the district’s Soura city, once famous for being center of discourse and learning for Muslims and Hindus, the Vicharnag temple had closed in the 1990 when the Kashmiri Pandits migrated from…
Source: www.deccanchronicle.com CHENNAI, INDIA, May 22, 2010: Craig Venter’s laboratory cell violates the divine law of creation, says Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, who believes that creating life in a laboratory is an act of defiance against God. “Venter’s work violates karma, which alone decides the nature of life for all humans and, besides, creating life in a lab could cause…
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI, INDIA, May 22, 2010: This summer, ethnic wear seems to be the flavor of the season. Cutting across departmental stores, kurtis and other apparel are flying off the shelves with customers queuing up for the latest in comfortable Indian wear even while western designer labels fret over silhouettes and sizes for the domestic buyers. Max, the value…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Only one task to do here: find out who you are. How do you find out who you are? Dive into silence.
Source: www.dallasnews.com [HPI note: Today’s edition of HPI brings two articles about the same subject: new curriculum standards approved by the Texas State Board of Education. The contrast between the first article (from a Texan newspaper) and the second one (from a UK newspaper) makes for an enlightening comparison.] TEXAS, UNITED STATES, May 21, 2010: The Texas State Board of…