Neti Pot’s Effectiveness Surprises Scientists

www.nytimes.com MICHIGAN, U.S., APRIL 14, 2009: Pollen forecasters are predicting a heavy season this year, so allergy sufferers may be struggling to find relief. For some, the neti pot, a nasal irrigator that resembles a small teapot, has become an alternative remedy. While it is not nearly as convenient as popping a pill or using a spray, several recent studies…

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Temple Expansion Approved After Five-Year Standoff

www.mycentraljersey.com BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY, USA, April 28, 2009: After a five-year standoff, the proposed expansion of the Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of USA was unanimously approved by the Board of Adjustment. Although some restrictions were placed on the project, temple chairman Madhusudhan Rao Chava said, “We’re very happy with the outcome. It took five years and we finally got…

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Buying Gold on an Auspicious Day

www.thelatestnews.in INDIA, April 30, 2009: Gold-jewelery in India is often bought on an auspicious day. One such day is Akshaya Tritiya, a very favorable date according to the Hindu calendar for buying long-term assets like gold and silver, diamond and other precious stones, and real estate. This year’s Akshaya Tritiya fell on April 27 and gold sales were up 14%…

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Christian-Only White House Prayer Service Canceled By President Obama

www.HAFsite.org. WASHINGTON, DC, USA, May 6, 2009 [Hindu American Foundation Press Release]: President Barack Obama resisted mounting pressure from the far-right Christian group Focus on the Family and will not hold a formal Christian-only prayer service in the White House to mark the National Day of Prayer tomorrow. For the past eight years, the annual observance led by the National…

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Laws Discriminatory To Minorities To Be Repealed in Bangladesh

www.thaindian.com BANGLADESH, April 30, 2009: Bangladesh Prime Minister SheikhHasina has said that her government will repeal all laws and rulesdiscriminatory to minority communities, including indigenous people.“Our government believes in freedom of all religious faiths and equalopportunities for all,” Hasina told a visiting French militarydelegation Wednesday. Hasina said the government would ensure protection of freedom of allreligions and the minority groups’…

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Dalits Converted To Christianity Feel Left Behind

www.free-press-release.com BHOPAL, INDIA, May 6, 2009: Mr. R.L. Francis is the National President of the “Poor Christian Liberation Movement.” Unhappy with the stagnant condition of dalits who converted to Christianity, Francis is asking the Church for less proselityzing and more compassion. Mr. Francis says that church authorities are spending millions of rupees in preaching: there are around two hundred Catholic…

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Daily Inspiration

www.hinduismtoday.com The learned have prescribed penance for the murderer of a pious man, a drunkard, a thief or for one who has violated a solemn vow. But there is no pardon for the ungrateful.    The Panchatantra

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Daily Inspiration

www.hinduismtoday.com The average man of the world goes about his daily life not knowing that subconsciously he is seeking the Absolute Truth, the Beloved in the jiva. The mind-body equipment of man contains this Beloved, yet he seeks for it everywhere else but within. The musk deer attracted by its own scent searches for it in the woods. Little does…

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Bad Omens For Nepal’s New Government

religion.info KATHMANDU, NEPAL, May 4, 2009: When King Gyanendra’s army-backed reign ended three years ago followed by the abolition of monarchy in the world’s only Hindu kingdom, it did not come as a surprise to the Himalayan nation’s devout Hindus. “It was on the charts,” says Upendra Dahal, a Brahmin priest who also dabbles in astrology at the revered Pashupatinath…

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