timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHANDIGARH, INDIA, May 13, 2009: In a legal battle over the 500-year-old Shiva Temple at Saketri in Panchkula, justice Surya Kant of Punjab and Haryana High Court has restrained the state of Haryana from taking over temple management from the Shiv Mandir Nav Durga Charitable Trust. The trust’s counsel emphasized the temple was initially developed by a society and…
news.bbc.co.uk GHENT, BELGIUM, May 2009: The Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to go vegetarian at least once a week. [HPI note: of course, many Indian towns and maybe cities are completely vegetarian all the time following their tradition, religion and culture. But Ghent is making an effort toward vegetarianism while immersed in…
www.google.com KARACHI, Pakistan, May 13, 2009: As the Taliban gains a stronger foothold in Pakistan, increasingly violent assaults are being carried out against religious minorities, including Hindus and Christians. While the Taliban does not carry out all of the attacks, extremist elements inspired by the group will sometimes act in its name. The lives of Hindus are in danger, according…
www.hinduismtoday.com He creates the Universe and then reveals Himself to us and in us. He made Himself manifest. Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scripture
www.nytimes.com CHARLESTON, SC, USA, April 27, 2009: More than ever, America’s atheists are linking up and speaking out. They are connecting on the Internet, holding meet-ups in bars, advertising on billboards and buses, volunteering at food pantries and picking up roadside trash, earning atheist groups recognition on adopt-a-highway signs. Polls show that the ranks of atheists are growing. The American…
RNS [HPI note: The first paragraph of this HPI item was missing yesterday. We run it again in full.] LONDON, ENGLAND, May 15, 2009: In a controversial move, the British Broadcasting Corp. has appointed Muslim television executive Aaqil Ahmed to head its religious programming–a position viewed by some as one of the most influential religious positions in the country. The…
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indu.nz@gmail.com AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, May 2, 2009: The first New Zealand Hindu Youth Conference, “Living in Modern New Zealand with Traditional Values,” was held May 2, 2009 in Mangere, Auckland. The conference was organized by the Hindu Youth Foundation, a division of the Hindu Council of New Zealand Inc, with enthusiastic support from the Hindu Elders Foundation. Over 130 delegates,…
www.sanmarcosrecord.com AUSTIN, TX, USA, May 05, 2009: A mela was held Saturday, April 25th at Barsana Dham. Plenty of attractions kept the 6,000 attendees entertained at the only authentic Indian Fair in the area. There was something for everyone to enjoy such as Mehndi hand painting, Indian dance and music performances, an open-air bazaar selling a variety of Indian clothes…
The BBC has been criticized by both Church of England’s Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and his No. 2 prelate, Archbishop of York John Sentamu. Both have characterized the network as being indifferent, and sometimes openly hostile, to Christianity. Christina Rees, a member of the Church of England’s Archbishops’ Council, described Ahmed as “a respected professional” with a solid record…