www.newstatesman.com MUMBAI, INDIA, April 23, 2009: It may be hard to credit now, as 700 million voters go to the polls in the world’s biggest elections, but back in the 1940s the wise men of the British Raj predicted that while Pakistan would prosper, India would soon be divided into smaller mutually hostile state. Pakistan, it was thought, would become…
shambu@connect.com.fj FIJI, September 13, 2007: Brahman Shiromani Pundit Anant Anand Sharma was re-elected to the post of national president of the Shree Sanatan Dharm Brahman Purohit Sabha of Fiji for a sixteenth consecutive year. The Brahman Sabha is the religious arm of all Sanatan followers in Fiji and consists of Hindu priests. Pundit Sharma who has been preaching since the…
www.hindu.com MADRID, SPAIN, April 22, 2009: President Pratibha Patil has lauded the role of over 500 “yoga ashrams” in Spain in helping the Spanish have a feel of India. “The links between India and Spain cover many dimensions” Ms. Patil said at the State Banquet hosted in her honour by Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia here on Tuesday…
Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent.DELHI, INDIA, March 23, 2005:
RNS NAIROBI, KENYA, April 23, 2009: A row is simmering between Christians and Muslims in Kenya over reported attempts to convert President Obama’s grandmother, Sarah Obama, to Christianity.”We had invited her to grace our meeting in Kisumu,” Lewis Ondiek, an official with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kenya, told Ecumenical News International. “Mama Sarah had assured us that she was…
SourceNEW JERSEY, USA October 21, 2004: The Dwarkadhish Temple is in the midst of a weeklong 10th anniversary celebration at its Washington Road site. To this point the celebration has been a success, with no complaints from residents or officials. Events will culminate this weekend, as thousands are expected at the temple Saturday, and a procession through town will be…
www.hinduismtoday.com There are more than one million Indians here in America now. And I think more than half of them are here tonight (laughter and applause). And I might say, Mr. Prime Minister, the other half are disappointed that they’re not here (laughter). President Bill Clinton at a State Dinner held at the white house in honor of India’s Prime…
News ReportNEW YORK, USA, November 28, 2003: Guyanese-born, Mr. Bankim Gossai was bestowed with the prestigious MBE (Member of British Empire) for his tireless charity works in communities in South London, England, by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth in June, 2003. Mr. Gossai, from Handsome Tree, Mahaica Creek in Guyana, migrated to England thirty years ago. He served as a Group…
SourceLONDON, ENGLAND, September 10, 2003: Britons are abandoning churches in droves, replacing traditional religion with activities that focus on themselves. But most people still believe in something, a poll revealed yesterday. Six out of ten of Britons believe in God and increasing numbers find Jesus inspirational, thanks to a rise in evangelical Christianity. Islam and alternative ideas such as New…