Lord Jagannatha’s 1978 Calcutta Pastimes: Part 1 – It Begins In New York
[Editor’s note: The following story is narrated by Mayesvara Dasa, who is a disciple of Sri A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He had the unique service of building many Ratha chariots for use in temple festivals More...
BoE assures Hindu group on concerns over non-veg notes
London, Feb 19 (PTI) One of the UKs leading umbrella group for Hindus has said the Bank of England has assured them that concerns over the use of animal fat in the new five-pound notes were being treated with “utmost More...
Ray of hope: Hindu refugees from Pakistan start receiving Aadhaar cards
Families living in Majnu ka Tila, locally known as the ‘Pakistani mohalla’ in New Delhi see a ray of hope. The Delhi government has now started to provide Aadhaar cards to Hindu refugees from Pakistan More...
Investigation by Power Ministry reveals Akhilesh Yadav electrified villages based on religious lines, ignored villages with Hindu population
In his high-pitched campaigns for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has regularly raised the issue of benefits from various government schemes are not reaching people of Uttar Pradesh More...
Kalyana Venkateswara takes pleasure ride
In the evening, deities were taken out on Sarva Bhoopala Vahanam Lord Kalyana Venkateswara went on a pleasure ride on the ‘Kalpa Vruksha Vahanam’ along with His consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi on the fourth More...
This adman is documenting deities that rule Mumbai’s gullies
While walking along Mumbai’s narrow bylanes, Gopal MS realised the abundance of shrines in slums. And most of these, he says, hark back to the local community’s village or hometown — a clue to lives More...
Shivratri Mela at Shiv Khori
Laden with immense beauty and high spirituality, Jammu and Kashmir is truly a paradise for the pilgrims and abode to the Gods and Goddesses worshipped in the shrines, caves or hill spots. These holy symbols have More...
J&K police issue advisory to ensure secure Shivratri – DNA
Appealing to the people of Jammu region to cooperate in maintaining security in wake of the upcoming Shivratri festival, police today issued advisories to ensure peaceful celebration of the festival. While directing More...
No shutdown on Shivratri festival in Kashmir; separatists call off strike – India Today
What comes as a sign of relief to the Pandit community living in Kashmir, separatists have called off the Friday shutdown this time which coincided with the festival of Shivratri. A spokesperson of separatist camp More...
If BJP wins UP, can bring a law to build Ram temple … A government in UP can speed up temple construction’
BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Katiyar is founder president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s youth wing, Bajrang Dal, and has been a long-time advocate of building a Ram temple in Ayodhya. He spoke to Nalin Mehta and More...