Amazon Canada sells Lord Ganesha underwear: Upset Hindus seek apology
Upset Hindus are urging online retailer Amazon Canada for the immediate withdrawal of underwear, doormats, bed sheets, sweatpants, rugs, bedspreads, bedcovers, picnic beach sheets, floor mat, sweat shorts and skateboards More...
Mahabharata Showcased: A Time Travel Into The Ancient Indraprasta
It all started on the crisp morning of 18 November 2016! The much-awaited First Indraprasta Festival was held in Delhi, taking visitors back in time to the Mahabharata era. Aligned with the World Heritage Week More...
IIT Bombay converts Veda ‘workshop’ to lectures after opposition
A workshop on ‘Ancient Indian Knowledge Systems’ at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), for which the requisite permissions were apparently not taken, had to be converted into a lecture series More...
Hinduism spreads by conviction, not conversion
BENGALURU: Hinduism is misunderstood as a narrow religion but in reality it is a very inclusive and broad-minded religion, said M K Sridhar, member of the Central Advisory Board of Education, Ministry of Human More...
ISKCON, Mayapur organises Ganga Swacch Abhiyan
On its way to Ganga Sagar the vessel will pass through various places visited by Chaitanaya MahaPrabhu, a spiritual teacher who had founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism. As a part of its Golden Jubilee celebrations, devotees More...
Searching for fragments of Hindu temples dedicated to goddesses in and around Lahore
The building is dilapidated and has a narrow, dark stairway. The three-storey structure should be declared uninhabitable, and yet, it is home to several families. On the first floor, I notice a huge crack that More...
Bihar: Work on world’s largest Hindu temple, Viraat Ramayan Mandir, to begin in 2017
Highlights Work on world’s tallest Hindu temple to begin soon in Bihar. Design or architecture will have nothing to do with Angkor Wat. The temple would have a seating capacity of 20,000. Work More...
Theft of 330 kg silver from Jain temple, police look for trustee
POLICE ARE looking for a 50-year-old man they suspect was behind the alleged theft of 330 kg silver from Sambhavnath Jain temple in Borivli West. The person is a trustee of the temple. An FIR was filed against More...
Police-locals clash in Bihar after temple demolished for road widening
Violent clashes took place between police and locals in Patna City area after the district administration demolished a temple for widening of road. The Bihar government is at the moment working on a war footing More...
Priest found murdered inside temple in Ulsoor
A priest was murdered in a small roadside temple at Ulsoor on Thursday night. According to the police, 55-year-old Vasuswami was a priest — and an astrologer — at a temple run on the ground-floor of his home More...