Afghanistan’s dwindling Sikh, Hindu communities flee abuses | RNS
Afghan Sikh Jagtar Singh Laghmani, 50, sits at his traditional herb shop on June 19, 2016, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo by Mohammad Ismail/REUTERS KABUL (Reuters) On a bright day in downtown Kabul, Jagtar Singh More...
Bangladesh: Hindu population grows by 1% in a year, claims report | The Indian Express
The number of Hindus in Muslim- majority Bangladesh has grown by one per cent to 1.70 crore in one year constituting 10.7 per cent of the population by the end of 2015, an official report said on Thursday. The More...
Nithya Yoga joins World Yoga Day 2016 in Bengaluru, India
On International Yoga Day, June 21st 2016, Nithya Yoga joined the Unify.org movement through a global synchronized yoga experience. Thousands of yogis unified in over 500 locations worldwide to practice Yoga More...
India pushes on with Hindu refugee citizenship pledge | Asia-Pacific | Worldbulletin News
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has prepared to fulfill a key and controversial election pledge by setting itself a deadline for granting citizenship to Hindu migrants from neighboring More...
Ambubachi Mela begins at Kamakhya temple in Assam, 25 lakh visitors expected | The Indian Express
Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who has been personally supervising the preparations said the government has put in maximum efforts to ensure that the Mela passes off peacefully. (Source: Express Dasarath Deka) The More...
Indian Soft Power at Work: International Yoga Day Captures Global Attention | The Diplomat
On June 21, 2016, the world welcomed the second celebration of the International Day of Yoga – constituted last year by the United Nations through a Resolution that won the support of 177 member states (including More...
Cow Urine Kills Farm Pests in India’s First Fully Organic State – Bloomberg
Nimtshreng Lepcha seeps medicinal leaves in cow urine and sprays the brew over his tomatoes. It’s the main way pests are repelled on his farm in the Himalayan foothills and across the northeastern state of Sikkim, More...
Priya reviews Amarnath Yatra arrangements
Minister of State for Culture and Tourism, Priya Sethi today review the arrangements for ensuing Shri Amarnath yatra, which will commence on July 2, 2016 and strrssed for providing all necessary facilities to the More...
Qutub Minar is a Hindu Structure – Part 2
The actual name of Qutub Minar is Dhwaja Sthambha or Vishnu Sthambha or Meru Sthambha. In this part of the series, we shall understand the meaning of Sthambha and its significance in Hindu temple. What is a Sthambha More...
Patanjali to spend Rs 10,000 crore on Yoga research: Baba Ramdev – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday said that Patanjali Ayurved Limited will soon spend Rs 10,000 crore on Yoga research work in India.”We are already spending a lot of money on Yoga research work, More...