‘60% dip in sales of Chinese goods this Diwali’
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has claimed that there was a 60 per cent dip in the sales of Chinese goods this Diwali as a result of the massive social media campaign urging people to boycott Chinese products. “Realising the mood among the people because of the social media campaign, traders across the country were seen reluctant in More...
US President Barack Obama celebrates Diwali, lights first-ever diya in Oval Office
US President Barack Obama has celebrated Diwali by lighting the first-ever diya in the Oval Office of the White House and hoped that his successors would continue the tradition. Obama, who was the first president More...
Let Sadashiva manifest completely in every one of us and radiate all the auspiciousness: Diwali Message from Paramhamsa Nithyananda
Today is Deepavali, one of the most auspicious and greatest festival for all sampradayas of Sanatana Hindu Dharma. For Shaivites this was the day on which Subraymanya was conceived and he was born on the 6th day More...
This diwali, visit Kumhar Colony and light up a potter’s life
Before you start rummaging through markets for attractive, pocket-friendly and Make in India Diwali decorations, explore the heaven of pottery in West Delhi — Kumhar Colony. Located in Uttam Nagar, the place More...
Government Plans To Set Up The Country’s First Vedic Education Board
ads_sharebox_260x60 In a bid to encourage Vedic learning, the government is planning to set up its own school board. According to the Indian Express, the HRD ministry is planning to establish an examination board More...
Hanuman is world’s original superhero
Long before Superman or Batman, there was Hanuman. The original superhero. But he wasn’t just all brawn. He was a consummate all-rounder. He was intelligent, patient, compassionate, ready to help, graceful, More...
Chronology of Kashmira Kings — Know Every King who ever ruled Kashmir
The list is compiled from the historian Kota VenkataChalam, and is entirely composed from the unedited version of Kalhana’s Rajatarangni, with additional sources he identifies in the text on Chronology of Kashmira More...
Why We Need To Free Hindu Temples From Government Control
Article 26 of the Indian Constitution provides people of all religions with the freedom to manage their religious institutions. However, Hindus do not enjoy this freedom enshrined in the country’s founding document. Various More...
Donald Trump’s Daughter, Ivanka, To Celebrate Diwali At Hindu Temple
Washington: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s daughter will celebrate the Diwali festival at a Hindu temple in the crucial swing state of Virginia with the members of the Indian-American More...
Those lights down the block may be for Diwali, not Christmas
In a new Maple Grove development, Shefali Chahal and her husband Dharminder Kumar recently put up what appeared to their neighbors to be Christmas lights. “People stopped by that were driving on our street,” More...