Mallakhamb: The Hardest Sport You’ve Never Heard Of – The Wire
Mallakhamb is an ancient Indian traditional sport. The word ‘malla’ means gymnast and ‘khamb’ means pole. The earliest mention of the sport can be traced back to the 12th century, where it is mentioned in the classic Manas-Olhas.Competitive Mallakhamb was first introduced at the national level in 1958, at the National Gymnastics Championships. There More...
Leading the spirituality brigade
Spirituality knows no borders and Swami Rasananda Das stands testimony to this fact. Formerly known as Hyman Zuckerman, who hails from Canada, Swami Rasananda joined ‘The International Society for Krishna Consciousness’ More...
HC relief for godman Nithyananda – The New Indian Express
BENGALURU: 22 July 2016. The High Court on Thursday set aside the order of a trial court in Ramanagara rejecting the application of self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda and others seeking directives to summon the More...
Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s ‘aide’ arrested over alleged terror links | Zee News
Mumbai: In more trouble for controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, one of his close aides was arrested by the Maharashtra ATS and the Kerala Police in a joint operation for alleged terror links late on Thursday. The More...
New flag mast installed in Rameswaram temple – The Hindu
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department has replaced the more-than-four-decade-old ‘kodi maram’ (flag mast) installed in front of Ambal Parvathavardhini Sannadhi at Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple here More...
Holy cow urine industry gets boost from Narendra Modi’s pro-Hindu agenda – The Economic Times
Proponents of ayurveda, a holistic healing system developed thousands of years ago in India, say the urine, or “gomutra,” of an Indian cow contains special therapeutic properties and health benefits. More...
बाबा रामदेवः स्वदेशी के सूरमा : आज तक
हरिद्वार की चौहद्दी पर जंगलों के पीछे सूरज डूबने वाला है. पिछली रात हुई बारिश ने गर्मी More...
Now, you can offer shares, stocks of firms to Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple : India, News – India Today
Lord Ganesha devotees have something to cheer about. Mumbai’s famous Siddhivinayak Temple trust has allowed donations like shares or stocks of the companies listed in the name of Lord Ganesha. The SBI has More...
Eye on future, RSS gets tech savy to attract youngsters | The Indian Express
Eager to shake off its conservative image, the RSS is looking to attract youngsters into its fold, especially IT professionals and engineers, and has launched a host of measures, including an offer of online membership. The More...
India to build Dharamshala at Pashupati Nath temple |BST
India will provide NRs 219.9 million to Nepal for the construction of a Dharmshala at the Pashupati Nath temple visited by thousands of Hindus from across the world. The construction of the Dharmshala will be completed More...