New York’s Hicksville Public Schools to close for Diwali holiday
Hindus have welcomed the inclusion of Diwali, most popular of their festival, as holiday by Hicksville Union Free School District (HUFSD) in New York State on its School Calendar for 2017-2018, thus closing schools and offices on October 19. Nearby Syosset Central School District, East Meadow School District, Half Hollow Hills Central School District, More...
Hindu arti worship held weekly at Harvard
A weekly arti is reportedly held at Harvard University (HU), one of the world’s top and United States’ oldest institution of higher education established in 1636. Organized by Harvard Dharma (Harvard’s Hindu More...
New platform seeks to unify Hindus in U.S. | The Hindu
A new organisation launched by a group of influential American Hindus, most of them of Indian descent, aspires to emerge as the political platform for all Hindus in the country regardless of their ethnic origin. More...
Patiala MP Gandhi seeks passage of Sikh Marriage Bill in Pakistan | Times of India
PATIALA: Patiala MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi, while appreciating the approval to the Hindu Marriage Bill in Pakistan, has requested the Centre to pass the Sikh Marriage Bill, 2016, presented by him in Parliament. In More...
New Zealand’s largest Hindu temple becomes a model for zero waste | Stuff
One of New Zealand’s largest Hindu temples is paving the way to zero waste. Since October Bharatiya Mandir Indian Temple in Balmoral has been working to send as little waste to landfill as possible. Religious More...
Mysterious mummified body discovered in Berlin Hindu temple | The Local
The police and fire brigade have extracted a mummified body from a Hindu temple in the district of Neukölln, Berlin. Police were called to the temple on Monday afternoon after the cadaver was discovered whilst More...
Three teenagers convicted for bomb attack on Sikh temple in Germany | Hindustan Times
A German court convicted three 17-year-olds on Tuesday for participating last year in a bomb attack on a Sikh temple that was motivated by hatred of other religions. They were given prison sentences ranging between More...
Hindu Marriage Bill becomes law in Pakistan | Times of India
ISLAMABAD: In a landmark development, the bill to regulate marriages of minority Hindus in Pakistan became a law on Sunday after President Mamnoon Hussain gave his approval. With the President’s nod, Pakistan’s More...
Long Island school districts practice yoga, meditation to de-stress | News Day
A sense of mindfulness is making its way into some Long Island classrooms, where educators and students are practicing yoga and meditation and participating in acupressure and drum circles to foster well-being. In More...
Irish Parliament denies Hindu opening prayer request
Both the houses of Ireland Parliament (Oireachtas) in Dublin, Senate (Seanad Éireann) and House of Representatives (Dáil Éireann), have denied Hindu opening prayer request. Responding to Hindu opening prayer More...