Protect cultural concept of India: Swamy – The Hindu
The cultural concept of India has to be protected if future emergencies are to be prevented, Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Subramanian Swamy has said. He was speaking after inaugurating an event to commemorate the More...
University of Toronto launching Sanskrit studies
University of Toronto (U of T), “one of the world’s top research-intensive universities”, is launching three-level Sanskrit language learning courses from September next. Under the university’s More...
Sabarimala row: Kerala’s Nair Service Society opposes any change to ban on entry of women into temple | The Indian Express
Opposing any change to the ban on entry of women of menstrual age into Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, Nair Service Society (NSS), a body of Kerala’s influential Hindu Nair community, today urged CPI(M)-led More...
Cabinet Sub-Committee wants more income from temple lands – The Hindu
Bringing more temples under ‘Dhoopa, Deepa, Naivedyam’ scheme discussed. The Cabinet Sub-Committee on Endowments on Friday discussed at length several issues, including strengthening of the department, salaries More...
Bulk SMS service introduced for Amarnath Yatra 2016 : India Today
The Governor of Jammu & Kashmir and Chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board NN Vohra today inaugurated the Shrine Board’s Bulk Short Message Service (SMS) which has been started for the first time to More...
Governor urges pilgrims to shun polythene during yatra
Governor NN Vohra, Chairman, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), has appealed to pilgrims and all stakeholders of the Amarnath yatra to maintain cleanliness and sanitation in the entire area, from the base camps More...
Ensure every facility to Amarnath Yatris: Bhalla – State Times
JAMMU: Former Minister and senior Congress leader, Raman Bhalla on Thursday urged the administration to ensure smooth conduct of ensuing Amarnath Yatra. Bhalla stressed on the need for all concerned agencies to More...
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...
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...