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By Editor On Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
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International Yoga Day: Chandigarh to reject non performers at dress rehearsal on June 19 | The Indian Express

The administration has decided to reject all the participants who will fail to perform yoga asanas according to prescribed protocol during the dress rehearsal to be held on June 19. The move is to ensure that only More...

By Editor On Monday, June 13th, 2016
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Our vanishing Hindus from Pakistan – The Express Tribune

At the time of the establ­ishmen­t of Pakist­an, the non-Muslim popula­tion of West Pakist­an was about 24.6 per cent Since the educational reforms a decade ago, everyone hears about the first president More...

By Editor On Saturday, June 11th, 2016
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Nearly 350 Hindu families flee Uttar Pradesh’s Kairana city allegedly over fear of a ‘dreaded gangster’ Mukim Kala | Daily Mail Online

Criminals rule the roost in western Uttar Pradesh’s Kairana city where an organised extortion syndicate has left farmers and traders fearing for their lives. Nearly 350 families have reportedly fled the area More...

By Editor On Saturday, June 4th, 2016
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Kamakhya Temple among 100 under Swachh Tourist Destinations |Northeast Today

The legendary Kamakhya temple at Guwahati is among a hundred iconic spiritual and cultural places in the country that will witness a special clean-up initiative under the Centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission. The aim More...

By Editor On Sunday, May 15th, 2016
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Ujjain forest department comes up with Kshipra river conservation plan – Times of India

Indore: After the success of the plantation drive in Ujjain ahead of Simhastha, the forest department of Ujjain has started making plans for next Simhatha that would be held after 12 years.In order to turn the More...

By Editor On Sunday, May 15th, 2016
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Kumbh Mela: One of the greatest Pilgrimages in the World

By Pashchiema Bhatia Kumbh Mela (‘Kumbh’ means pitcher and ‘Mela’ means fair in Hindi) is hosted in four cities – Ujjain, Allahabad, Haridwar and Nasik and held every third year at one of the four places More...

By Editor On Saturday, April 30th, 2016
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Discovering Chinmaya Mission Boston Documentary Released – India New England News

ANDOVER, MA—INDIA New England News, the region’s largest and oldest print, online and video magazine,  released a 22-minute documentary on Chinmaya Mission Boston.  “Discovering Chinmaya Mission Boston” More...

By Editor On Saturday, April 30th, 2016
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Heading for the Kumbh in Ujjain? Here’s all you need to know – Times of India

Spiritual fervour marked the onset of Simhasth Kumbh Mahaparv on April 22, and Ujjain, the city of Lord Mahakal, is seeing a sea of devotees entering its fold, to pay reverence and take a dip in the holy waters More...

By Editor On Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
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Sadhus and seers take holy dip during Ujjain Kumbh Mela

The city of Ujjain hosted the Kumbh Mela, the largest religious congregation of Hindus, with over five crore people including seers attending the holy city. It is one of the four fairs traditionally recognised More...

By Editor On Monday, April 25th, 2016
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The Continuing Decline Of Hindus In Kerala

Kerala—like Assam, West Bengal, Purnia and Santhal Pargana region of Bihar and Jharkhand, parts of Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Mewat of Haryana and Rajasthan, and many of the States in the northeast—has More...