The Church of England hit back after a Christian think tank claimed active Christians in Britain will be outnumbered by mosque-going Muslims within 30 years, and that Hindus too will close in soon...

Karachi, May 9 : For years together, pots containing ashes of the late Hindus have been kept at a catalogue room inside the library at the Gujjar Hindu Community Burial and Cremation Ground in Karachi, to be immersed in the holy Ganges (in India), but the Pakistan government has not yet granted visas for their transit to...

Hyderabad, May 9 : Sindh Minister for Culture and Tourism, Sassui Palijo has vowed to get back the control of Hindu Gymkhana, located in Karachi, from the National Academy for Performing Arts, to enable the Hindus to celebrate their rituals and festivals at the...

Taiping (Malaysia), May 9 : Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader M. Manoharan created history by becoming Malysia's first state assemblyman to be sworn in while detained under the Internal Security Act....

CHEEMA (SANGRUR, PUNJAB): Even as Sikhs in France and India complain loudly about the turban ban in schools there, a school here has directed all its Hindu students to wear a pagri 'without...

May 2, 2008 Concealed weapons can save lives Re: The April 30 editorial "Guns belong off-campus" Let me skip over the obvious fact that it is our basic right to keep and bear arms, and the fact...

MANGALORE: An investigation will be initiated into alleged participation of politicians in a recruitment rally for a “self-defence army” that was organised by a radical Hindu outfit here...

Delhi-based Scottish author William Dalrymple has journeyed across the Indian subcontinent since settling down here in 1984, delving into its past, capturing its soul in his books. But this time, he...

Douglas Lawrence moved to Northeastern Pennsylvania a decade ago to live in happy, self-imposed exile from his previous life. Lately, though, his creative past has been elbowing its way back into the...

Ranjini@GlobalAdjustments.com . If you are from India and work with Westerners, or if you are from the West and work with Indians, I would love to hear your reflections and suggestions! E-mail...

Posted on Apr 28, 2008 | by Vishal Arora/Compass Direct News NEW DELHI (BP)--The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in India's Gujarat state has implemented an "anti-conversion" law passed in...

Karachi, Apr 3 (ANI): The century-old Ratan Talha Hindu temple in Pakistan, once known for its beautiful architecture, has been reduced to an auto-workshop with rusted broken iron bars and wrecked...

The film looks at the idea of love in the Hindi heartland from three different angles, and what we take home is a rueful smile and a head full of...

You know you have left “mainland” India the moment you leave the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam. Life suddenly takes on a different pace. For the tired eyes of an urban dweller, the green...

It may seem inexcusably heartless to talk about future food, when millions around the world don’t get even one square meal a day right now. But since everyone agrees on the need to banish...

or a barbecue for you in the evening. The rooms open out into the bush and you have your own Jacuzzi and open shower. At night, armed guards escort you back to your room, reminding you that this is...

Albert Kahn’s The Archives of the Planet, photos and films commissioned in the early decades of the 20th century, sought to preserve the world’s rich cultural diversity. Across time, they...

Chennai, May 3 (ANI): Activists of the Hindu Makkal Katchi have protested against Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat's indecent attire while accompanying Hollywood action hero Jackie Chan to the...

A prominent Hindu religious leader with a worldwide following and a huge ashram complex in the US, who was detained on charges of indecency with minor girls, is carrying on with his scheduled...

A verbal spat has erupted between a local Indian leader and a former chief minister over who was responsible for the demolition of a Hindu temple here that triggered a major anti-government sentiment...

Now, encouraged by a thaw in relations between India and Pakistan, authorities in the disputed Himalayan region are making plans to help thousands of Kashmiri Hindus, or Pandits, return...

Hardline Hindus have vowed an "armed struggle" to save Nepal's King Gyanendra from losing his throne after former Maoist rebels swept elections in the home of the world's last Hindu monarchy.Dozens...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Sindh provincial government has ordered a probe into the recent killing of a Hindu youth by his Muslim colleagues in a Karachi factory for allegedly making blasphemous remarks...

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- A man who founded one of the largest Hindu temples in the United States was released from jail on Saturday afternoon on a bond of $1 million. Prakashanand Saraswati, 79,...

Hanging just inside the entrance to Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie — Mies van der Rohe’s late-modernist glass box that sits just southwest of Potsdamer Platz and is one of the three...

If you are all packed up, then don’t forget to dot your “i”s and cross your “t”s on U.S. immigration related issues. In this brief overview, we provide a summary of...

There has been coverage enough of the particulars of the rape and murder of the British teenager Scarlette Keeling on Anjuna beach in Goa. This article therefore does not deal with the details of the...

A tiled square in the city of Cascais. Today, this art form is widely incorporated into commercial buildings and advertising. The patronage of businesses and organisations such as the Lisboa...

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 26 (ANI): A group of Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) supporters reportedly handed over a letter writing in a child-like handwriting yesterday to the country's highest ranking...

NEW DELHI (AP) — An elephant rampaged through a Hindu temple in southern India on Wednesday, killing three people, including one of its handlers, police...

New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI/Business Wire India): The Old Students' Association (OSA) of the prestigious Hindu college of organized a golf tournament to commemorate its 50 years at Delhi golf...

Melbourne, Apr 20 (ANI): The Australian House of Representatives has denied Rajan Zed, the internationally acclaimed Hindu chaplain's request of reading opening prayer in the...

Hundreds of men, women and children participated in a colourful procession. "We have been taking part in this every year since the past eight years. And since it is Lord Hanuman's birthday today, we...

Sipping a cup of coffee while reading this? Well, go right ahead because recent research shows that in moderation, coffee can be actually good for you and, the stronger the coffee, the greater are...

Reconciliation in Post-Godhra Gujarat blends a few theories with experiences in the field. Part of the non-governmental organisation CARE India’s Gujarat Harmony Project, Oommen juxtaposes the...

Moment of transition Where does the story of the struggle begin? It begins with the metamorphosis of a child into a student that seems to happen like any natural occurrence although this...

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 16 (ANI): The Malaysian Cabinet has reportedly decided to approve and renew visas and permits for Hindu priests, musicians and artisans from India. The decision was taken last week...

NEW DELHI, India: With the Supreme Court hearing the controversial 'Setusamudram project today, some Hindu organisations performed a 'Save Ramsetu Yagna' here vowing to protect the bridge which they...

KARACHI: About 40 Hindu employees of a factory in Karachi, one of whose same faith colleagues was killed for allegedly passing blasphemous remarks about Prophet Mohammed, have been barred from...

Karachi, Apr 12 (ANI): The Karachi Police stood like a mute spectator when Jagdish Kumar, a Hindu factory worker, was being lynched by his...

Historical context For “If” was written for a purpose, and the purpose was to honour Kipling’s friend Leander Jameson, one of Africa’s nastier colonists in the service of...

Bear refuge The tall electrified gates of the Bear Rescue Centre loom before us. The Centre has made its way into the Limca Book of Records for harbouring the largest number of Sloth Bears. It is...

explains: “Kosambi had expressed a desire to be buried after death, it being the least expensive disposal of the body”.) Ten days later Gandhi wrote to Kosambi directly, saying that he...

CHENNAI: Thousand members who belong to Dalit Christian community will officially get reconverted into Hinduism on Monday in Tirunelveli town in a colourful function being organized by Hindu Monks...

In front of my home, a huge crack developed in the ground and swallowed up a theatre. Green and yellow tin sheets were put up to cover the death of Citylight Cinema, local landmark and the...

A land like no other” is the marketing jingle of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Board (SLTPB). On the morning of March 26, for a group of 11 journalists including this correspondent and two...

Type 2 diabetes can have metabolic and vascular complications. You can prevent it by following a fairly easy-to-follow regimen and lifestyle changes. Dr. VIJAY...

You characterise Emperor Akbar as a man plagued with doubt, a man who is constantly debating issues in his head. Is this something that came through from the history texts you read? Or is this is a...

What geography separates, history connects. North of central India, Sasaram, Jaunpur and Gwalior are connected by the story of one soldier who almost became a great emperor. A....

The historians have two reasons for why the scenic Port Arthur in Tasman peninsula was made Australia’s first penal settlement in 1832: its location and topography that made escape impossible....