www.dailytimes.com.pk KARACHI, PAKISTAN, April 29, 2007: Seven-year-old Angela finds it difficult to study Islamiyat at school. “I don’t know if I have to study it or not, but it’s really difficult to pronounce the Arabic properly,” she said. Angela, one of many children belonging to the Hindu Maheshwari, is a class three student at N. A. Bechar Government Primary School…
www.c-n.com BRIDGEWATER, April 27, 2007: State Superior court Judge Victor Ashrafi has dismissed the first two counts of the Hindu Temple and Cultural Center’s lawsuit against the Board of Adjustment, according to a decision posted Thursday. The temple was seeking to overturn the board’s May 2006 rejection of expansion plans that would have included housing for priests and a cultural…
epaper.hindustantimes.com HARIDWAR, INDIA, April 27, 2007: Sunil Sharma is ready for a pilgrimage to Haridwar and he is not the typical octogenarian pilgrim. Mr. Sharma is a 24-year old IT professional, looking for a holiday away from the daily urban stress. “I need a break from my 24×7 computer environment. I need to connect with myself. I’m going to Haridwar…
www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 27, 2007: In an April 25 Op-Ed piece, Linda Hirshman argued it may be “easier in the short term” for a new mother to leave her job and stay at home but she should resist the easy road and return to work. Ms. Hirshman’s essay has elicited a spirited discussion published on the Time’s…
news.monstersandcritics.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, April 27, 2007: The Andhra Pradesh government Friday decided to promulgate an ordinance prohibiting propagation of other religions in certain notified places of worship belonging to any particular religion. The move is mainly aimed at banning propagation of any religion other than Hinduism at the Lord Venkateshwara temple on Tirumala Hills near Tirupati. Taking a strong note…
www.ndtv.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, April 26, 2007: If Indian Railways has its way idlis and dosas may be on the way out from railway cuisine. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC ) is planning to introduce a new system to create uniformity in its catering service across the country. As per the plan, only 21 approved food items…
www.rediff.com MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, April 26, 2007: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has criticized the Maharashtra government for trying to take over the assets of the temples in the state citing the proposal of the 15th Law Commission. All India secretary Vyankatesh Abdeo said the Parishad has decided to unleash a full frontal campaign against the government through a specially formed committee…
www.rediff.com UNITED KINGDOM, April 25, 2007: The first Hindu chaplain of Britain’s armed forces, Acharya Krishan K. Attri, led religious leaders of different faiths at a four-day prayer for world peace and unity at a temple in North England. The elaborate event included performing the “Shri Sat Chandi Mahayagya” conducted by 20 priests including two from India. The event also…
dilipamin@yahoo.com BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY, April 25, 2007: (HPI received the following letter from Dilip Amin. He would like to correspond, e-mail above, with other Hindus facing this issue.) “Today in the Western world, inter-religious dating and marriages are not uncommon, and thus it is increasingly important for young adults to understand potential religious complications before entering into a serious relationship.…
www.abelprisen.no OSLO, NORWAY, April 20, 2007: The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the prestigious Abel Prize for 2007 to Dr. Srinivasa S.R. Varadhan of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, for his fundamental contributions to probability theory and in particular for creating a unified theory of large deviations. He was born in Chennai, India. To…