Seattle City resolution seeking ban on caste discrimination sparks debate
A resolution moved by an upper-caste Hindu official in the Seattle City Council to bring in an ordinance banning caste-based discrimination in the city...
Ancient Hindu temple discovered in northwest Pakistan
A Hindu temple, believed to have been constructed 1,300 years ago, has been discovered by Pakistani and Italian archaeological experts at a mountain in...
Pakistan invites Indian Sikhs for Guru Nanak’s 551st birth anniversary
Pakistan has invited Indian Sikhs to attend the 551st birth anniversary celebrations of Sikh faith's founder, Guru Nanak Dev, an official said on Monday.
The...
Virus curbs see elephant idols shrunk for Ganesh Chaturthi
Indian authorities have imposed tough anti-coronavirus restrictions on gatherings and the size of Ganesha elephant god idols for one of the biggest religious festivals...
Prince Charles leads silver jubilee tributes to Neasden Temple
Britain's Prince Charles has issued a special video message to mark the 25th anniversary of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in north London, which...
Thousands bid farewell to ‘selfless’ Hasmita Patel
Thousands of mourners bid an emotional farewell to Hasmita Patel, who passed away peacefully last week on Thursday 6th August with her family by...
Indo-US relations set to be ‘defining pathway of century’, says India’s new NY consul
Randhir Kumar Jaiswal, the newly-appointed Consul General of India in New York, has urged the Indian-American community to keep playing a pivotal role in...
Muslims perform Eid prayers, socially distanced and masked
Masked and socially distanced to fight the coronavirus, Muslims around the world held prayers on Friday to mark the festival of Eid al-Adha, with...
Livelihood of Mumbai’s Ganesh festival-linked people in peril
With the Maharashtra government calling for low-key Ganpati celebration this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, livelihood of people associated with the festivities,...
Lord Ram’s images to be displayed in Times Square to celebrate Aug 5 Ram...
Images of Lord Ram and 3D portraits of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be beamed across the giant billboards in the iconic...
