15 Feb : Upset Hindus have asked for the immediate recall of the toy “Hanuman as plush doll”, calling it “inappropriate, upsetting, and denigrating”.Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that inappropriate usage of Hindu... (Continue reading)
13 feb : President Dr Ram Baran Yadav on Saturday asked India to help Nepal successfully conclude the landmark peace process and assist it bring about economic prosperity in the country as he prepares for a crucial visit to New... (Continue reading)
3 Feb : The internet which has changed the life of people, has been nominated for the ‘2010 Nobel Peace Prize’. The Internet was proposed by the Italian edition of the popular ‘Wired’ magazine for promoting “dialogue, debate and consensus through... (Continue reading)
Oscar winner musician A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) has thanked his spiritual Sufi teacher Ameen Peerullah Malik Sahib on winning two Grammy Awards. In his “thank you message” posted on his website, Rahman also thanked his “mentors”—Maniratnam, Shekhar Kapur, Subhash Ghai, and... (Continue reading)
January 29 : The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $49,846 environmental education grant to North Bay LLC in North East, Md. to train 60 middle school teachers about the importance of estuaries. Funding will be used for a week-long... (Continue reading)
BY DIRGHA RAJ PRASAI : It is hard to move into darkness but once we do, there will be immense independence. All sorts of activities can be carried out openly in the dark without fearing that anyone watching it. Yesterday,... (Continue reading)
28 Jan : Book publishers predicted that Apple’s iPad would boost interest in online reading, however, observers doubted the novel tablet computer would immediately revolutionize electronic publishing like the iPod changed music listening. At the unveiling of the new device, Apple’s... (Continue reading)
17 Jan : Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed has urged all people of India-descent living in USA to stand-up and be counted in upcoming census. Zed, who is chairperson of Indo-American Leadership Confederation, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that... (Continue reading)
11 Jan : Hindu statesman Rajan Zed was honored by Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada on Sunday in Reno (USA). The testimonial given on the occasion to Zed said that Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada “honors Mr. Zed for... (Continue reading)
10 Jan : Hindu statesman Rajan Zed engaged in dialogue with Catholic-Muslim-Protestant-Buddhist-Jewish leaders in Nevada (USA) today where they attempted to find connections among Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. This conference, organized by Catholic Diocese of Reno, also compared, contrasted,... (Continue reading)