ST LOUIS: The Brahma Kumaris world spiritual organization organized a program entitled 'Being Happy No Matter What' at the Hindu Temple of St. Louis on Saturday, August 18.
The keynote speaker was Mary Friedland of Chicago who was introduced by Dr Naidu of Hindu Temple St. Louis. The event was attended by over 125 members.
Mary Friedland has practiced Raja Yoga...
CHICAGO: The fifth Global Punjabi Milaap will be held on Saturday, September 15 at Des Plaines Theater in Des Plaines from 1pm to 5pm. This year the theme is Baba Bulleh Shah and his Sufi poetry.
Bulleh Shah was born in 1680 in a small village of Uch, Bahawalpur, Punjab, now in Pakistan. Some of his forebears were migrants from...
CHICAGO: Many an Indian student at Purdue University and a number of Indian residents in West Lafayette expressed deep satisfaction on learning that their dream of having a place of worship in their town has inched to reality with Bharatiya Temple & Cultural Center of Greater Lafayette (BTCCGL) announcing the establishment of a temple in West Lafayette
BTCC has recently...
NEW YORK: A protest by 100 strong Indian American Hindus was organized by Indian American Intellectuals Forum in New York September 2 near Indian Consulate to express their repugnance and revulsion against "burning of Hindu villages by Bangladeshi Muslims in collusion with Muslims from Assam and West Bengal and making thousands of Hindus (Bodos) refugees in their own country."
The...
NEW YORK: As New Yorkers prepared for a relaxed Sunday in Central Park, a group of young activists from New Jersey and New York staged a colorful demonstration near the office of the Indian Consulate-General in New York.
The demonstrators were holding banners and posters in support of the Indian Government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders...
CHICAGO: Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (PCS) organized its 18th annual Sports Festival recently at Falcon Park Recreation Center, in Palatine, Illinois.
State of Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford and past Mayor of Palatine IL Rita Mullins inaugurated this sports festival after a colorful ribbon cutting ceremony in the presence of more than 250 enthusiastic athletes and spectators. The tournament started...
NEVADA: A celebration of Eid in Nevada turned out to be an interfaith meet with representatives of others faiths like Hindu and Christians being invited and honored.
In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Muslims welcomed Hindu leader Rajan Zed to their "Eid al-Fitr" celebrations in Sparks, Nevada.
Speaking on the occasion at Northern Nevada Muslim Community (NNMC) Center, Rajan Zed, President of...
NEW DELHI: A contentious bill providing for reservation to SCs and STs in government job promotions is set for a delay notwithstanding the urgency displayed in bringing it, with government today citing paucity of time in passing it during the current session of Parliament.The indication that the bill will be delayed was given by Home Minister Sushi Kumar Shinde...
NEW DELHI: Indians applying for US visa can now look forward to a hassle-free process with the US Embassy today announcing a new visa processing system that simplifies fee payment and appointment schedules for the travel document.The new system that will come into effect from September 26 will allow applicants to pay the visa application fees through Electronic Fund...