India

The claim made by a US company on the usefulness of  lotus  and cowhage (a herb) for treatment of obesity and hunger at the European Patent Office (EPO) has been foiled by India, largely because of submission of prior art evidence from ancient Hindu texts that refutes the claim of novelty. The US based company [...]

Amidst a heated debate in the House of Commons, Britain on Thursday said it agreed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent statement that any meaningful dialogue between India and Pakistan ‘necessarily requires an environment that is free from terrorism and violence’.   The three-hour debate in Westminster Hall on the ‘political and humanitarian situation in [...]

Authorities in India are investigating how Hanuman, the monkey god, has been issued a biometric identity card.The card photo features the character from the Hindu epic Ramayana wearing gold and pearl jewellery and a crown.It emerged when a postman attempted to deliver the card, but could not find a Hanuman at the address. When he [...]

On Friday Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott handed over to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi two antique statues of Hindu deities which were allegedly stolen from temples in Tamil Nadu before being bought by art galleries in Australia. During his meeting with Modi, Abbott returned the idols, one of which is a Nataraja –the dancing [...]

Four men of a family who were arrested on Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri for converting to Islam have done a U-turn. On Thursday, hours after being released by the police, they embraced Hinduism at a local temple in presence of Bajrang Dal activists. Religious conversions are allowed in the state only if they are [...]

The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Wednesday  for a PowerPoint presentation within three weeks on a stage-wise strategy to clean up the Ganga, saying the government’s “bureaucratic plan” may take 200 years to accomplish the task. “Please try that the next generation is able to see the river in its original form. We don’t [...]

NEW DELHI: Crediting common people for the close relations between India and Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday advocated greater people-to-people contact for expansion of ties. Addressing the Indian diaspora in Japan, PM Modi said to honour Gandhi Indians should work towards “Swachh Bharat” (clean India) by 2019. PM Narendra Modi further stated that [...]

Opposition against Hindus family cremating dead in Arjunpur, West Bengal and Hindus not allowed to use 300-year-old crematorium, locals threatens and lob bombs at grieving family. After 300 years, we are told cremations will not be allowed, local authorities propose a cremation ground 15km away. Police also scared to give back land to Hindus. Biren [...]

On the second day of his Japan tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited two prominent ancient Buddhist temples here – Toji and Kinkakuji – offering prayers and mingling with the common people and tourists.The dress-conscious Modi was attired in all-white kurta pyjama, sleeveless jacket and white sandals when he visited the temples, apparently [...]

CHENNAI: Two-and-half years after a teacher was allegedly humiliated for chanting Hindu prayers in front of an assembly of students, a city court has observed that there is a prima facie case against the SBOA school officials, including the principal. The court has also directed the city police to register a case for further investigation [...]