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Calls for Fiji to become an officially Christian state have been rejected by one of the country's main Hindu groups. [...]

Uddhava, the apprentice of Krishna, one day expressed his dis-satisfaction to Krishna that in-spite of studying all Vedas ,Upnishadas and Sutras, he still was not recipient of the title “Maha-Rishi”, meaning the great sage. He indirectly suggested that Krishna should use his weight in the council of wise men to honor him with the title. [...]

An Indian king had a close friend who had the habit of remarking “It’s all Good!” about every occurrence in life no matter what it was. One day he king and his friend were out hunting. The king’s friend loaded a gun and handed it to the king, but alas he loaded it wrong and [...]

At a time when Pakistan is plagued by terrorism, its official academia has been unable to stop the inclusion of hate material targeting Hindus, Christians and Sikhs and fanning sectarian hatred in school curriculum. [...]

For eight years, a few mathematics and Sanskrit scholars of the Calcutta University have been working on a mammoth project. They have been trying to establish a tall claim that at least 5,000 basic and advanced modern mathematical concepts have their roots in Sanskrit and most of these have Vedic antecedents. [...]

Hindu families from Pakistan have strongly opposed the revival of cricket series between the two nations as they had to face harassment and humiliation if India won the game. [...]

On 16 September 2012 HHR will join with other Hindus and Hindu organisations in what will prove to be a marathon series of protests and prayers across London. Not one but five are planned one after another to highlight issues that should be of concern to Hindus worldwide.We request all Hindus to attend. [...]

"As many as 808 families are residing in Kashmir and 59,442 registered migrant families continue to reside outside the Valley," Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha in a written reply. The minister also released data on temples in the Valley along with those that were damaged during the campaign to drive [...]

A day after the Pakistani parliamentarians downplayed the Hindu migration issue, another Hindu family coming from across the border narrated the same tale of deprivation and persecution. Accompanied by his wife and four children, Roop Mehra arrived at the Attari railway station on Thursday. “Hindus in Pakistan are in a lot of trouble. The problem [...]

Some Hindus these days think we should stop using the Hindu label as an identity because its origins are foreign. Regretfully even some Hindu gurus and swamis have joined the fray by also expressing their reservations about its feasibility for the Hindu community worldwide. However, on closer reflection any idea of ditching the term ‘Hindu’ [...]