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Multi-faith prayers held for Nelson Mandela in Nevada Toggle
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Leaders from diverse religions gathered on June 16 in Rehoboth Holy Temple (RHT) of Church of God in Christ in Reno (Nevada, USA) for an interfaith service to pray for Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela, who is struggling in a South Africa hospital.
Starting with Gayatri Mantra, considered the most
Last Updated on Monday, 17 June 2013 10:12
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Religions uniting in Nevada to pray for Nelson Mandela Toggle
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Leaders of various religions are gathering on June 16 in Nevada (USA) for a multi-faith service to pray for Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela who is struggling in a South Africa hospital.
Jointly organized by Rehoboth Holy Temple (RHT) of Church of God in Christ and Universal Society of Hinduism,
Last Updated on Saturday, 15 June 2013 09:48
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Zed wants domestic child labor to go Toggle
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
An estimated 15.5 million children are involved in domestic work, according to a new report of International Labour Office prepared by Jonathan Blagbrough.
Distinguished religious statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said it was highly unacceptable in the 2013 world and
Last Updated on Thursday, 13 June 2013 06:18
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Hindu chariot parade to be held on Greater Vancouver streets Toggle
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
A Hindu chariot parade will reportedly be held on the streets of Greater Vancouver (Canada) on August nine.
Arul Migu Thurkadevi Hindu Society, a Charitable Organization which runs a temple in Burnaby, will pull a chariot as a part of its Annual Ther Festival (Aadi Pooram) through Burnaby
Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 June 2013 16:01
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Hindus criticize Oslo for Roma crackdown Toggle
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Hindus have strongly criticized reported crackdown on Roma camp in Sognsvann area of Oslo (Norway) without providing alternatives.
Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was simply inhuman to continuously crack down on poor Roma. Moreover,
Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 17:36
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Hindu statesman Zed to address Center for Spiritual Living Toggle
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Distinguished religious statesman Rajan Zed will speak about the topics of Hinduism and Interfaith Dialogue at Center for Spiritual Living in Reno (Nevada, USA) on June 13.
The talk, followed by questions-answers, from 07-00 to 08-30 pm, at Center for Spiritual Living, 4685 Lakeside Drive,
Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 03:00
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India among world’s top four in denying primary education Toggle
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
There are about 1.7 million children out-of-school in India, according to a fact sheet, jointly released by the Education for All Global Monitoring Report and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics on June 10.
This fact sheet also indicates that India is number four in the world in denying
Last Updated on Monday, 10 June 2013 12:57
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