Obama’s ‘personalised iPod’ gift to Queen draws criticism
April 2nd, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 2 (ANI): Barack Obama's choice of gift to the Queen on his first meeting with the monarch has managed to draw frowns from critics.The U.S. President, who arrived ... Read more...
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BrickBreaker is the reason behind Obamas BlackBerry addiction!
February 21st, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 21 (ANI): During his first days in office, US President Barack Obama insisted on keeping his BlackBerry. But if you think that his firmness has anything to do ... Read more...
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Hindus, Jews urge Italian PM to visit burnt Indian immigrant in Rome hospital
February 8th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Rome, Feb.8 (ANI): Hindus and Jews have appealed to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to visit a savagely burnt Indian immigrant in a Rome hospital and send out a strong message ... Read more...
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Biden worried over worlds exceedingly high expectations from Obama
December 24th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): US Vice President-elect Joe Biden has expressed his concerns about the exceedingly high expectations the world community has for Barack Obamas presidency.According to a report in the ... Read more...
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Oliver Stone says Bush bullies reporters at press conferences
September 25th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 25 (ANI): American filmmaker Oliver Stone thinks that President George W. Bush behaves like a bully during press conferences.
The director, whose biopic of the American leader W is ... Read more...
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Hindus urge all religions to take a stand against racism
August 19th, 2008 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): Acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American leader, Rajan Zed, has said that racism had engulfed many countries in the world and that all religions should work to eradicate it. ... Read more...
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Hindus” boycott call of “The Love Guru” leads to its failure at box office
August 6th, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 6 (ANI): Acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American leader, Rajan Zed, today announced that the UK-wide boycott call of Hindus against Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" for lampooning Hinduism has been ... Read more...
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‘Bush grilled Gillani over Kabul embassy attack’
August 3rd, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) US President George W. Bush told a visiting Pakistani delegation headed by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gillani the South Asian country will face “serious action” if any more ... Read more...
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Hindus laud Pope’’s remarks on building greed-free world
August 1st, 2008 - 10:33 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 1 (ANI): Acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American leader, Rajan Zed, has applauded Pope''s remarks at World Youth Day in Sydney where he called to build a new age free from ... Read more...
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McCain postpones meeting Jindal, speculation stays
July 24th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 24 (IANS) Republican presidential candidate John McCain has "postponed" a planned meeting with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, and despite the Indian American leader's latest assertion that he was not ... Read more...
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Unique Gandhi festival in America
July 2nd, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 2 (ANI): A unique first of its kind eco-friendly festival celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's life and message will be held in Nevada in USA on July 26. According to Tom ... Read more...
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Paramount goes back on its word to Hindus about “The Love Guru”
June 7th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 7 (ANI): Paramount Pictures, presenters of upcoming Hollywood movie "The Love Guru", has apparently gone back on its promise to pre-screen the movie for Hindu leaders.This has further agitated ... Read more...
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Broad aim of “The Love Guru” protests is protecting minorities
June 4th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (USA), June 4 (ANI): Indo-American leader Rajan Zed has said the broader aim of the worldwide Hindu protests against "The Love Guru" is to protect various minorities from future ridicule.
"Through ... Read more...
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Hindus urge Canadian film organisations to not screen “The Love Guru”
May 16th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 16 (ANI): Hindu groups have contacted various film related organizations in Canada urging them not to distribute or screen upcoming Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" till its presenter Paramount ... Read more...
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US Hindu leader Zed named spiritual advisor of interfaith body
May 2nd, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 2 (ANI): The National Association of Interchurch and Interfaith Families has named Indo-American leader Rajan Zed as one of its spiritual advisors. The association's purpose is to educate couples ... Read more...
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US Catholic leadership invites Hindu leader Zed
April 27th, 2008 - 2:16 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): Acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American leader, Rajan Zed, has been invited by US Catholic leadership for improving Hindu-Catholic relations.In a communique, Reverend Francis V. Tiso, Associate Director Interreligious ... Read more...
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Consensus developing against “The Love Guru”
April 18th, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr.18 (ANI): Criticism of upcoming Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" for its purported slandering of Hindu practices is stretching across various religions, professions, and age groups.
Furthering the drive pioneered by ... Read more...
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Resentment against movie The Love Guru broadens in USA
April 11th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 11 (ANI): Opposition is growing against the upcoming Hollywood movie The Love Guru over denigrating Hindu traditions.
The movement is spearheaded by Hindu chaplain and Indo-American leader Rajan Zed.
Zed has ... Read more...
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Duke University to reach out to Indian origin students
April 8th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Duke University Vice President Larry Moneta told Indo-American leader Rajan Zed on Monday that the university will continue to do more in the honour of Abhijit Mahato, ... Read more...
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US varsity offers fellowship in memory of Mahato
April 6th, 2008 - 11:32 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 6 (IANS) The Duke University in the US has established a fellowship in the memory of the slain Indian graduate student, Abhijit Mahato, varsity president Richard Brodhead announced Saturday. ... Read more...
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More voices express concern about movie The Love Guru
April 2nd, 2008 - 6:10 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr.2 (ANI): Remonstration against the upcoming Hollywood movie The Love Guru, over indication of it debasing Hindu practices, seems to be widening. Supporting the movement spearheaded by prominent Hindu and ... Read more...
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Hindus welcome pre-screening of The Love Guru
March 21st, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 21 (ANI): Hindus the world over have welcomed Paramount Pictures announcement to pre-screen the Hollywood movie The Love Guru for Rajan Zed and other Hindu leaders but remain concerned ... Read more...
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Washington State Senate opens session with a Hindu prayer
February 23rd, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by admin
Olympia (Washington State), Feb.23 (ANI): Washington State Senate had its first historic Hindu prayer containing ancient Sanskrit mantras on Friday. Rajan Zed, a prominent Hindu chaplain and Indo-American leader, read out the ... Read more...
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Diwali to be proclaimed one of Utah’s festivals
February 15th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin
Salt Lake City (USA), Feb.15 (ANI): Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, will be proclaimed as one of Utah's state festivals.
Rajan Zed, prominent Hindu chaplain and Indo-American leader, presented a memorandum to ... Read more...
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Five American state senates to open with ancient Hindu shlokas (Re-issue)
January 26th, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by admin
Nevada, Jan 26 (ANI): Five State Senates in USA will have their first opening Hindu prayers containing ancient Sanskrit mantras in the coming weeks, thus creating a milestone in American history.
Rajan Zed, ... Read more...
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Five American state senates to open with ancient Hindu shlokas
January 25th, 2008 - 9:20 pm ICT by admin
Nevada, Jan 25 (ANI): Five State Senates in USA will have their first opening Hindu prayers containing ancient Sanskrit mantras in the coming weeks, thus creating a milestone in American history.
Rajan Zed, ... Read more...
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January 12 to be marked as Sanskrit Day in US county
January 14th, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): At the two-day Sanskrit Seminar, the first of its kind in the United States, it has been decided that now onwards, January 12 will be celebrated as Sanskrit ... Read more...
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American county proclaims January 12 as Sanskrit Day
January 10th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by admin
Reno (California), Jan.10 (ANI): Washoe County of Nevada has proclaimed January 12 as Sanskrit Day.
A proclamation signed by Robert M. Larkin, Chairman of Washoe County Commission, under the Seal of Washoe County, ... Read more...
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Benazirs killing a major blow to the US goal of stabilising Pakistan
December 28th, 2007 - 12:41 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): The killing of former premier Benazir Bhutto on Thursday is a major blow to the US goal of stabilising Pakistan, which is a frontline ally in the war ... Read more...
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Catholics to have serious dialogue with Hindus in US
December 8th, 2007 - 8:57 pm ICT by admin
Sparks (Nevada, US), Dec 8 (ANI): Catholics leaders will have a serious dialogue with the leaders of Hindus and other religions during the silver jubilee celebrations of the Annual Diocesan Conference of ... Read more...
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