Janmashtami celebrations: Prayers, fasts, fervour grips Delhi
August 10th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Queues of devotees outside temples, little children dressed up as Krishna with flutes in hand and a peacock feather stuck on the headbands, elaborate tableaux ... Read more...
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Dancing to Indian tunes with an American soul (Feature) (With Image)
July 6th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) She is beautiful and she is American, but a quintessential Indian at heart and on her feet.Gaura Prema, founder of the contemporary Indian fusion dance ... Read more...
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Iskcon factions in court battle over Krishna temple
January 22nd, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) After winning a "ban Gita" petition in a Rusian court, two sets of Iskcon followers are now bracing for a turf war before the Supreme ... Read more...
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Filmography of evergreen star Dev Anand
December 4th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The evergreen Dev Anand charmed audiences with various roles and was one of the few stars who appeared with a range of actresses.Here is ... Read more...
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Annual chariot festival begins in Kolkata
July 3rd, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Amid chanting of "Hare Krishna", thousands of devotees Sunday pulled the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra during the annual Rath Yatra (chariot festival) organised ... Read more...
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Gold Coast farm claims it produces Australia’s only non-violent milk
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 23 (ANI): A Gold Coast farm has claimed that it is the only one in the whole of Australia to produce non-violent milk or Ahimsa milk.Vrindavana Sevika Devi Dasi revealed ... Read more...
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Hindus want Russell Brand to solemnize wedding with proper Hindu rituals
October 5th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US, Oct 5 (ANI): Seeing his frequent forays into Hinduism, Hindus have suggested English actor-comedian Russell Brand to ceremonialize his upcoming wedding with American musician Katy Perry seriously with proper ... Read more...
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Russell Brand gatecrashes Indian wedding
October 3rd, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 3 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand stunned the guests when he gatecrashed an Indian wedding reception in London.The 35-year-old star slipped away from his stag party to spend half-an-hour ... Read more...
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Love of meat stopped me from joining Hare Krishna sect, says O’Donnell
October 3rd, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): In a previous interview, the Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell had said that before becoming Christian she tried her hands on various religions, but skipped becoming a ... Read more...
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Sacred ‘Ground Zero’ area is teeming with bars, porn, liquor stores, salons
August 16th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 16 (ANI): Although a mosque and Islamic community center has been proposed near 'Ground Zero,' a walk down the area would reveal that the neighbourhood, which is supposedly sacred, ... Read more...
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Thousands pull chariots in Kolkata rath yatra
July 13th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Thousands of devotees and foreign tourists chanting "Hare Krishna" Tuesday pulled the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra during the annual Ratha Yatra (chariot festival) here.
Organised by ... Read more...
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Hindus willing to help Russell Brand if he seriously wishes to explore spirituality deeper
June 7th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), June 7 (ANI): Hindu scholars would be willing to help actor-comedian Russell Brand (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) to explore Hinduism further if he is earnestly interested and lives up to its ... Read more...
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Hot couture lands Nepal film in Hindu fire (With Image)
April 19th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 19 (IANS) After Hollywood and Bollywood, now it is the turn of Nepal's film industry, affectionately dubbed Kollywood, to face angry action by ruffled Hindu groups.
The Vishwa Hindu Mahasangh ... Read more...
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California SC bans ISKCON from soliciting at Los Angeles airport
March 26th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 26 (ANI): In a massive blow to the Hare Krishna group, the California Supreme Court has upheld a Los Angeles International Airport ordinance barring solicitation inside its airport terminals.This ruling ... Read more...
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Hare Krishna soliciting at airport barred; court upholds ban
March 26th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 26 (IANS) The California Supreme Court has upheld a Los Angeles International Airport ordinance barring Hare Krishnas from soliciting donations inside airport terminals.
"Soliciting the immediate receipt of funds at a ... Read more...
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20,000 people to congregate at Jagannath Rath Yatra in Mumbai
December 19th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
This Sunday, over 20,000 people will congregate for the Jagannath rath yatra at Kandivli, Mumbai. Organized by Indian Society For Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), the Yatra will begin at 3 pm from the ... Read more...
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Where there is smoke there is Ramu!
July 27th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Ram Gopal Varma's Agyaat might lack the lustrous star-power to boast off. Still, this talented director's latest venture manages to fetch media attention.
According to our reliable sources, one of the highlights ... Read more...
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Religious leaders pass resolution against gay sex ruling
July 23rd, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Maintaining that homosexuality is against Indian culture, religious leaders at a meting here passed a resolution Thursday opposing the Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising gay sex. ... Read more...
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Here’s a sneak peak into Britain’s first Hindu state-funded faith school
June 21st, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 21 (ANI): Yoga, vegetarian food and calm and alert pupils - these are some of things that one can expect to find while visiting Britain's first Hindu state-funded faith school.Students ... Read more...
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87 cows impounded in special raid in Delhi
November 10th, 2008 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Following a complaint that cattle in north Delhi were posing threat to commuters and especially to school children, the municipal authority here Monday orchestrated a special raid, ... Read more...
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West Bengal celebrates rathyatra
July 4th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) Lustily chanting 'Hare Krishna' and distributing sweets to people as they passed on, thousands of devotees joined the annual rathyatra here Friday. A large number of members of ... Read more...
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Sanjaya Malakar to appear in US insurer’s ad
May 30th, 2008 - 11:17 am ICT by admin
By Parveen Chopra
New York, May 30 (IANS) Sanjaya Malakar, the most talked about contestant in last year's edition of "American Idol", has signed up with Nationwide to star in the latest spots ... Read more...
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Censors’ scissors strike - ‘Hari om’ turns to ‘Jale mome’
May 25th, 2008 - 10:08 am ICT by admin
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Producer-director Shashi Ranjan is annoyed with the censor board for changing the words of item song "Hari om" into "Jale mome jale mome" in his ... Read more...
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‘Singh is Kinng’ hires British band, Pritam upset
May 10th, 2008 - 9:37 am ICT by admin
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Composer Pritam Chakraborty is upset with the makers of "Singh Is Kinng" that has Akshay Kumar in the lead role for roping in Britain's popular ... Read more...
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Royal friend Dev Anand to visit Kathmandu
May 8th, 2008 - 2:21 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 8 (IANS) As Nepal's cornered King Gyanendra awaits a countdown to the abolition of his crown, will his last days in the endangered royal palace be livened up ... Read more...
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Hare Krishna leader accused of paedophilia in Cambodia
March 6th, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by admin
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Phnom Penh, March 6 (DPA) The president of a Hare Krishna-affiliated aid organisation has been arrested from a guest house, allegedly in the company of two young girls in a state of ... Read more...
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Murdered Australian teen girl planned to flee India
February 5th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Feb.5 (ANI): The 17-year-old Australian girl who died after being shot by a stalker in Vrindavan, planned to leave India to escape the man, reports The Australian.
Lila Salter was shot three ... Read more...
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