Heeding agitated Hindus, Helsinki museum removes word “Hinduism” from nude man photo
March 19th, 2009 - 10:15 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Heeding to the demand of infuriated Hindus in various parts of the world, the word "Hinduism" has reportedly been removed from the controversial photograph of nude man on display at a renowned ... Read more...
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Hindus seek intervention of Finland Lutheran Church for removal of nude man’s photo
March 8th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by admin
Hindus are seeking intervention of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF) to remove controversial photograph of a nude man with visible genitals from a government museum in Helsinki, which they say denigrates ... Read more...
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Mike Myers” The Love Guru faces heat in India
February 3rd, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 03 (ANI): Mike Myers'' flop comedy The Love Guru may not release in India after Hindu leaders objected to the films storyline.The film, which talks about a comedic spiritual ... Read more...
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Hindus in US admire Julia Roberts for sporting bindi during Taj Mahal visit
January 26th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): Julia Roberts is being praised by America''s leading Hindus for showing them respect by sporting the traditional bindi on her recent trip to the Taj Mahal in ... Read more...
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Is Kandhamal heading for fresh bloodshed during Christmas?
December 17th, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
G. Udayagiri (Orissa), Dec 17 (IANS) Tensions are running high in Orissa's strife-torn Kandhamal district with radical Hindu groups preparing for a showdown and Christians fearing a fresh wave of attacks on ... Read more...
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Amar Singh exposes Modi’s ‘double standards’
November 29th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 29 (IANS) Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Saturday accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of "double standards", saying he was now offering donation to the families of the same security ... Read more...
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VHP continues attack against Sonia Gandhi
November 25th, 2008 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Tuesday linked Congress president Sonia Gandhi with the Catholic organisation Opus Dei (God's Work) and urged the government to conduct a probe ... Read more...
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Prohibitory orders clamped in Orissa’s Kandhamal district
November 24th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 24 (IANS) Authorities in Orissa have imposed prohibitory orders in parts of the troubled Kandhamal district Monday to thwart a rally planned by tribals.The Kui Kalyan Samittee had planned a ... Read more...
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Call for shutdown on Christmas deepens divide in Orissa
November 20th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) The communal divide in Orissa has deepened with a radical Hindu group calling for a statewide shutdown on Christmas Day and Christians demanding that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ... Read more...
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Advani wants Sadhvi’s role probed, Congress raises ante on Malegaon (Intro Roundup)
November 18th, 2008 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday finally broke his silence over the arrest of a Hindu religious leader allegedly involved in the Malegaon bomb ... Read more...
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Pawar meets Kandhamal victims, reviews situation (Lead)
November 18th, 2008 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 18 (IANS) A three-member central delegation led by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Tuesday visited a relief camp, met victims and reviewed the situation in Orissa's Kandhamal district that was hit ... Read more...
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BJP says if voted to power it would execute Afzal Guru
November 18th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 18 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said that if voted to power it would execute Afzal Guru, convicted in 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament.BJPs chief ... Read more...
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Probe charges against Pragya: Advani (Roundup, combining different series)
November 18th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Tuesday finally broke his silence over the arrest of a Hindu religious leader allegedly involved in the ... Read more...
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VHP to launch agitation against arrests of Hindu activists
November 17th, 2008 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Monday announced it would launch a countrywide agitation, which could "get aggressive" if need be, against the "indiscriminate arrests" of Hindu religious activists ... Read more...
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Congress politicising Maharashtra anti-terrorist squad: BJP
November 17th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Monday came out strongly against the arrests of Hindu religious activists in connection with the Malegaon blasts and accused the Congress party of ... Read more...
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Hindu rally passes off peacefully in Orissa (Lead)
November 15th, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 15 (IANS) A massive rally organised to pay homage to a Hindu leader killed in Orissa earlier this year passed off peacefully Saturday in this state capital, an official said.About ... Read more...
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NHRC team begins probe into Orissa communal violence
November 13th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 13 (IANS) A seven-member team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday started investigations into the Orissa communal violence that left 38 people dead and thousands homeless earlier this ... Read more...
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BJP getting soft on terror: Shakeel Ahmad
November 12th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now getting soft on terror and is trying to protect terrorists, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad said Wednesday while reacting to the ... Read more...
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Key Malegaon blast suspect arrested from Kanpur (Lead)
November 12th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) A man, whom police believe to be the vital link among the nine people arrested in connection with the Malegaon bomb blast, was nabbed from Kanpur Wednesday, a ... Read more...
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Malegaon blast suspect arrested from Kanpur
November 12th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh police Wednesday arrested a man from Kanpur in connection with the Sep 29 Malegaon blast, officials said.Although senior police officials ... Read more...
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Central government framing Hindu leaders to win polls: BJP president (Lead)
November 12th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Wednesday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre of framing Hindu leaders in the Sep 26 Malegaon ... Read more...
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Central government framing Hindu leaders: Rajnath Singh
November 12th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Wednesday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of deliberately targeting Hindu leaders and framing them in the Sep 26 ... Read more...
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Hindu group alleges Orissa government inaction, to hold protest
November 7th, 2008 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) A Hindu group Friday announced it would hold a massive rally in the state capital Nov 15 to protest the state government's alleged inaction in nabbing the killers ... Read more...
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Heidi Klum faces flak from Hindus for posing as Goddess Kali in Halloween bash
November 4th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Heidi Klum, who dressed up as Hindu goddess Kali, who symbolises death and destruction, for her Halloween bash, has left the Hindu community in America fuming.The German ... Read more...
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Ten Hindu leaders in Malaysia could face jail up to 5 years
October 25th, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Putrajaya ( Malaysia ), Oct 25 (ANI): The ten supporters of the outlawed Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), who were arrested for gathering outside the prime minister''s office on Thursday, face ... Read more...
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Ramayan movie should be made without alterations: Nevada clergy
October 16th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct.16 (ANI): The Nevada Clergy Association (NCA) has come out in support of the Hindus who are concerned that the newly announced Hollywood movie of Mandalay Pictures Ramayan 3392 ... Read more...
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Withdrawal of libel suit for Sonia ad not a defeat: Overseas Congress
October 6th, 2008 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 6 (IANS) The Indian National Overseas Congress (INOC) has withdrawn the $100 million libel suit relating to an ad in New York Times last year attacking Sonia Gandhi, but ... Read more...
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Christian, Hindu leaders pledge for peace in Kerala
September 30th, 2008 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 29 (IANS) A three-hour meeting between top Christian and Hindu leaders to discuss the present communal unrest in parts of India Monday appeared to be a success with both groups ... Read more...
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Christian, Hindu leaders to meet in Kochi Monday
September 28th, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi Sep 28 (IANS) Top bishops from both Catholic and non-Catholic churches in Kerala will sit across the table here Monday with Hindu leaders to discuss the present unrest in Kerala and ... Read more...
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BBC accused of favouring Muslims at the expense of Hindus, Sikhs
September 9th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
Lahore , Sep 9 (ANI): Sikh and Hindu leaders in Britain have complained that a disproportionate number of BBC programmes have been made about Islam, at the expense of programmes on ... Read more...
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VHP shutdown over attack on BJP MP gets mixed response (Lead)
September 8th, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) A Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)-sponsored shutdown in eastern Uttar Pradesh to protest the alleged attack on the rally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Yogi Adityanath saw business ... Read more...
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VHP shutdown call gets mixed response in Uttar Pradesh
September 8th, 2008 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) A Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)-sponsored shutdown in eastern Uttar Pradesh to protest the alleged attack on the rally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Yogi Adityanath received mixed ... Read more...
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Uma Bharti, Ritambhara arrested in Jammu (Second Lead)
August 2nd, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 2 (IANS) The police Saturday arrested Hindu leaders Uma Bharti and Sadhvi Ritambhara who were to hold a public rally here, amid renewed violence over the Amarnath land row that ... Read more...
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Hindu leaders claim victory as ‘The Love Guru’ falters
July 31st, 2008 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 30 (IANS) Hindu leaders have claimed victory in their campaign against Mike Myers' new film "The Love Guru" after the movie failed to wow audiences across America. Religious leaders ... Read more...
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VHP rejects Governments claim that Lord Rama destroyed Ram Sethu
July 28th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore, July 28 (ANI): The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has rubbished the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Governments assertion before the Supreme Court that the Ram Sethu or Adams bridge had been ... Read more...
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