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NEWS ARCHIVE August 2008 Bomb blasts ravage Gujarat - At least 55 people have been killed and hundreds injured... Jammu & Kashmir erupts over Amarnath land grant Hind soldiers lose battle - Three former Gurkha soldiers of the British Army, all of whom are Hindus... Shivaji - India's answer to the Statue of Liberty - Maharashtra has announced plans for a giant coastal statue which is to rival New York’s Statue of Liberty... Suicide attack on Indian embassy in Kabul kills 44 - Indian embassy in Kabul was targeted in the bloodiest suicide attack seen in Afghanistan for over three years...
May 2008 "Love Guru" controversey - Hindu campaigners concerned over upcoming comedy movie... First ever Hindu tutor apointed at Eton - Dilip Lakhani... Interesting statistics on Hindus in the USA - research portrays Hindus living in the USA are cohesive and strongly rooted set of communities... England & Wales local elections round up - Britain’s Labour Party received their worst losses in local government elections in England and Wales in 40 years... Tibet: A Challenge to the world's conscience - Protests against China’s Olympic torch ceremonies...
Shivratri 2008 After the Shambo controversy, now its the case of Gangotri - Yet another bovine controversy involving sections of the Hindu community versus the establishment... The lost ashes of Mahatma Gandhi - Many years after his death, the descendents of Mahatma Gandhi are still struggling to fulfill his last rites... Amitabh Bachchan's home attacked by fanatical Shiv Sena breakaway group - Regionalism gone mad once again in Mumbai... Maharshi Mahesh Yogi passes away - Someone who has done a lot for the spread of Hindu wisdom across the world in the last century... 26-year old Hindu man jailed for murder in the Midlands - Shilesh Patel, a 26-year old university graduate from Wellingborough, was jailed for life after been found guilty...
December 2007 Shamble of planned 'largest temple in Britain' - The planned Shri Sanatan Mandir in Wembley is the centre of a bitter feud, involoving missing funds, allegations of fraud and even longer delays... Narendra modi wins by landside in Gujarat elections - The election results for Gujarat, the land of origin for over half of Britain’s Hindus... Malaysian Hindus' rally turns into street battle with authorties - Hindus in Malaysia staged an unprecedented show of resentment against their government... Controversy over new Hindu school's defining who is a Hindu - The opening of Britain’s first state funded Hindu school has once again been embroiled in controversy... Mukesh Ambani becomes world's richest man, for now - a Hindu became the richest man in the world for the first time in modern history...
Diwali 2007 Dark days for Pakistan - Citing deteriorating national security as his concern,General Pervez Musharraf has once again resumed position of unashamed dictator... Hindu woman sacked for wearing nose stud gets reinstated - A victory for commonsense, sacked from her airport job for refusing to remove a nose stud as a Hindu marriage ritual has been reinstated... JK Rowling tries to sue Hindus in India - Hindu community group emerged victorious against J. K. Rowling... Attack on Durga Puja in East London - This is Britain, NOT Bangladesh... Film song 'Hare Krishna Hare Ram' raises eyebrows - Many of you will have heard a catchy song with the chant ‘Hare Krishna Hare Rama’...
Diwali 2007 Dark days for Pakistan - Citing deteriorating national security as his concern,General Pervez Musharraf has once again resumed position of unashamed dictator... Hindu woman sacked for wearing nose stud gets reinstated - A victory for commonsense, sacked from her airport job for refusing to remove a nose stud as a Hindu marriage ritual has been reinstated... JK Rowling tries to sue Hindus in India - Hindu community group emerged victorious against J. K. Rowling... Attack on Durga Puja in East London - This is Britain, NOT Bangladesh... Film song 'Hare Krishna Hare Ram' raises eyebrows - Many of you will have heard a catchy song with the chant ‘Hare Krishna Hare Rama’...
September 2007 A bit of commonsense and tolerance please, British Airways - Earlier this month, the final go ahead was given for the first Hindu state school... First Hindu state school given final go ahead - Earlier this month, the final go ahead was given for the first Hindu state school... Lord Rama back on centre stage in India, as issue of bridge destruction flairs up - Lord Rama has once again been embroiled in an Indian public controversy... Hindu banned for wearing holy Tilak, in India - In a somewhat bizarre story, a man was suspended from work for wearing a ‘tilak’ ... Malaysian Hindu organisation files lawsuit against the British Government, tries to assert right to British citizenship - A prominent Hindu organisation in Malaysia has decided to take the British government to court for failure to discharge duties in the wake of...
August 2007 Idi Amin's legacy continues...in London! - The son of former dictator... Goodbye Shambo! - Shambo the bull was finally executed... Scandalous Sanjay Dutt sentenced to six years in Mumbai bomb blast case - Hindi film star Sanjay Dutt... First Hindu Prayer in US Senate disrupted by protestors - The first Hindu prayer to take place... British Hindu organisations protest situation of Malaysian Hindus - British Hindu organisations have taken...
July 2007 Caste Madness in the 'Land of Kings' - Recently the Indian state of Rajasthan... Deadly pollution of India's rivers - is once again in a state of high security... Terror's near miss in Britain - What were once India’s life-giving... The case of Revathi, a Hindu woman forcibly classed as Muslim under Malaysian law Shambo update - In our last issue, Hindu Voice UK...
May-June 2007 Now beef in popular chocolate bars - Masterfoods have reversed their decision... Richard Gere arrest warrant for kissing Shilpa Shetty - Pretty Woman actor and Tibetan Buddhist Richard Gere... London Mayor hosts first event for Hindus - On Wednesday 9th May, Ken Livingston hosted... Hindus flock to see 'sweating temple deity' - Thousands of Nepalese Hindus are flocking to pay... Shameless American NRI tries to patent yoga - Swami Ramdev goes head to head with a non-resident...
April 2007 Dark memories evoked as Indians targeted in Ugandan capital - In the first such incident since Idi Amin's regime... Manchester temple robbed for expensive murthi of Lord Subramaniam - A $10,000 deity of Lord Subramaniam was stolen... One man's campaign to legalise traditional Hindu funerals in the UK - As everyone knows, Hindus have from ancient times... Hindu Police Association slams "positive discrimination" proposals Hurley-Nayar wedding, mocking Hindu Customs? - On March 9th Elizabeth Hurley (British model) and...
March 2007 Gurkha struggle finally bares fruit - After years of campaigning Nepalese Gurkha soldiers in the British army... Huge hike in visa costs set to hit Indian immigrants hard - Things are going from bad to worse for Indian professionals... Pakistan's Hindus speak up - Although traditionally having been a very quiet minority... Thousands of Hindus vow to end caste divide - A campaign to end centuries of discrimination against 'low-caste' Hindus... 'Conversion issue' - urgent issue or urban myth? - In the last month, a long-standing and emotional issue...
February 2007 Valentines Day Protests in India - Fervent anti-Valentines Day protests took place across India this year ... 68 Die as Pakistan-bound train bombed in India - At least 68 people were killed and dozens more injured... Scotland Yard to form 'Hindu Safety Forum' - A 'Hindu Safety Forum' is to be set up by Scotland Yard, as a result of... Moron threatens Hindu Voice UK! - Earlier this month, we were surprised to receive two threatening messages... British kids the most messed up: UN survey - Children growing up in Britain have the highest level of social problems...
January 2007 Mother Ganga being destroyed - The recent Kumbha mela has brought to light the terrible... Germany proposes an EU-wide ban on the swastika - Hindu leaders across Europe are starting... Swami Ramdev accused of misleading public - India's medical community have condemnned... Ancient Vishnu murti causes stir in Russia - A small village in the Volga province of Russia... The booming Hindu 'temple-hair business' - Recently there have been a large number of...
December 2006 The Dharmic battle aainst untouchability - Recently, the issue of inter-caste feuding and... Sikh group attacks multi-faith temples - A Sikh campaign group recently stormed two... Gita dominates boardrooms - For so long, Sun Tszu's 'Art of War' has been the manaerial... Protestors burn effigies of Swami Ramdev - No straner to contrversy, legendary yoga-guru... Think-tank alleges evangelic plot in India - British MPs have been accused of being paid...
November 2006 The Mahabharat set to hit the big screen - Proposals to profile all South Asians following... Contriversy hits plans for Britain's first Hindu state school Recent racist attacks in Norwich - Immigrant Indian worker in the Eastern British town... Liz-Arun set date for Hindu wedding - Actoress and model Liz Hurley and partner Arun Nayar... Haldi as a medicine? - Haldi, known in English as turmeric, has been recently shown to...
October 2006 Hindu nightclub update - The management of 'Blagclub; are considering... Cambridge university axes Sanskrit - Over a century after it was first introduced... Survey reveals extent of vegetarianism in India - A recent survey found that India is not as... Death penalty for terrorist Afzal - Mohammed Afzal was convicted last year... Diwali in the Square is a huge success - The third consecutive such celebration in Trafalgar...
September 2006 Largest Hindu temple in Euroe opens in West Midlands - Named the 'Sri Venkateswara Temple'... Swami Randev attacked in Southall Gurudwara - A group of Sikh men in their mid-twenties... Hindu nightclub controversy - A campaign is mounting over the use of Hindu imagery... Hindus concerned over early release of hate cleric - The preacer who proclaimed that Hindus... Hindus most willing to fight for Britain - A survey has found that Hindus and other South Asians...
August 2006 Hindus worried over plans for racial profiling - Proposals to profile all South Asians following... Controversy over Indian 'anti-conversion' law - Chhattisgarh recently became the latest Indian state to pass... Hindu grant for poverty awareness - Hindu Aid, a British charity, has won... Janmashtami bomb attack - A Chinese-made hand grenade was thrown into a crowd... Indian actress under fire for racist comments - She is often called Bollywood's comedy queen, but...
July 2006 Terror hits Mumbai's rail network - Eight bomb-blasts targetting packed trains in Mumbai, killed at least 180 and injuring 700... Results of 'Connecting British Hindus' survey - the first government-funded research project into Hindus living in Britain... Hindu temples demolished in Malaysia - Human rights groups say that resentment is growing... Swami Ramdev yoga-camp proceeds amidst pricing controversy - In his first yoga sessions outside of India... Government of India play's Big Brother - Several websites have been banned in order to...
June 2006 City Hindus network launched in London - Tuesday 6th June saw the launch event of City Hindus Network... M. F. Husain art exhibition closed after attack - Unidentified vandals defaced erotic paintings of Durga and Draupadi... Jains debate offer of non-Hindu status - Leaders of India's Jain community are currently debating whether or not to accept the Central Government's offer... Indonesia Earthquake - famous temple badly damaged - An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit parts of Indonesia on May 27th... Swami Ramdev to conduct first yoga-camp in Britain - Superstar yoga guru Swami Ramdev to host...
May 2006 Blair panics as Labour receive drubbing in local elections - The local elections of May 4th saw large and embarrassing losses for a scandal hit Labour Party... Injury hit Tendulkar seeks divine grace - The Thai King is the world's longest ruling monarch... 35 Hindus killed in Kashmir attack - 35 Hindus were killed in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in separate incidents over the Mayday weekend... Nepal limps back to normality - King Gyanendra yields to pro-democracy protestors... Peers block euthanasia bill - A Bill that would have allowed terminally ill patients the right to choose medically assisted 'voluntary suicide'...
April 2006 Outrage over 'Mother India' painting - M. F. Hussain's painting causes sharp reaction amongst worldwide Hindu community... Gangajal for Thai King's coronation anniversary - The Thai King is the world's longest ruling monarch... British law to combat 'sham marriages' overturned - The law was struck down by the London High Court... Young Hindus to shadow British parliamentarians - A scheme has been launched to improve the political representation of Hindus in Britain... Young children for sale in Jammu and Kashmir - Research into the lives of Hindu refugees...
March 2006 Bomb blasts rock Hindu holy city Varanasi - killing over 20 people and injuring many more... Laboratory tests clear Swami Ramdev - regarding the content of the Ayurvedic medicines produced at his Divya-Yog Pharmacy in Uttaranchal Pradesh... Legislation to pave way for more faith schools in Britain - In recent weeks the long standing... Four killed in India as anti-Bush rallies turn into Hindu-Muslim riots - Violence erupted when armed mobs... Home Office funds research project into Hindu identity in United Kingdom - For the first time...
February 2006 Southern discomfort - whiskey company promises to withdraw Durga advert after protests from Hindus... Police chief accuses media of 'institutional racism' - referring to the disproportionately low media coverage that murders of ethnic minorities receive compared with crimes where the victim is white... Hindu widow in Malaysia appeals against husband's Islamic burial - Maniam Moorthy was a former commando for the Malaysian armed forces. He died on 20th December 2005... Britney Spears has baby son blessed at Hindu temple - According to various media reports and sightings pop star Britney Spears seems to have joined a long list... Russian Church responds to allegations of persecution of Hindus - In response to growing criticism for its treatment of Hindus in Russia, the Russian Orthodox Church have issued a statement...
January 2006 McDonald's pay out big time for "Beef in Fries" debacle - MacDonald’s have paid US $10 million to twenty-four USA-based organisations... UK-based Hindu group to protest - against the on-going persecution of Hindus in Pakistan... Swami Ramdev: In the Eye of the Storm - In recent years Swami Ramdev has become a household name... Hindus meet partial success in California textbook struggle - California's Hindus have been locked in an important campaign over the past few months... Attacks on Hindus on the increase in Britain - according to recently released statistics... |