Hinduism
India swears in Ram Nath Kovind as 14th president
Ram Nath Kovind was sworn in on July 25 as India's 14th president, becoming the first member of a powerful Hindu nationalist movement to assume the highest public office in the world's largest democracy.
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Killing people over cows 'not acceptable', says India's Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned on Thursday a string of murders targeting minorities under the pretext of protecting cows, which are considered sacred by many Hindus, after critics accused the government of turning a blind eye.
Color me bright, sweet me tight!
The victory of good over evil! That is the core of the holy Hindu festival of India, the Holi. Famed as the most colorful of all festivals, today is the day to paint the world as bright as possible. This year another spring festival fell almost on the same dates, as the other day it was Purim, the jolliest of all Jewish celebrations.
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CNN presenter Reza Aslan sparks backlash after eating HUMAN BRAIN while filming Hindu cannibal sect (VIDEOS+PHOTOS)
CNN presenter Reza Aslan has been heavily criticized after he ate part of a human brain while filming with a Hindu cannibal sect in India.
The episode, part of a series called Believer with Reza Aslan, was shown on Sunday and provoked horror and dismay from many viewers and an angry backlash by Hindus in America.
South Asia Losing Faith In Democracy
The 'State of Democracy Report', released recently by a group of political scientists in southern Indian city of Bengaluru, has made a shocking revelation that the South Asian countries are losing faith in democracy. In other words, the love for dictatorship is gaining ground in the region.
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Are you Christian? Forget about doing Yoga!
The Holy Synod reacted to the UN’s decision to designate June 21 as International Day of Yoga in 2014. The Holy Synod’s statement says that the practice of yoga has “no place in the lives of Christians” since it is a fundamental aspect of Hinduism and as such is not considered a “form of exercise” but of worship!
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Albanian PM’s Visit to Belgrade Postponed
Rama and his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, agreed on Sunday to postpone Rama's landmark visit to Belgrade from October 22 to November 10 after tensions were raised between te two countries by last week's football match incident.
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Albania Govt ‘Failed to Uphold Pre-Poll Promises’
Out of the 17 electoral promises made by the centre-left government of Prime Minister Edi Rama that Mjaft evaluated as part of its Truthometer project, seven were realised, seven were not realised, one was judged to be unmeasurable and two others were only party fulfilled.
Rama’s government took office in September, promising to usher in a ‘renaissance’ for Albania.
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