Swami Dayananda Saraswathi, No more….. The popular Hindu spiritual guru and teacher of Advaita philosophy, Swami Dayananda Saraswati passed away in his Rishikesh Ashram on Wednesday night. The swamiji was 85 years old and had been ailing for a while. The late swamiji was popular throughout India for his highly intellectual and humor filled spiritual…
The Indian union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, last week raised concerns about the widespread slaughtering of Camels during the Islamic festival of Bakrid and the illegal markets for Camel meat throughout the country. She was speaking at the three-day international conference on ‘India for animals’ which was organized by the Federation…
Indian e-retailer Flipkart’s co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are the latest billionaires from India, with £845million $1.3bn according to Forbes India’s rich list released on 23rd September 2015. The Indian e-commerce has joined the elite club of billionaires with Flipkart’s founders Bansals making their debut at number 86 with the list lead by Reliance…
800 killed and another 870 people injured in the Hajj pilgrimage stampede incident at Mina, near the Islamic holy city of Mecca according to officials in Saudi Arabia. During the Hajj, pilgrims travel to Mina, 3miles from Mecca, to throw seven stones at pillars (where Satan is believed to have tempted the Prophet Abraham) called…
Chennai remembers SMS Emden, the dreadful First World War German battleship Not many know about some of the different, interesting facets of the Great War, more commonly known as the First World War, in the Asian front. The German navy during the war, tried to flex its muscle as far as the Indian Ocean and…
Pope Francis landed at Andrews Air Force Base, he was greeted by Obama and his family alongwith Vice-President Joe Biden and his wife. His US tour will be greeted by millions of American Catholics As part of their US tour the Pontiff will visit Washington DC, New York and Philadelphia. The Pontiff, has brought the…
A special flypast of four spitfires and two hurricanes marked the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, watched by Prince Charles.
The British born Jackie Collins OBE, the novelist has died of breast cancer, in Los Angeles, at the age of 77. According to a statement of her family “ It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one-of-a-kind mother.” Jackie Collins rauncy novels of the rich and famous…