The BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi hosted an inspiring celebration on Sunday, marking the birth anniversaries of Bhagwan Shri Ram and Shri Swaminarayan. Tens of thousands of people visited the mandir this weekend to take part in the celebrations.
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17th May 2025 | Updated at 09:13pm 17th May 2025
Thousands attend Holi festival at new BAPS mandir in Sydney
- 20 Mar 2025
Kemps Creek (Australia): The Fuldol Festival, a vibrant part of the Holi celebrations, was held at the newly opened BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir and Cultural Precinct in Kemps Creek near Sydney. It attracted people from across Sydney...
European leaders unite for peace in Ukraine
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that the West stands at a “crossroads in history” as he addressed European leaders at a crucial summit in London on Sunday, March 2.
No wish for revenge, Nawaz tells supporters on return
- 25 Oct 2023
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived home on Saturday, ending a four-year self-imposed exile in London and restarting his political journey ahead of the general elections with a huge rally at Minar-e-Pakistan...
Bilawal to attend SCO meet in Goa, India plays it down
- 26 Apr 2023
Pakistan's foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend SCO foreign ministers meet which India is hosting in Goa on May 5.The Indian administration didn't explicitly rule out a meeting between S Jaishankar and Bilawal, but it didn't seem...
HINDUS DEMAND JUSTICE GLOBALLY
- 04 Dec 2024
Since the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, violence against Hindus in Bangladesh has surged, with frequent reports of temple vandalism, assaults, and attacks on individuals. The Hindu minority in Bangladesh comprises 8%. Over...
Clashes erupt in Bangladesh over arrest of Iskcon priest
- 27 Nov 2024
A public prosecutor was killed after violent clashes erupted in Bangladesh on Tuesday following the arrest of a prominent Hindu leader and Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari. The unrest followed the denial of bail to Brahmachari,...
Kash Patel takes oath as FBI chief on Bhagwat Gita
- 27 Feb 2025
Kash Patel took oath as the ninth director of the FBI on the Bhagavad Gita and spoke about how a first-generation Indian kid is living the American dream, reflecting on his heritage. The US Senate voted 51 to 49 to confirm Patel last week.
MODI-TRUMP’S ‘MEGA PARTNERSHIP’
- 19 Feb 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States after attending the AI Paris summit, marking his first bilateral trip since President Donald Trump's re-election for a second term in January 2025.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa calls for constitutional changes to curb minority parties
- 08 Jan 2020
Sri Lanka’s new president endorsed amending the constitution to reduce the power of minority political parties, saying the country wasn’t suited to a system that creates unstable governments “constantly under the influence of extremism”.
Trouble brewing in post-election Sri Lanka
- 11 Dec 2019
Weeks after the election of hardliner Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the president of Sri Lanka, the prospects for justice and reconciliation between the different communities on the island lie in tatters.
Nepal PM Prachanda likely to visit India next month
- 22 Mar 2023
Kathmandu: Nepal’s PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is likely to travel to India on an official visit next month - his first foreign trip since assuming the office for the third time in December last year, a media report said.
Nepal ruling coalition bags 90 seats out of 165
- 07 Dec 2022
Kathmandu: The top leaders of Nepal’s five-party ruling coalition on Monday met at PM Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official residence to review the general elections and discuss the formation of a new government.
Three generations, three journeys
- 05 Sep 2022
Rakesh Patel, a 47-year-old commodity trader took a plunge to visit Greenland. Speaking to Asian Voice, he said, “Over a hundred years ago, our grandparents emigrated from India to Africa in search of a better life. In 1972, our parents had...
‘2024, MODI ONCE MORE’
- 04 May 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome by the diaspora in Germany, on his three-nation Europe trip.
India has launched Operation Brahma to provide humanitarian aid to Myanmar following a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck on Friday.
Ajay Anand, Senior Vice President, Global Services, Strategy and Business Services, at Johnson & Johnson, has been named as the inaugural Executive in Residence at the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI). Each year, select executives from...
- 26 Mar 2025
Chandra Arya, who served as a Hindu-Canadian MP, announced that his nomination as the candidate for the upcoming federal election in Nepean has been revoked. Arya has been vocal against the alleged defacement of temples and other violent acts...
- 26 Mar 2025
Now back on their home planet after a mission that stretched to 286 days, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have physical and mental adaptations to make. “It’s definitely an adjustment,” said Terry Virts, a former commander of the ISS. “You’ve...
Kemps Creek (Australia): The Fuldol Festival, a vibrant part of the Holi celebrations, was held at the newly opened BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir...
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, one of Southern California’s largest Hindu temples, was vandalised with anti-India messages on Sunday in a troubling act of hate against the Hindu community.
Separatist militants attacked the Jaffar Express, a passenger train carrying about 500 people in Balochistan, southwestern Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility, stating they derailed the train, killed 30 security...
A violent attack at a Palm Beach County hospital left 67-year-old nurse Leelamma Lal severely injured, while 33-year-old Stephen Scantlebury faces attempted second-degree murder charges with a hate crime enhancement.
- 06 Mar 2025
The US and Bangladesh are at odds over a controversial $29 million USAID project that, according to a senior Bangladeshi official, never passed through the country’s regulatory channels.
