Daily Archives: March 28, 2011
Indian ‘fasting to death’ custom faces court test
March 27, 2011 Phalgun Krushna Navami, Kaliyug Varsha 5112 When 80-year-old Indian widow Kanwri Devi Surana suffered a mild heart attack last year, she pledged to fast herself to death in a religious practice known as “santhara”.Her distraught family … Continue reading
Social Activist Files FIR Against Facebook
March 27, 2011 Phalgun Krushna Navami, Kaliyug Varsha 5112 A social activist from Meerut, UP, India has registered an FIR (First Information Report) against social networking giant Facebook and its members for hurting religious sentiments and “instigating communal passions”. The … Continue reading
HJS held Press Conference to protest ‘Karnataka Temple takeover Bill’
March 27, 2011 Phalgun Krushna Navami, Kaliyug Varsha 5112 Mr. Mohan Gowda of HJS addressing in the Press Conference Bangalore (Karnataka, India): Hindu Janajagruti Samiti Karnataka unit held a press conference at the press club of Bangalore on the 22nd … Continue reading