Some “Lords Spiritual” in UK House of Lords should be Hindus

Hindus want some Hindu religious leaders sit in the United Kingdom (UK) House of Lords as “Lords Spiritual”. Currently, 26 bishops of the Church of England sit in the House of Lords as “Lords Spiritual”, including Archbishops of Canterbury and of York, the Bishops of...

“Hindu Temple” at prestigious Dartmouth College

Ivy League Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, which consistently ranks among the world’s greatest academic institutions, reportedly has a “Hindu Temple” which holds daily and weekly Friday pujas (prayers). This “Hindu Temple” carries a statue of Saraswati;...

Designated “Hindu Prayer Room” sought at MIT

Hindus are urging for a permanent and dedicated Prayer Room at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a world-class educational institution incorporated 1861. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that MIT should respond to the...

Vatican urged to decipher its position on yoga

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed is urging Vatican to clarify its official stand on yoga. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Roman Catholic priests, bishops and other officials kept on making varying...

“Hindu Prayer Room” sought at Taiwan Airport

Hindus are urging for a designated “Hindu Prayer Room” at Taoyuan International (TI) Airport, Taiwan’s largest and one of the world’s leading airports. TI Airport, which is “determined to join the front ranks of socially responsible global enterprises”,...