Category: Life
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Ashok Bhargava on Mother’s Day – a tradition from ancient times to the present
The traditional practice of honoring of motherhood is rooted in antiquity. Ancient rites had strong symbolic and spiritual overtones, as societies tended to celebrate goddesses and symbols of motherhood, rather than actual mothers.
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Hindu priest in Canada convicted of sexually exploiting two teen girls
By Vikki Hopes ABBOTSFORD: A priest from India, who was working at the Hindu temple in Abbotsford near Vancouver, has been found guilty of sexual offences against two teenage girls. Karam Vir, 33, was convicted Friday in British Columbia Supreme Court in New Westminster of two counts of touching a young person for a sexual…
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World’s largest pink diamond Princie auctioned for $40 million
News East-West NEW YORK: The Princie Diamond, which is one of the largest pink diamonds in the world and once belonged to the Nizam of Hyderabad, has fetched nearly $40 million in auction by Christie’s in New York. Christie’s said the diamond was sold to an anonymous collector at Christie’s, New York. It is the…
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Multicultural India has more mosques than any Muslim country
As it celebrates its Independence Day, India continues to be one of the most fascinating countries in the world