‘State of Surveillance’ with Edward Snowden and Shane Smith
When NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden leaked details of massive government surveillance programs in 2013, he ignited a raging debate over digital privacy and security....
Why Yoga has a Role to Play in Politics
by Joshua M. Greene
In its deepest sense, to be a yogi means to contribute to the revitalization of a spiritually depressed humanity. The word...
Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals Have Conscious Awareness
by George Dvorsky
An international group of prominent scientists has signed The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness in which they are proclaiming their support for the...
When passengers pushed a railbus for half-a-kilometre
It was a unique scene when passengers of a railbus, that plies between Mathura and Vrindavan, pushed it to start its engine, near Mathura...
A kumbh in Kashmir after 75 years
The Dashar Maha Kumbh is being organised in Waskoora tehsil of Ganderbal district
‘Dashar Maha Kumbh’ is being organised on the confluence of sacred rivers...
University of Toronto launching Sanskrit studies
by Rajan Zed
University of Toronto (U of T), “one of the world’s top research-intensive universities”, is launching three-level Sanskrit language learning courses from September...
Mahabharata epic set to become India’s most expensive movie ever
Randamoozham, starring veteran actor Mohanlal, will cost Rs 1,000-crore (£120m) and is to be funded by UAE-based billionaire BR Shetty
India is set to make...
Province in Muslim Pakistan passes landmark Hindu marriage bill
by Syed Raza Hassan
Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh on Monday became the country’s first region to give its small Hindu minority the right to register...
