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5 MAR, 2012, 11.13AM IST, PTI | BEIJING:

More than 2,000 ancient Buddha statues have been unearthed by archaeologists in China’s Hebei province, highlighting the popularity ofBuddhism in the country ever since it spread from India.The 2,895 Buddha statues and fragments dating back to the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi period (534-577) were found in the historic site of Yecheng, Linzhang county.

The statues are made of white marble and blue stone and some are painted or gilded…

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PTI | Mar 4, 2012, 07.27PM ISTPATNA:

Replicating the world largest Hindu temple in Combodia’s Angkor Wat, the Bihar Mahavir Mandir Trust ( BMMT) on Sunday said they will build a bigger temple in Bihar’s Vaishalidistrict.To be built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, the five-storied and 222-feet tall temple will come up at a sprawling campus spread over 15 acres at a place near Ismailpur village on Hajipur-Bidupur road, which will be christened as Angkor Nagar, BMMT’s secretary and ex-IPS officer Acharya Kishore Kunal said.

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28/02/2012 01:14:26Agniveer

– Press Release:

In an Agniveer sponsored event, 40 Christian families in Western UP reverted back to Vedic Hindu Dharma yesterday jettisoning fanatic belief that those who do not believe in some son of God would go to eternal Hell.Of these 40 families, one member from each family will receive training as Purohit from Agniveer so that they become respected Brahminsand are able to  conduct religious and social rituals. Also they would be able to conduct Vedic induction ritual for others. This is our way of slapping the faces of casteism and blind evangelization.Also you would be glad to know that the person conducting the Shuddhi ritual was an ex-father of church himself and several of those who came back to religion of Ram and Krishna were Christian missionaries themselves.We are committed towards making a noble Brahmin out of every Dalit Christian.

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THE RAMLILA MAIDAN CASE

ARUN JAITLEY
Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha

28/02/2012

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February 29th, 2012, 10:57 am| Samvada.OrgBangalore:

Eminent personalities enlightened students of IITs, IIMs and NLUs like premier institutes at two-day Think India 2012 conference organized by Think India at Satish Dhawan Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalor, held recently.This year’s edition titled ‘Vision for a Vibrant Nation’ organized by Think India, a forum for premier institute students, saw participation of over 200 student, researchers, alumni and faculty from 27 different institutes of India, Including topmost IITs, IIMs, NLUs and NITs in India. Prof P R Mahapatra, Dean Engineering Indian Institute of Science inaugurated….  Read More…...………

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February 28, 2012|| Eurasia Review

Hindus have welcomed a Cambodia ban on spit-roasting of cows in front of restaurants and other public places.Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that “it was a step in the right direction”.

It was a highly cruel practice, he added.Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, thanked Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen for ordering this ban saying that it ran contrary to the teachings of Theravada Buddhism, the country’s official religion. Read more….

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Kasargod, Feb 28: A woman and her two children suffered serious injuries after bombs were hurled by unknown miscreants at their home in Payyannur on Sunday February 26. The injured have been identified as Janaki (58), her sons, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist, Vishwanathan, and Biju (29).The incident occurred at around 7.15 am on Sunday. All the three were admitted into Payyannur hospital, where they are being treated.The injured have blamed CPM activists for the act. The windows and door of the house were damaged in the incident. One of the bombs, which did not go off, was found inside their house.

Payyannur policemen, who registered a case, have begun investigation. Source: Samvada.Org.

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February 25th, 2012, 12:14 pm | Samvada.Org

Prashanthi Kuteeram Bangalore:

“Our national identity is Hindutva, we are Hindus, irrespective of castes we are all inter-related by DNA. The one who believes that his ancestors are Hindus is a ‘Hindu’. There are attempts to destabilise this mindset among Indians” said Dr Subramanian Swamy.

Addressing the conclave Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamiji of Kanchi Peetham said, “Live for the nation. The youth population should lead a life which is committed for the society and to the nation”

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Dialogue with Shri Arun Kumar Ji, Director, Jammu-Kashmir Study Centre and Prashanth Vaidyaraj, VSK, Bangalore.

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I had the privilege to attend the conference on ‘POK and Northern Areas’ at Indian International Centre, New Delhi on the 22nd of Feb, 2012 by the Centre for Security and Strategy.It was a august gathering of the best minds on POK. Hence I was witness to the most erudite deliberations on the past, present and the future of POK vis-a-vis India.

A follow up session was held on the 23rd Feb at the ‘Deenadayal Shodh Sansthan’.

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Under Modi, 10 years of riot-free Gujarat

When it comes to commemorating or even celebrating anniversaries, Indians are inclined to be notoriously lax. The 50^th anniversary of Indian independence in 1997 was, for example, perfunctorily observed and mainly as a sarkari celebration.

Yet, and not surprisingly, the 10^th anniversary of the Gujarat riots has become a media event or, to be more precise, an English-language media occasion.

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