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When is Holi 2025 in the USA? Know the exact date and time in different USA time zones (ET, PT, CT, and more)

Holi, the festival of colours, is celebrated by Hindu community across the world. One of the biggest Hindu festivals, Holi falls in the Hindu calendar month of Phalgun, marking the arrival of the vibrant spring. It is observed in the month of March or April. This year, it falls on…

The Times of India

Happy Holi 2025: Best Messages, Quotes, Wishes and Images to share on Holi

Holi holds deep mythological and cultural significance. The festival celebrates the victory of devotion and righteousness over arrogance and cruelty. The legend of Holika and Prahlad is at the heart of this celebration. According to Hindu mythology, Prahlad, a devoted follower of Lord Vishnu, was persecuted by his father, the…

The Times of India

When is Holika Dahan 2025? Date, time, story, history, significance and all you need to know about Holika Dahan

Holika Dahan, a significant Hindu festival symbolizing the victory of good over evil, is celebrated annually on the eve of Holi. In 2025, Holika Dahan will be observed on March 13th, followed by Holi on March 14th.

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The Guardian view on Modi redrawing India’s electoral map: deepening a dangerous north-south divide

Editorial: The Hindu nationalist prime minister’s push could shift power northward to his political advantage but risks escalating political tensions

The Guardian - UK

Prominent Hindu temple in California vandalised with anti-Modi graffiti

India calls attack on Hindu temple a ‘despicable act’

The Independent UK

Stone-pelting rumours, MCD ‘U-turn’: The chronology of chaos in Delhi’s Brahmpuri

In North Delhi’s Brahmpuri neighbourhood, several Hindu residents of Gali No. 12 are planning to move out of the area and have put up for-sale signs outside their houses. The reason: A contentious expansion and new entrance of the nearby Al Mateen Masjid.

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‘Bid to suppress journalistic freedom’: Rajasthan HC on FIR against Arnab Goswami

The Rajasthan High Court has restrained the Rajasthan police from taking any coercive action against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami over a 2022 case linked to Republic Bharat’s coverage of the demolition of a Hindu temple in Alwar, Bar and Bench reported.

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Tattoo artist arrested after woman’s ‘objectionable’ Hindu deity ink sparks backlash

Police arrest tattoo parlour owner and artist after Hindu groups complain

The Independent UK

British Hindus engage in most eco-friendly actions of all faith groups, research shows

As the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life study found Hindus are at the forefront of environmental activism, British Hindu, Muslim, and Christian participants discuss how they reconcile faith and the environment

The Guardian - UK

AP PHOTOS: Devotees across India celebrate the Shivaratri festival in honor of Hindu god Shiva

Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, one of the main deities of Hinduism.

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands gather for Hindu festival at Nepal temple, with many lighting up marijuana joints

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees have gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital to celebrate one of the country’s biggest religious festivals

The Independent UK

Mahashivratri 2025: Ravi Kishan, Tarun Khanna, 'OMG 2' director Amit Rai and other celebrities on their devotion to Lord Shiva - EXCLUSIVE

Mahashivratri, one of the most revered Hindu festivals, is celebrated today, February 26, 2025. It is a day of deep spiritual significance, dedicated to Lord Shiva. The festival sees millions of devotees across India and beyond observing fasts, offering prayers, and participating in rituals to seek blessings from Mahadev. The…

The Times of India

Mahakumbh: A confluence of faith and Hindutva politics?

From a VHP camp to “liberate” Hindu temples to a cow-protection Dharma Sansad, signs of Hindutva politics were all too visible at the Mahakumbh this year. The event banned the entry of Muslim vendors, but it allowed controversial figures such as Yati Narsinghanand to deliver speeches.

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When is Maha Shivratri 2025 in the USA? Exact date and puja timings in USA time zones (ET, PT, CT and more)

Maha Shivratri, dedicated to Lord Shiva, is considered one of the most auspicious Hindu festivals and is celebrated every year with great devotion and enthusiasm by Shiva devotees across the world. The night of worship and celebration is an opportunity to renew one's connection with the divine.

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Rajasthan: Minor Hindu girls raped, forced to convert in Beawar; complaint filed with NHRC

The case involving the forced conversion, rape, and exploitation of Beawar girls has now been brought before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

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Maha Shivratri 2025: Festival fervour wafts in the air; Rituals and significance...

Maha Shivratri falls on the 14th day of the dark fortnight in the Hindu lunar month of Phalguna or Magha, in February or March. Read more on Dynamite News:

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India's Modi Uses Mega Hindu Festival To Burnish Credentials

The quest of millions seeking salvation at the world's largest religious festival has also been a golden opportunity for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to burnish Hindu nationalist credentials.

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Plea in SC for extension of CAA 2019 date to accommodate Bangladesh Hindus; Details here...

Plea seeks direction to the Union Government to take immediate diplomatic or other steps to prevent the atrocities committed upon Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC received a plea for protection of Hindus, extension of CAA 2019 date

The petition also prays for an extension of the cut-off date under the Citizenship Amendment Act- 2019 for consideration of applications for citizenship to Hindus who have entered India in the wake of ongoing violence. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Hindu devotional singing is having a moment

According to Grammy Award-winner Chandrika Tandon and other devotional musicians, the melodic repetition of Vedic mantras, often associated with the many names of the tradition’s various deities, has proved to calm the mind for centuries

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Pilgrims make offerings to Hindu deities at a biennial festival in southern India

Chants of “Om Linga, Om Linga” resonated as barefoot Hindu pilgrims, many balancing offering-filled baskets and clay pitchers on their heads, climbed more than 100 steps to a hilltop shrine in southern India.

Newslaundry

‘Vague grounds’: J&K High Court quashes Kashmiri journalist's detention under PSA

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday quashed the detention order against independent journalist Majid Hyderi, who has been lodged in jail for over 17 months under the Public Safety Act, The Hindu reported.

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Attack on minorities an exaggeration in media, such attacks did not happen: Border Guard Bangladesh Chief

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman on Thursday categorically denied any attacks on minorities in Bangladesh in recent past terming the news an "exaggeration" of media, and that "such attacks on minorities did not happen". Read further on Dynamite News:

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When Yoga Sparked a Sex Panic

"Hindu mystics" with "swarthy faces and dreamy-looking eyes" once had Uncle Sam in a tizzy.