Hindu Temple at British army base in Afghanistan
There is a Hindu Temple at the British army base in Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan, according to reports.Said to be only one of its kind, this Hindu Temple of 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles reportedly contains images of Durga, Siva, Laxmi, Ganesh, and Hanuman, and is the venue of daily prayers and other rituals in the mornings. A pandit visited recently More...
Exhibition on Amritsar’s Golden Temple at University of London
University of London is holding exhibition on Amritsar’s Golden Temple, holiest shrine of Sikhism.Titled “The Golden Temple of Amritsar: Reflections of the Past”, this exhibition sponsored by UK Punjab Heritage More...
Indian girls tied rakhis on police officers in a Canadian town
Young Hindu girls tied rakhis around the wrists of police officers in London (Ontario) town of Canada, celebrating Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan, according to reports. London Police Services welcomed few dozen More...
British police chief quits amid phone-hacking scandal
Britain’s senior-most police officer, Sir Paul Stephenson, resigned on late Sunday as a result of allegations over Scotland Yard’s links to the Rupert Murdoch newspaper at the centre of the phone-hacking scandal. Earlier More...