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Hindu prayers will open the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of White House (Tennessee) meeting on December 18, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the White House Board of Mayor and Aldermen. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and the root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, will recite…

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s administration has made major changes to the federal student loan system, raising concerns for millions of nursing students. Law, medicine, and dentistry are among the degrees classified as “professional” by the government. However, nursing has been excluded from this list. Under the new system, students pursuing professional degrees will be able to receive federal loans of up to $50,000 annually and a total of $200,000. However, for non-professional programs, this limit is significantly lower: $20,500 annually and a total of $100,000. Since nursing is not…

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi held discussions with Indian-origin tech entrepreneurs in South Africa. The discussions focused on new technologies, collaboration in emerging areas, and strengthening ties between India and the Indian diaspora. The Prime Minister wrote on X, “Had a useful discussion with Indian-origin tech entrepreneurs in Johannesburg. The entrepreneurs spoke about their work in fintech, social media platforms, agriculture, education, healthcare, medical devices and other sectors. Urged them to deepen their engagement with India and work closely with our people.” During the meeting, several entrepreneurs shared their conversations with…

New Delhi. Ten major central trade unions in India have called the central government’s four new labor codes anti-labor and pro-corporate, demanding their immediate withdrawal. These unions, mostly affiliated with opposition parties, have announced a nationwide protest and strike this coming Wednesday. These unions, mostly affiliated with opposition parties, have been opposing these laws for the past five years. The four labor codes (the Wage Code, the Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Code, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code) were passed by Parliament in 2019-20 and are…

New Delhi. The investigation into the November 10, 2025, car bomb blast near Delhi’s Red Fort has revealed a startling rift within the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist module over ideology, attack strategy, and funding. The differences between suicide bomber Dr. Umar Un Nabi and other members were so profound that Umar even refused to attend his associate Adeel Rather’s wedding in October. According to investigating agencies, the arrested accused, Muzammil Ganai, Adeel Rather, and Mufti Irfan Wagay, were influenced by al-Qaeda’s ideology, which prioritizes attacks on Western countries and distant enemies. Dr. Umar…

Thiruvananthapuram: In line with the Nikshay Mitra Initiative under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTEP), the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of UST, a leading AI and digital transformation solutions company, has launched a six-month programme to provide food kits to tuberculosis patients in Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam districts. As part of the initiative, UST has begun providing nutritious food kits to tuberculosis patients for the next six months, under the NiKshay Mitra program of the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan. NiKshay is part of India’s…

Upset Hindus are urging Shein, Singapore headquartered “global online fashion and lifestyle retailer”, to apologize and immediately withdraw the multipurpose blanket-bedspread carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was shocking to visualize that Shein, for its mercantile greed, was apparently persuading the world to sleep on the image of Lord Ganesh, which Hindus worshipped. Hindu deity Lord Ganesh, whose image was depicted on Ganesh Multipurpose Blanket Bedspread sold at Shein website,…

Hindu prayer opened the Corpus Christi City Council meeting in Texas on November 11, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Corpus Christi City Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and the root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, recited from Rig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in common use; besides lines…