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After Hindu protest, culturally insensitive opera Lakmé has been dropped from Cornwall’s iconic cliff-top Minack Theatre in England. Opera Lakmé will now reportedly not be held at Minack Theatre in Cornwall (England) as earlier scheduled (for September 7-11), after Hindus protested saying it “seriously trivializes Hindu religious and other traditions”. Rebecca Thomas, Director of Minack Theatre, which describes itself as “the theatre under the stars!”, in an email to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, wrote:…We do recognise that there are certain outdated references and cultural sensitivities…

“Faith Forum”, volunteer-run “one-of-a-kind weekly multi-faith dialogue” in Reno Gazette-Journal (USA TODAY Network publication) completed 15 continuous years of publication in February, which is a historic global milestone unmatched in modern journalism and interfaith dialogue. According to reports and accessible sources, this appears to be the first weekly multi-religious and multi-author newspaper column in panel format in the world which sustained a continuous run for 15+ years and is still going strong. While interfaith columns and long-running religion columns exist worldwide; but multi-faith, multi-author weekly columns in panel format like…

Hindu prayers will open the meeting of County of San Diego Board of Supervisors on May five, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed and San Diego Hindu Shri Mandir priest Pandit Kedar A. Dave will jointly deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors. After Sanskrit delivery, the English interpretation of the prayers will be read. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and the root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President…

Hindus are upset at the taxpayer funded Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (Den Norske Opera & Ballett) (DNO&B) for re-announcing “La Bayadère” ballet; which they protested in 2022 as “culturally insensitive”, outdated and seriously trivializing Eastern religious and other traditions. “La Bayadère” is announced to run from April 17 to May 14 on the Main Stage of Opera House in Oslo. Hindus have termed this revival as “a step backward for cultural sensitivity in the performing arts”, and have asked for the immediate cancellation of the upcoming ballet performances. It…

Strategic acquisition strengthens UST’s leadership in the evolving Workday ecosystem and accelerates delivery of next-generation, AI-powered enterprise solutions Thiruvananthapuram: UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has acquired Intecrowd LLC (Intecrowd), a globally recognized boutique Workday Partner specializing in strategic deployments and full lifecycle support for Workday solutions. This strategic move will improve UST’s ability to meet the needs of its global client base while also expanding its portfolio in the dynamic Workday ecosystem. Acquiring Intecrowd strengthens UST’s position in the Workday market and enhances its ability to deliver innovative, AI-powered solutions at scale.…

Washington: 34 days have passed since the war between Israel-Iran and America. During this time Trump spoke of ending the war several times. But then he postponed it citing some reason. On Thursday, US President Trump addressed the nation in his country. In which people were expecting that Trump might announce a ceasefire during this time. But during this he said that in the next 2-3 weeks a strong attack will be launched on Iran. Iran had blocked the Strait of Hormuz. Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said that we…

Washington: Robert Morris, a religious advisor to US President Donald Trump during his first term, has been released after serving a six-month prison sentence for sexually abusing a minor. Morris, a former megachurch pastor and renowned televangelist, was convicted of abusing a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s. Robert Morris has been recognized as one of Trump’s closest spiritual allies. In 2016, he was included on Trump’s Evangelical Executive Advisory Board and hosted Trump at his Gateway Church in Texas in 2020. However, his past has left a deep stain on his…

Washington: US President Donald Trump, in an address to the nation on Thursday, took a tough stance on the ongoing military action against Iran. Trump claimed that Iran’s navy, air force, and missile capabilities have been completely destroyed in the past month of war. He cited oil installations, saying they are the easiest targets, but they have not been attacked so far because they would give Iran no chance to recover. Trump clarified that Iran no longer possesses any effective air defense system or radar, making the US military militarily…