India News & Current Affairs

Rock star Sting has declared himself a Hindu in an e-mail interview with an Indian daily. Sting revealed that he is addicted to India and feels like a Hindu.

The Viraat Hindu Sabha (VHS) has recently launched Sarve Samachar, the first online Hindu news portal that aggregates news headlines, and collects the latest articles, columns, and editorials from across the web.

Web edition of India's most popular English daily and world’s largest circulated English broadsheet daily. Published from 10 cities across India, it is read by over 4.42 million people. Site contains archives of all sections of the print version, and is continuously updated.

This online edition of one of India’s most widely read English daily contains all its print version has to offer and more… Web exclusives include a tabloid, and lots of evergreen contain including downloads, classified ads and news you can use. Updated every minute!

India’s oldest and one of the most trusted online portal for news. Rediff specializes in current affairs with a penchant for breaking news. Also has a US edition and variants in regional India languages. Shopping, free email, blogs and radio make it one of India’s most happening portals.

Online edition of India’s top TV news channel with current news and in-depth analysis. Broadband features include live video news and features in English and Hindi. Contains a weather report, photo features, and other interactive features. Updated constantly.

Website of India’s top-rated weekly Newsmagazine. It includes current daily news, the content of the print edition as well as Web only features. Most part is only open to subscribers.

U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone from New Jersey recently introduced House Resolution 1601 (HR 1601), a bill recognizing the over 20 years of religious persecution and human rights violations faced by the Kashmiri Pandits, which has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In 2011, we lost many a prominent Hindu personalities. Read about these legends, who were the among the most famous figures in their own domain - from cinema and music to social work and spirituality. You can also buy books, movies and music by these lost legends.

Hindus across the world expressed shock and concern at a Russian attempt to ban the Bhagavad-Gita. Read more about this court case in Tomsk, Siberia, where prosecutors, with support from the Russian authorities attempted to have the Bhagavad-Gita, Hinduism's primary sacred text, labeled as "extremist literature."

Rising cases of failed and fraudulent marriages of Indian women with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) has prompted India's Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs to come up with a Guidance Booklet. Read and download from here...