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ISKCON members chant ‘Hare Rama, Hare Krishna’ at Gurugram police event, video goes viral

It was a stress management session by ISKCON for an hour in which its members performed kirtan for 10 minutes, says a senior officer.

ISKCON sends Rs 100-crore defamation notice to Maneka Gandhi for her statement on cows

An undated video of the former central minister has gone viral in which she could be heard making accusations against the ISKCON.

‘Devoted teacher, ISKCON disciple’ — IIT Mandi head in news for linking meat-eating to landslides

Colleagues of Laxmidhar Behera, in news for controversial remarks, admit he was always orthodox in beliefs. He relates every scientific conversation to spirituality, allege students.

Vivekananda loved spicy mutton curry. ‘No amount of eating grass’ brings any good

Before Amogh Lila Das, ISKCON’s founder Srila Prabhupada had also objected to Vivekanand’s views. He had called him ‘rascal’.

Who is Amogh Lila Das — ISKCON monk sent to the hills to ‘atone’ for insulting Vivekananda

The 43-year-old monk came under flak after a video of him criticising Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna Paramhansa went viral online.

ISKCON bans monk Amogh Lila Das for ‘derogatory’ comments on Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna

In a video clip that has gone viral on social media, Das criticised Swami Vivekananda for eating fish, stating that a 'virtuous person can never harm a living being'.

World’s largest religious monument will soon be in India—with the help of Ford heir

The Temple of Vedic Planetarium in West Bengal’s Mayapur will replace Cambodia’s 12th-century built Angkor Wat complex as the world’s largest religious structure.

Akshaya Patra governance under lens as 4 high-profile trustees quit in 2020, NGO denies link

4 trustees are ex-Infosys chief financial officers Mohandas Pai and V. Balakrishnan, ChrysCapital co-founder Raj Kondur, and Abhay Jain, adviser to Manipal Education & Medical Group.

Vrindavan’s ISKCON temple sealed after 22, including priests, test positive for Covid-19

After one positive case, contact tracing revealed that 21 people associated with the temple have been infected as well, an official said.

31 ISKCON devotees test positive for Covid-19 at ‘locked down’ Bangladesh ashram

Authorities in Bangladesh are said to be baffled about the infections since the ashram had been closed to outisders since 8 March.

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The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?