By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Applied Spirituality; Author: Swami Agnivesh; Publisher: Harper Element; Pages: 156; Price: Rs.350 In this small yet punchy book, Swami Agnivesh unveils all that has gone wrong with organised religions. Agnivesh,…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Morning They Came for Us – Dispatches from Syria; Author: Janine Di Giovanni; Publisher: Bloomsbury ; Pages: 224; Price: Rs.399 The worst wars are where a regime turns on its…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Questioning the intentions of environmentalists who opposed the World Culture Festival, union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said the criticism was the craving of “some people’s negative thinking”. “How could an…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Parliament of the World’s Religions on Sunday compared the “ideologies and experiments” of Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Junior and…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) World leaders on Sunday hailed Art of Living (AoL) and its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for holding the World Culture Festival and invited him to their countries. British Prime…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) BJP leaders on Sunday slammed critics of the Art of Living’s World Culture Festival celebrated on the banks of the Yamuna river here, saying attempts were made to stop the…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Indians have to move away from the mindset of minority or majority to ensure an inclusive society, union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal said on…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The need of the hour is to live in harmony, without hurting each other’s cultural sentiments, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Sunday. Speaking at the Global Leadership Forum held…
Taipei, March 13 (IANS) Regularly practicing the Chinese exercise tai chi that combines certain postures and gentle movements with mental focus, breathing, and relaxation can help older adults reduce the risk of falling down, says…
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Bollywood actress and BJP’s Lok Sabha member Hema Malini has lauded Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his attempt “to integrate all cultures of the world” with the Art of Living’s World…
By Vikas Datta A long-running Indian TV game show about a group of disparate people consciously living under the continuous view and direction of an omniscient but unseen observer may make for entertainment for some…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Showers lashed the Art of Living’s World Culture Festival on the Yamuna flood plain here for the second consecutive day while union ministers Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj lauded Sri…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Deepening inequalities across societies globally is turning up as a major challenge for the world, Pakistani leader Sherry Rehman said here on Saturday. Rehman, a member of the Pakistan senate…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Fashion can be the balm that can lend a healing touch to relations and bring India and Pakistan closer, feels Pakistani fashion designer Huma Nassr. “We can speak peace through…
Beijing, March 12 (IANS) The repair of parts of the Great Wall of China in Gansu province is nearing completion, authorities said. Repairs of the Great Wall along Jiayuguan city started in May 2012. About…
New Delhi: Artists perform during Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s World Culture Festival in New Delhi on March 11, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) People from as many as 161 countries watched the…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Thinking, arguing and debating will certainly lead to something meaningful, if it is done with the right intentions, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of Art of Living Foundation, said…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the Art of Living’s World Culture Festival event at the Yamuna flood plain here as…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The seven-acre stage created by the Art of Living Foundation for its World Culture Festival on the Yamuna flood plain here caused a bit of public inconvenience as most of…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The three-day World Culture Festival, which began here on Friday after much uncertainty for many days, was the big talking point on micro-blogging site Twitter. “And it’s raining as world…