The two-day annual visit of Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission saint Rajinder Singh Maharaj culminated on Thursday. Amidst numerous spiritually oriented activities it was the enlightening speeches rendered by the saint that captivated the minds of the audience. The gathering which was held at the CIDCO Exhibition Ground, Vashi saw mass participation from across. The meeting commenced with the recitation of verse of Saint Namdev by revered Mata Harbhajan Kaur and Mata Rita. This was followed with an insightful and powerful talk by the Saint himself using various references from Sant Namdev's verses.

Swami Kriyananda, who recently moved to Pune will speak on ‘Paramahansa Yogananda’s Message for India Today

Even when he was a youngster, J Donald Walters interrogated life’s meaning and society’s intricate value system. When most youngsters of his age would scram after wealth, family and orgy, Walters underwent a patch of intense inner reflection, and discovered Paramhansa Yogananda’s autobiography. The read struck him greatly, and he travelled three thousand miles the next day, from New York to California, in order to get a glimpse of the master who had penned that profound story of his life. The spiritual mentor accepted him as his disciple instantly.  

Claiming a success in influencing the Rajasthan government to ban all kinds of mining operations in the spiritually and culturally significant Deeg and Kaman tehsils of Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, the Braj Foundation, an NGO , has demanded a master plan for the Rajasthan part of Braj region.

Addressing a press conference in the city on Friday, the chief executive officer of the foundation and senior journalist Vineet Narain, advocating on the need of developing these regions in Rajasthan said, "Our foundation played a vital role in ensuring ban on mining in Rajasthan portion (Kaman and Deeg) of Bharatpur district. That is just the beginning."

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 27: The word Allah can be used by the Catholic Herald magazine in Malaysia provided the publication clearly states the word is "For Christians only" in its masthead.

Herald editor Father Lawrence Andrew said this was stated in the recently gazetted Internal Security Act signed by the Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar on February 16.

"The next edition of the Herald will contain the word Allah, and we will print the words "For Christians only" on the masthead so as not to contravene the Act," The Star quoted him, as saying.

It is learnt the Act also forbids the use of the words Kaabah, solat and baitullah.

Starting from Ash day on Wednesday, the Christian community's 40-day fasting period i.e. Lent has began. For next 40 days, the members of the
community will abstain from various pleasures that include eating rich foods, participating in joyous occasion etc.

The 40 days of mourning undertaken by the community is symbolic of the events that occurred with Jesus Christ before being resurrected.
Marking the significant aspects that occurred between these 40 days is observed with great fervour by the community. Commencing with Ash

RICHA SHUKLA was not about to miss this one! Students from all over the state came together at Jaipur to exchange ideas and have fun at the Jalsa festival. Here’s the update…

It was an evening that saw Bollywood singer Javed Ali serenading the crowd at the Jalsa festival on Tuesday. The performance by the Kajra re fame celebrity singer got the crowd to its feet, swaying to his songs.