... temples, interfaith events and homes.  It was his stirring address at the Parliament of World’s Religions in Chicago in 1893 that catapulted the Hindu tradition--long suppressed after 1,500 years of Islamic conquests an...

...Barack Obama enjoyed soaring support from Asian Americans to win another term, a survey said Wednesday, [...] WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama enjoyed soaring support from Asian Americans to win another term, a survey ...

...C, said: “The Embassy is seized of the situation and  has been in touch with the National Security Council in Washington, DC. Our Consulate General in Chicago too has been in close touch with the local authorities to mon...

...acks on the metropolis. This latter case is now the subject of a trial in Chicago. Initial testimonies in the Chicago trial indicate that LeT terrorists worked hand-in-glove with the Pakistani external intelligence age...

...ontinent — from Hollywood, where $20 million-a-picture actors queue for a session with their guru du jour, to Washington, where, in the gym of the Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and 15 others faithfully take ...

... researchers spoke at a recent meeting of the Association for the Study of Religion, Economics and Culture in Washington. Briggs writes: Many Americans welcomed the gurus, but interest among non-Indians faded in the 1970...

...well or Pat Robertson with a badge. He and his allies spearheaded Craddock's arrest in Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and New York, and her writings were repeatedly banned as obscene literature. In Chicago, the ...

...nanda, the first Hindu saintly leader to come to America addressed the first World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, saying: “Brothers and Sisters of America. It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response ...

...ey, charged with helping to plan last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai that left 166 dead, will appear in a Chicago court Wednesday to respond to the charges. Son of a Pakistani diplomat and an American socialite mothe...

...th Hindu scriptures Dr. Aseem Shukla, (Co-Founder and Director of the Hindu American Foundation) wrote in his Washington Post blog, “Whose history is it anyway?”: “Doniger represents what many believe to be a fundamenta...

...th Hindu scriptures Dr. Aseem Shukla, (Co-Founder and Director of the Hindu American Foundation) wrote in his Washington Post blog, “Whose history is it anyway?”: “Doniger represents what many believe to be a fundamenta...

...it compromises religious freedom and, in fact, renders it unfree." -- Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, professor, Chicago Theological Seminary "The ethics of proselytizing: Far from being a threat to religious freedom, prose...

...ynn speaks at the Washington, D.C. press conference announcing Alternative to National Prayer Breakfast At a Washington, D.C., press conference this morning, the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director, ...

...gs like "Gaza: Choking on the Smoke of Dreams." Their music is closer to heavy metal. Other bands include the Washington, D.C.-based Sarmust and the Texas group Vote Hezbollah. Like most punk groups, bands produce their ...

...was missing from the Indian consulate in Chicago. “I have sought a factual report from our counsel general in Chicago in this regard,” Rao told reporters in New Delhi. The reports on several Indian news channels did not ...

...erfaith Youth Core, Chicago Anthony Picarello, general counsel, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington Nancy Ratzan, board chair, National Council of Jewish Women, Miami Melissa Rogers, director, Center...

..., a tradition dating back to the inauguration of George Washington, will be held at the National Cathedral in Washington DC at the conclusion of the inaugural activities. The service will include scripture readings, pray...

...ed attacks in Mumbai, India, killing at least 78 people and taking Westerners hostage, police said. After the Washington Wizards dismissed coach Eddie Jordan on Monday morning, many of his players left Verizon Center fee...

...truthfulness. I don’t need lessons in telling the truth, and if I did need help I wouldn’t seek advice from a Chicago politician.” “I called for tighter restrictions on Fannie May and Freddie Mac; my opponent was silen...

...gs in protest of the Vietnam War when Obama was a child. The two had worked together on community projects in Chicago, and Obama has denounced Ayers' violent past. When an anti-war protester interrupted him, McCain nervo...