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Hindus ask new Sofia mayor to urgently improve Roma plight

Hindus have strongly urged newly elected mayor of Sofia (Bulgaria) Yordanka Fandakova to improve the plight of Roma people residing in Sofia, who are reportedly facing apartheid like conditions.

Hindus ask new Sofia mayor to urgently improve Roma

Hindus have strongly urged newly elected mayor of Sofia (Bulgaria) Yordanka Fandakova to improve the plight of Roma people residing in Sofia, who are reportedly facing apartheid like conditions.s

Hindus call for global day of fasting and prayer

Hindus are calling for January seven next for observation as day of fasting and prayer worldwide.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that in view of continuing global economic downturn, Hindus should show camaraderie to the brethren who were suffering from the financial crisis by fasting for a day.

Twitter to Preach religion to youth

Hindus have asked their flock to use micro-blogging services like Twitter to make the message more attractive and accessible, especially for youth.

Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that in order to put religion and spirituality on the priority lists of youth, these interactive mediums could prove very effective tools in this age of complexities and distractions.

Hindus and Jews ask for special session of European Parliament to end Roma apartheid

Perturbed over the continued maltreatment of European Roma and inaction by the concerned authorities, Hindus and Jews have asked for an urgent special session of European Parliament to discuss Roma apartheid issue.

Commissioner for Human Rights of Council of Europe, Thomas Hammarberg, wrote on his website on July six: “There are Roma in a number of European countries who have no nationality… It is not acceptable that European citizens are deprived of their right to a nationality – a basic human right.”

“Make religion more appealing”: Hindu statesman Zed suggests New Zealand religious leaders

Reacting to Massey University study concluding “New Zealanders becoming less religious”, acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed suggested to organizations and leaders of various religions and denominations in New Zealand to make religion more vibrant, attractive and engaging if they wanted to keep their people in religion’s fold.

Hindus want “G20” to come up with realistic solutions for developing nations

“G20” should come up with some definitive solutions for developing countries, Hindus have argued.

Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that excessive human greed, which was a transgression of spiritual and moral law, had brought us into this economic crisis. If “G20” did not come up with some solid strategy for developing countries, their economies were likely to further collapse and might go into full-blown depression.

Hindus urge Brazilian popular TV soap opera makers to depict “authentic Hindu culture”

Hindus have urged the makers of “Caminho das Índias” (A Passage to India), a popular Brazilian television soap opera, to show the Hindu culture in its authentic form.

Hindus criticize ambitious Copenhagen Climate Summit for neglecting world religious leaders

Hindus have strongly criticized non-inclusion of world religious leaders in much-publicized and prestigious “Copenhagen COP 15” United Nations Climate Change Conference of December next.

Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, emphasized that for successful implementation at the grassroots level of environmental decisions coming out of this Conference, involvement of world religions and their leaders was extremely important.