Kolkata (Gaea Times) - Swami Nithyananda’s intimate video is common knowledge in most of India today and among his devotees worldwide. There has been repeated and continuous airing his videos in Telegu news channels, videos involving his intimacy with Tamil actresses like Ranjitha. As most of you realize that intimacy of two adult human beings in the privacy of their abode is not a crime in any country, rather the act of filming such a video without their consent is (see Erin Andrews video scandal and subsequent veridict for example). However that is not what enraged the Indians.

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka has denied visa to US hip-hop singer Akon in the wake of protest over his controversial video album featuring scantily-clam women dancing around a statue of Lord Buddha.

Resolve issue of damaged Muslim shrines: court to Gujarat

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Tuesday directed the state government to amicably resolve with the Islamic Relief Committee of Gujarat (IRCG) the issue of restoring religious places that were damaged or destroyed during the 2002 riots.

Religions from around the world discuss how to end stigmatization of AIDS, HIV sufferers

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Muslim prisoners fast and pray during Navratri

BARABANKI - They are Muslim prisoners but they have been fasting, singing hymns and performing ‘yagnas’ at a jail here, hoping their prayers will be heard during Navratri. Never mind if it is a Hindu festival.

Security in and around Delhi temples beefed up

NEW DELHI - Barricades, door-frame metal detectors have been set up and a large posse of policemen has been positioned in and around temples in the national capital on the eve of Ram Navami Thursday.

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President, PM greet nation on Ram Navami

NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday greeted the nation on the eve of Ram Navami.

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Krishna jazz from faraway Congo

NEW DELHI - The tall dark African servitor from Congo spreads the gospel of Hindu god Krishna on the east coast of Africa with a saxophone, guitar and jazz.

PM greets nation on Ram Navami

NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday greeted the nation on Ram Navami, the birthday of the Hindu god Ram, which will be celebrated Wednesday.

Muslim prisoners fast during Navratri to atone for sins

BARABANKI - They wake up early, keep fast, undertake Hindu rituals, sing hymns and eat a special diet like their Hindu brethren during the ongoing Navratri festival. These Muslim inmates of a Barabanki jail believe this will help them seek pardon from the almighty for their crimes and sins.

Niqab becoming a flash point in Canada

TORONTO - The niqab worn by Muslim women has become a flash point in Canada, with most people seeking ban on the veil in public. But liberals and the media are comparing the ban demand to a Taliban dress code.

US Army gets its first Sikh graduate in 25 years

WASHINGTON - Captain Tejdeep Singh Rattan, a 31-year-old dentist, has become the first Sikh in over 25 years to be allowed to complete US Army officer basic training without giving up his turban or shaving his full beard.

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Religions from around the world pledge to end stigmatization of AIDS, HIV sufferers

Sri Lanka denies visa to US hip-hop star