Source: Toronto Star

Source: AlertNet

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL89201.htm

On April 12, 2004 AlertNet posted a Reuters article that reported, "India's highest court ordered on Monday a retrial of a high-profile murder case after 20 Hindus were acquitted of slaying 12 people during 2002 religious riots. The Supreme Court ordered the Hindu nationalist government of the state of Gujarat to take up the issue of a retrial, through state prosecutors. In a rare move, it...

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A334-2004Apr9.html

On April 10, 2004 The Washington Post reported, "Folklore has it that elephants never forget, and Paul Courtright has reason to believe it. A professor of religion at Emory University, he immersed himself in the story of Ganesha, the beloved Hindu god with the head of an elephant. Detecting provocative Oedipal overtones in Ganesha's story -- and phallic symbolism in...

Source: INDOlink

http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=040604064211

On April 8, 2004 INDOlink reported, "Figures published April 7 in Britain show that in 2003 racially or religiously motivated crimes against Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus, registered a steep rise in that country. The British government’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) yesterday released figures showing that race crime last year rose by 12 per cent with 2,000 more cases being...

Source: Forest Hills Ledger

Source: The Straits Times

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,4386,244599,00.html?

On April 8, 2004 The Straits Times reported, "A firebrand Hindu nun and leader of one of India's poorest states has emerged as a rising star of the country's ruling party as it seeks re-election in this month's general election. Ms. Uma Bharti, 43, who has taken a vow to remain celibate, governs the sprawling central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and is one of...

Source: The Mercury News

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Source: The Kansas City Star

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascitystar/news/local/states/kansas/co

On April 7, 2004 The Kansas City Star reported, "A plan to expand the Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Kansas City, in Shawnee, was approved by the Shawnee Planning Commission on Monday.Stan Hernly, architect with Hernly Associates Inc., said the main goal of the plan is to expand worship and fellowship space in the center at 6330 Lackman Road....

Source: The Kansas City Star

Source: The Courier-Journal

http://www.courier-journal.com/cjextra/2004projects/empty_pulpits/day2/A5-others.html

On April 5, 2004 The Courier-Journal reported, "Once led by volunteers from small communities of immigrants and American-born converts, the religions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam are beginning to take root in Kentucky with the arrival of professional spiritual leaders. Even within religious traditions, 'clergy' are...

Source: Antara

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On April 4, 2004 Antara reported, "Six religious figures representing Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Confuciounism, conducted prayers in their respective ways for the success of the 2004 general elections. These figures on behalf of the Indonesian Committee for Religions and Peace chaired by Din Syamsuddin performed their prayers at Borobudur Hotel`s National Tabulation Center on Sunday. Also present at the occasion were Susongko,...

Source: INDOlink

http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=040204105326

On April 3, 2004 INDOlink reported, "Thousands of non-resident Indians (NRIs), across the United States are getting involved election process, not for the American Presidential poll due in November, but for the general elections of the Lok Sabha back home next month. These folks may not have a vote, but the Indian Diaspora indeed has a clout, which most political parties are out to cash...

Source: Newsday

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/queens/nyc-det0404,0,5361274.story?c%0Aoll=nyc-homepage-headlines

On April 3, 2004 Newsday reported, "Members of several Richmond Hill minority communities rallied Saturday for a suspended Guyanese and Hindu detective who they claim has been unfairly targeted due to his popularity with them. Carrying signs reading 'Reinstate Rudy Now!' and 'Investigate the accuser,'...

Source: The Hindustan Times

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On April 3, 2004 The Hindustan Times ran a Press Trust of India article that reported, "One of the leaders of Russia's Jewish community, rabbi Adolf Shayevich has joined the Orthodox Christians in protesting against building of a huge Hindu temple in Moscow by the local chapter of International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Last week more than one thousand Orthodox Christians protested against building of the temple of Lord...

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