Moon mission of Sathya Sai Baba: Only for the faithful!

Natteri Adigal, 29 November 2007,
Sathya Sai Baba is not a Nobel laureate like Dalai Lama. But, he counts Dr Michael Nobel, son of Alfred Nobel, among his staunch devotees. Former Chief Justice of India PN Bhagwati was the chief guest as Baba cut the cake on his 82nd birthday in November.

Thieves cut off Hindu sadhu’s ‘holy leg’

By Omer Farooq
BBC News, Hyderabad
Police in southern India are hunting for two men who attacked a Hindu holy man, cut off his right leg and then made off with it.
The 80-year-old holy man, Yanadi Kondaiah, claimed to have healing powers in the leg.
He is now recovering from his ordeal in hospital in the city of [...]

Hindu gods get summons from court

By Amarnath Tewary,Patna
A judge in India has summoned two Hindu gods, Ram and Hanuman, to help resolve a property dispute.
Judge Sunil Kumar Singh in the eastern state of Jharkhand has issued adverts in newspapers asking the gods to “appear before the court personally”.
The gods have been asked to appear before the court on Tuesday, after [...]

Tamil Indian man attempts to break curse by marrying dog

14 November 2007,  CHENNAI, India (AFP) — An Indian farmer has married his dog in a bid to overcome what he believes is a curse caused by him having stoned to death two mating dogs in his rice field, press reports said.
The 34-year-old farmer, identified as Selvakumar from Sivaganga district in the southern state of [...]

Indian teachers ‘purify’ low caste students with cow urine

Mumbai, April 22, 2007 ,
Indian teachers have been sprinkling cow urine on low-caste students to purify them and drive away evil.
In India, millions of people formerly known as “untouchables” remain oppressed at the bottom of the ancient Hindu caste system.
The Times of India reported yesterday that upper-caste headteacher Sharad Kaithade ordered the ritual after taking [...]

46 per cent Indians believe ghosts exists, 24 percent consult a palmist

93 per cent Indians believe in God
New Delhi, January 24, 2007
Here are some common beliefs about religion — Indians used to be very religious but no longer are, religion is the domain of women and the elderly, and educated and urbane India has no time for religion.
If you also thought so, it is time you [...]

80 percent of Indians questioned “God had a human form”

India sees God as creator, not controller – report
Sun Nov 26, 2006
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Most Indians perceive God as a macro-manager responsible for controlling things like the earth’s rotation, rather than being in charge of the actions of humans on a day-to-day basis, a survey said on Saturday.
According to a poll conducted for the [...]

Zodiac sign will bring super power status for India by 2011 : RSS chief

Quoting Swami Vivekanand, RSS Chief, K.C. Sudarshan said “India will become a super power in year 2011 thanks to the excellent zodiac combinations.” The centenary celebrations got off to a spectacular start and would conclude on Feb 18, next year in Delhi.
Muslims and Christians in the country “should accept that their ancestors were Hindus”, even [...]