India U-19 completed their clean sweep of Australia U-19 in the latter's backyard with a seven-wicket win in the second and final Youth Test, in Mackay on Wednesday.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a T20-style 86-ball 113, while Vedant Trivedi made a patient 140 as India Under-19 took a commanding 185-run lead against Australia Under-19 on Day 2 of the first Youth Test.
Seamer Deepesh Devendran impressed with a five-wicket haul to help India Under-19 bowl out Australia U-19 for 243, on Day 1 of the first Youth Test.
Aryan Sharma and Yash Deshmukh were named in Australia's 15-member squad for the upcoming home series against India Under-19 team next month.
Glass facades and air-conditioned enclaves are giving way to spaces that breathe -- homes that reflect a deeper connection to nature, heritage, and well-being.
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Applauding Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg for the reported pledge to give majority of his wealth to philanthropy, well known Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has called upon India's billionaires/millionaires to make similar pledges.
Zed Plus allows a bunch of talented actors to rise above second rung roles and take centre stage, says Sukanya Verma.
The commercial, directed by Farah Khan, features Mahendra Singh Dhoni in his understated but emphatic style entering a cricket stadium.
The National SC/ST Hub, under the micro, small and medium enterprises ministry, with an initial outlay of Rs 490 crore, will work towards strengthening market access/linkage, monitoring, capacity building, leveraging financial support schemes and sharing industry-best practices.
The film is flat, and it does no justice to its lead actor Mike Myers' reputation of a terrific entertainer.
However, Zed does not reveal who facilitated the event and why he was selected when there are several Hindu priests in and around Washington, DC, itself.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement on Monday, said that Lord Ganesh was meant to be worshipped in temples and home shrines and not to be made a laughing stock on theater stages.
The Oscar winner will reportedly play the role in an upcoming Hollywood movie Indian Summer, which will portray last days of British rule in India.
Indian American community leader Rajan Zed has criticised Vanity Fair magazine's just released prestigious '2009 International Best-Dressed List', claiming the list was 'biased and uneven'.In a statement issued in Nevada, Zed, who is president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, said that although the list claimed to be 'international', its 53 listed best-dressed people belonged to only ten countries, representing only about ten percent of the world population.
Gwyneth Paltrow has been slammed by Hindu scholars for using religious terminology to promote her 'mundane' weekly Goop blog. According to US Hindu leader Rajan Zed, the actress should learn more about the ancient religion before using taglines like 'nourish the inner aspect' on her website.
Before starting the prayer, Zed sprinkled Gangajal on the podium in keeping with Indian tradition. He also presented a copy of the Bhagavad Gita to Lieutenant Governor Diane D Denish before she introduced him to the Senate.
The only male protestor among the three had told a correspondent before being handcuffed and hauled away by police, "We are Christians and patriots."
Wearing traditional saffron coloured robes and a rudraksh rosary, Director of Public Affairs of Hindu Temple of Northern Nevada Rajan Zed invoked blessings on Monday for successful conclusion of the session.
Reid facilitated Hindu chaplain Rajan Zed of the Indian Association of Northern Nevada, to deliver the first-ever Hindu prayer to open the US Senate on Thursday.
Wearing saffron robes, 'rudraksh' necklace and traditional sandal paste 'tilak' on the forehead, Zed began with a hymn from the Rig Veda.
This will be first time any Hindu prayer will be delivered in the Nevada State Legislature since its formation in 1864, says a news release quoting Pastor Albert Tilstra, chaplain coordinator for Nevada Legislature.
Rajan Zed, the priest who recited a Hindu prayer at the opening session of the US Senate on July 12, has been invited to do the same for the 40-member California State Senate.
Zed said he had not received a single hate mail "or any kind of nasty mail at all. I have not got any negative mail or correspondence."
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Most of the artefacts at this museum are reportedly of gold and go as far back as the prehistoric times and come from 11 countries. Besides Shiva, its collection also includes Lord Ganesha from the Indonesian Archipelago.
The commentary on an ice hockey match published on NBC Chicago website yesterday titled 'Why a 3-1 Blackhawks Loss Isn't So Bad', detailing Nashville Predators beating Chicago Blackhawks 3-1, said Predators were "swallowing up space like some weird Hindu god".
Famous Indian fashion designer Suneet Varma has triggered off a controversy for reportedly calling Kamasutra the most celebrated Hindu text in the world.
The Oscar winning composer is all set to stage a glittering musical show in Los Angeles.
Upset Hindus have asked for the immediate recall of the toy 'Hanuman plush doll', calling it "inappropriate, upsetting, and denigrating". Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, said that inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it hurt the devotees' feelings.
With new funding from India, Oscar winner Steven Spielberg is ready to move ahead with production and we all shall be able to see six-plus foot invisible rabbit Harvey in the near future.
It further says: 'So here is another way in which Americans are becoming more Hindu: 24 percent of Americans say they believe in reincarnation, according to a 2008 Harris poll. So agnostic are we about the ultimate fates of our bodies that we're burning them--like Hindus--after death. More than a third of Americans now choose cremation, according to the Cremation Association of North America.'
Playboy Enterprises, known for its adult magazine for men Playboy, is reportedly planning to launch its accessories, apparel, etc, in India by year end 'targetting young adults', even as the Indian American community has called it 'crude westernization'.
There are fears of a fantasized or a re-imagined version of Ramayana to fit the Hollywood machine.
Indian Americans have asked the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to introduce a new award category of 'Best Bollywood Film' for films made in India.
Zed was elected unopposed in the last US mid-term elections to the office of general improvement district trustee of Verdi TV district in the state.
Recitations from ancient Hindu scriptures reverberated in a Christian church in Nevada on the occasion of Thanksgiving eve service. Rajan Zed, a prominent Hindu chaplain, read from the Rig Veda, the Upanishad and the Bhagavad Gita in the Trinity Episcopal Church in Reno, Nevada, during the twenty-second Annual Thanksgiving Service of Northwestern Nevada held on Wednesday evening. Various faith traditions in northwestern Nevada came together to share the spirit of love.
The Second Annual Interfaith Baccalaureate Service of the University of Nevada-Reno, to be held next week, will include readings from Hindu scriptures and prayers.
Noted Hindu Chaplain Rajan Zed recited Gayatri Mantra and other verses ending with Om Shanti at the funeral service of Head Bishop of International Community of Christ Douglas Eugene Savoy on Wednesday.
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