The devotees and temples of Iskcon in Sweden paid homage to the spiritual leader Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj, who passed away in the USA due to the coronavirus disease, by organising a special prayer meetings. He was one of the…
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A Spy in China: Yamini Pustake Bhalerao’s Thriller
Yamini Pustake Bhalerao’s latest book is A Spy in China. It will be published in series like Charles Dickens’ novels were published in the nineteenth century – in a serial format book. Yamini Pustake Bhalerao is the author of popular…
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Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj: (1945 – 2020)
H. H. Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj — a leading spiritual leader, disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Srila) Prabhupada the founder of International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), and a member of the Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON —…
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Karnataka, India: Amends Industries (Facilitation) Act to Boost Investment
The South Indian state of Karnataka has amended ‘the Karnataka Industries (Facilitation) Act, 2002’ to facilitate and attract investment in the state. The decision was taken by the state Cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa. Karnataka is the…
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Natasha Tynes: They Called Me Wyatt
Natasha Tynes’ debut novel They Called Me Wyatt is a story about murdered Jordanian student Siwar Salaiha in the USA. She is murdered on her birthday in Maryland, but her consciousness survives. The consciousness (or soul?) finds refuge in a…
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Shishunala Sharif: The Kabir of Karnataka
Shishunala Sharif: The Kabir of Karnataka By Vinod Kumar D Chavan India is a diverse country in all its avatars. In the state of Karnataka there is an unsung person whose life echoes…
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Michel Houellebecq: Submission
Submission is the latest novel from the French author Michel Houellebecq. He is the author of Whatever, Atomised, Platform, Lanzarote, The Possibility of an Island, and The Map and the Territory. Submission is a satire and meditation on isolation, faith,…
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Air France: Secures 7 Billion-Euro Loan Guarantee from the French Government
France assures its international air carrier with 7 billion-euro loan guarantee. Anne Rigail, Chief Executive Officer of Air France, said in an email to the customers, ‘We have secured the support of the French State in the form of a…
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The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day The Remains of the Day is a novel about a butler. Stevens the butler is the narrator of the story: first person narrative. ‘IT SEEMS INCREASINGLY likely that I really will undertake the expedition that…
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Under the Horse Chestnut Tree
Under the Horse Chestnut Tree Spring is almost closing but the coronavirus disease seems unending. Who would have thought such a pandemic named Covid-19 would bring the world to its knees. The invisible disease forced the world to shut its…
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