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ISKCON among religious bodies heard by parliamentary panel on India’s foreign-funding bill

Representatives of ISKCON were among the religious bodies heard by the parliamentary panel examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill,…

4 weeks ago

The book meant to bust the “Jahnava myth” about women gurus may have confirmed it, IISB scholar argues

Four months after Prāṇadā devī dāsī published a book arguing that women have long served as initiating gurus in the…

4 weeks ago

Former auditor of ritvik temple says he was given ₹72 lakh in jewellery before signing affidavit against Madhu Pandit Dasa, New Delhi Post reports

A Delhi news site has published the first detailed account of what the former auditor of the ritvik-led ISKCON Bengaluru…

4 weeks ago

Who Owns Bengaluru’s Hare Krishna Temple? Supreme Court Review Delayed Again as Judge Steps Aside and Former Auditor Retracts Affidavit

ISKCON Mumbai’s bid to overturn the May 2025 ruling that gave the Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru to ISKCON Bangalore…

4 weeks ago

Odisha officials inspect ISKCON Dhenkanal over child-labour complaint, find no evidence

A viral video led Odisha’s Child Helpline and Labour Department to inspect ISKCON Dhenkanal on 4 October over claims that…

1 month ago

“ISKCON’s role is not providing mid-day meals; they build palaces”: Bengal CM promises ISKCON kitchens for 245,000 Nandigram children

West Bengal’s chief minister told a Nandigram election rally that ISKCON will run the mid-day meal scheme for the whole…

1 month ago

From Russia and Ghana to the Falgu: foreign devotees perform pind daan after a visit to ISKCON Gaya

During the Pitru Paksha Mela, when pilgrims pour into Gaya to perform rites for their ancestors, ISKCON Gaya’s volunteers have…

1 month ago

University of Florida banned Krishna Lunch: students ask whether Club 108 is an attempt to get around it

Seven weeks after the University of Florida ended Krishna Lunch’s 55-year run on campus, a student newspaper went looking for…

1 month ago

Senior ISKCON leaders respond to the removal of the “expert at rape” paragraph from SB 4.25.41

Senior ISKCON leaders react to the removal of the final paragraph of Srila Prabhupada’s purport to Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.25.41 from vedabase.io.…

1 month ago

West Bengal Plans 800-Acre International Pilgrimage Zone Around ISKCON Mayapur, Names Nabadwip a Smart City

West Bengal’s urban development minister chaired a high-level administrative meeting at ISKCON Mayapur’s Lotus Building on 1 October and said…

1 month ago