ISKCON Archives - DD India

August 16, 2025 9:35 AM

Temples in Mathura, Vrindavan, and across India celebrate Krishna Janmashtami with fervour

Devotees across India thronged temples with devotion and fervour to celebrate Shri Krishna Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna. Thousands of devotees gathered to offer prayers and seek blessings. The chanting of mantras, bhajans, and ring...

January 20, 2025 1:45 PM

Bangladesh: Bail hearing for Hindu Priest Chinmoy Krishna Das expected on Monday

The bail hearing for Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmmachari, a Hindu priest and spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatani Jagran Jote, is expected to be held today in the High Court. Das has been charged with sedition for allegedly insulting the nat...

January 13, 2025 12:59 PM

PM Modi to visit Maharashtra on Jan 15, will inaugurate ISKCON temple in Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Maharashtra on January 15, where he will dedicate three advanced naval combatants and inaugurate the ISKCON temple in Navi Mumbai. On Wednesday, at approximately 10:30 AM, the prime minister will co...

January 9, 2025 8:33 PM

Mahakumbh: Adani Group collaborates with ISKCON, to offer ‘Mahaprasad Seva’ to devotees

Ahead of the inauguration of Mahakumbh 2025, the Adani Group has joined hands with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) to serve meals to lakhs and crores of devotees and pilgrims arriving in Prayagraj for the Shahi Snan and K...

January 2, 2025 12:44 PM

Bangladesh: Court rejects bail plea of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das

A court in Chattogram has denied bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das, the former ISKCON leader, after a hearing today marked by heightened security, The Daily Star reported. Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Saiful Islam turned down the bail request...

December 3, 2024 6:24 PM

Muhammad Yunus, student leaders masterminds behind mass killings in Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday accused the interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of being the "mastermind of mass killings" and orchestrating attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. Addressing an Awami League even...

December 3, 2024 9:24 AM

Advocate defending Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das attacked in B’desh: ISKCON

ISKCON on Monday claimed that Advocate Ramen Roy, who had defended Bangladesh's Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu in a legal case there, was brutally attacked in the neighbouring country and is now fighting for his life in a hospital. Accordin...

November 29, 2024 6:15 PM

India expresses concern over surge in extremist rhetoric in Bangladesh, urges protection for minorities

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) raised serious concerns on Friday over the surge in extremist rhetoric and increasing violence against minorities in Bangladesh, calling on the interim government in Dhaka to ensure the protection of Hindus and ...

November 29, 2024 11:25 AM

Hindus are being subject to death: British MP condemns attack on Hindus in Bangladesh

Bob Blackman, a Conservative Member of Parliament for Harrow East in the United Kingdom, condemned the attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh and expressed concern over the Bangladesh High Court's attempt to ban ISKCON from the country. On Thursday, in a p...

November 29, 2024 11:05 AM

No discussion was held to ban ISKCON: Adviser Rizwana

No discussion was held to ban the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan Environment, Forest, Climate Change Adviser of the interim Government of Bangladesh on Thursday. “No discussion was ...