Gita Case In Russia

A Russian court today dismissed the petition seeking ban on a translated version of Bhagvad Gita.

A Russian court is to decide Wednesday whether a religious text central to the global Hare Krishna movement is "extremist' and should be banned, in a case that has angered Hindus around the world and highlights the continuing challenges for minority religions in Russia.

Aghast over a Siberian court's move to ban the Bhagavad Gita in Russia, Indian and international legal eagles, including those working with the United Nations (UN), have taken up the battle against Tomsk city state prosecutors' case that is coming up for a verdict on Wednesday.

A Russian court today dismissed the petition seeking ban on a translated version of Bhagvad Gita.

A Russian court is to decide Wednesday whether a religious text central to the global Hare Krishna movement is "extremist' and should be banned, in a case that has angered Hindus around the world and highlights the continuing challenges for minority religions in Russia.

Aghast over a Siberian court's move to ban the Bhagavad Gita in Russia, Indian and international legal eagles, including those working with the United Nations (UN), have taken up the battle against Tomsk city state prosecutors' case that is coming up for a verdict on Wednesday.