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"KCBC supports Waqf Amendment Bill as Christian fishermen in Munambam face
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson KVS Haridas on Monday said that the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) has come out in support of the Waqf Amendment Bill, after seeing the plight of Christian fishermen in Munambam in Ernakulam district, who are facing eviction after the State
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"False things being spread by some people are very harmful for our society
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
With the government slated to table the revised Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament this week, Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju has hit out at leaders seeking to "misguide" people and said Waqf law has been existence for decades.
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Waqf Bill will not solve Kerala's Munambam land issue: IUML MP Haris Beera
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Indian Union Muslim League's Rajya Sabha MP Haris Beeran on Monday accused BJP of unleashing "propaganda" that if the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, becomes law, Kerala's Munambam land issue will be resolved. His reaction came after the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) extended support t
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BJP's Alphons KJ calls Waqf Amendment Bill "rational"; Brindra Karat stand
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"Kerala Bishops' Council, which is a congregation of all the Bishops of Kerala, have made a request to all the MPs from Kerala to support the Waqf Amendment Bill. Why? Because it's a very rational bill. If you look at the history of how the Waqf Act was implemented in India, we see that it w
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Kiren Rijiju, Nirmala Sitharaman welcome Kerala Bishop's support to amend
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"This act is not against any community - that is propaganda being spread to poison minds of some," Rijiju posted on X, adding, "I welcome the request by Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) to all MPs of Kerala to support the Waqf Amendment Bill as a Minister and as a minority community m
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Kerala Catholic Bishops Council urges MPs to support Waqf Bill
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The statement issued by Fr. Thomas Tharayil of the KCBC secretariat said that provisions in the Waqf law, which legitimise the "illegal claims" in such a way that people in Munambam are unable to exercise their revenue claims on the land, need to be amended.
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Kerala BJP President welcomes KCBC's stance in support of Waqf Bill
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday welcomed the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council's appeal to "people's representatives" to vote in favour of the Waqf Amendment Bill, when it comes up for discussions in Parliament.
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Uttar Pradesh: People flock to markets for Christmas shopping in Varanasi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended Christmas celebrations hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) at its headquarters in the national capital. This is the first time a Prime Minister has attended such a program at the Headquarters of the Catholic Church in In
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"Teachings of Christ celebrate love, harmony, brotherhood": PM Modi at Chr
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
PM Modi participated in the Christmas celebrations hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) at the CBCI Centre premises here
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India gives priority to "national interest, human interest" in its foreign
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Prime Minister, who attended the Christmas Celebrations event hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), said the country is moving ahead with the common goal of 'Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Prayas'.
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In a short while from now, I look forward to joining Christ Christmas prog
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that in a short while from now he is looking forward to joining the Christmas programme hosted by the Catholic Bishops Conference of India in New Delhi.
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PM Modi to attend Christmas celebrations hosted by Catholic Bishops' Confe
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the Christmas celebrations hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) at the CBCI.
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