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With Merkel stepping down, Merz announces bid to lead CDU
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Nov 01 (ANI): Friedrich Merz, a conservative German politician on Wednesday declared his intent to lead the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) following Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to step down from the post.
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Muslim, Christian women attempted to enter into Sabarimala for publicity:
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): Union Minister KJ Alphons on Monday questioned the intentions of a Muslim and a Christian woman who attempted to enter the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala.
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US reaffirms support for Iraqi persecuted minorities
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 17 (ANI): United States Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan met Iraqi religious leaders to reaffirm the US' commitment to assisting religious minorities, including Yazidis and Christians, who have been persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (
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Wedding bells for Lady Gaga, Christian Carino?
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Los Angeles [USA], Oct 17 (ANI): Looks like Lady Gaga is all set to get hitched with beau Christian Carino.
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Egypt: 17 people given death sentence for church attacks
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Oct 12 (ANI): A military court in Egypt awarded death sentence to 17 people over their involvement in three church suicide bombings in 2016 and 2017 that claimed 80 lives.
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Minorities in Pak face persecution, discrimination: Activists
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 27 (ANI): Activists from the Christian minority in Pakistan say they are being persecuted, discriminated and forced to leave the country.
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Pakistani Christians demand equal rights, abolition of blasphemy laws
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 23 (ANI): Pakistani Christians living in Europe and the United Kingdom gathered in front of Palais Wilson, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, and demanded justice and equal rights for the minorities in Pakistan.
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'No communication on extradition of Christian Michel from UAE'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 19 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday stated that the investigation agency has not received any communication yet regarding the extradition of Christian Michel, the British middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scandal, from the United Ara
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No confirmation from UAE on Christian Michel's extradition: MEA sources
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): A source in the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday set aside the reports of extradition of Christian Michel, the British middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scandal, saying no formal communication or confirmation has come from the United Arab Emirat
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UNHRC Special Rapporteur's report links inflammatory remarks by BJP leader
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): E. Tendayi Achiume, the Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, in her report on 'Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia', has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India has been linked to
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Kerala nun rape case: Day 2 of Joint Christian Council's hunger strike
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): The members of Joint Christian Council in Kochi are continuing their protest for the second day, demanding the arrest of Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakkal, accused of allegedly raping a nun in Kottayam.
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Kerala: Nuns stage sit-in protest demanding Bishop Mulakkal's arrest
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sept 8 (ANI): A group of nuns staged a sit-in protest at the High Court Junction bus station in Kochi demanding the arrest of Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of allegedly raping a nun. The protest has been called by the Joint Christian Council.
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