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15 Dalit community organisations meet NCSC chairman, seek strict action in
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Fifteen organizations of Dalit community on Saturday met Vijay Sampla, Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), and handed over written complaints demanding strict action against those responsible for the brutal murder of a man whose m
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Bangladesh govt should take strict action, such incident should not happen
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): ISKCON National Communication Director Vrajendra Nandan Das on Saturday urged the Bangladesh government to take strict actions against the killing of ISKCON devotees, and vandalisation of the temples so that such incidents do not take place in the comi
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Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad to demonstrate against violence, vandalis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 16 (ANI): Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad announced that they will lead a demonstration on Saturday against the violence and vandalism targeted at the Hindu community during Durga Puja celebrations.
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ISKCON temple vandalised, 1 killed in fresh violence in Bangladesh's Noakh
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Noakhali [Bangladesh], October 16 (ANI): A mob allegedly attacked an ISKCON temple in Bangladesh's Noakhali district on Friday and according to the community, one of its members was killed.
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Int'l community cannot ignore Afghan crisies: UN official
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): The international community cannot look away from the multiple crises unfolding in Afghanistan, said a UN official, adding that Hunger the plight of women and girls, the looming economic crisis and COVID-19 remain alarming and require urgent action.
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UN funds conservation of indigenous knowledge, biodiversity in Kenya
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday disbursed 30 million shillings (about 270,500 U.S. dollars) to 12 community-based organizations for conservation of biodiversity and indigenous knowledge in Kenya.
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Putin says there should be no 'haste' to recognise Taliban officially
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 15 (ANI): Noting that the international community should maintain contact with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, however, said there should be no haste to recognise the interim government led by the group officially.
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Taliban special unit forcibly enters Gurdwara in Kabul, intimidate communi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India ], October 15 (ANI): Heavily armed fighters claiming to be from special unit of Taliban forcibly entered Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita at Karte Parwan in Kabul and intimidated the members of the Sikh community present there, Puneet Singh Chandhok, President of the Indian World Fo
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RSS chief calls for handing over Hindu temples to Hindus
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], October 15 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday suggested that the operating rights of the Hindu temples be handed over to the Hindu community.
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Sikhs in Pakistan face continuous persecution, uncertain of their future
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): A spate of killings since 2014, has raised worries that Sikhs might be the latest target of Pakistan's religious extremist groups, leaving community members uncertain of their future in the country.
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B'desh Hindu temples vandalisation: Security beefed up for Durga Puja cele
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 15 (ANI): The Bangladesh government has beefed up security to facilitate Durga Puja celebrations, after attacks on temples and pandals during Durga Puja celebrations, prompting the authorities to deploy paramilitary forces and contingents of police across the coun
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IMF, World Bank should boost policies to tackle debt vulnerabilities: Yell
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank should take additional steps to help address debt vulnerabilities, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday.
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