US State Department spokesman Ned Price on Tuesday (local time) said the two Americans detained in Afghanistan had been freed by the Taliban as part of an apparent 'goodwill gesture'.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the occasion of Goa Liberation Day on Monday said that we must keep the spirit of freedom alive and protect the heritage of the state.
Meanwhile, the BJP has hit out against the Opposition protests. "There must be ideological differences but Savarkar is a freedom fighter, then ask Siddaramaiah, whose poster must be put, of Dawood Ibrahim?," Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said today in Delhi outside the Parliament.
"The root cause of the genocide of 1971 and the reasons for the secession of Bangladesh remain intact, viz., the religious fascist ideology at the heart of Pakistani Islamism. He reiterated that this does not only persecute Pakistan's own minorities or its neighbors but makes Pakistan the in
Amid the controversy over Bollywood upcoming film 'Pathaan' song Besharam Rang for its costumes, Congress MP Rajeev Shukla came in support of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and said that he comes from the family of freedom fighters and he is "rashtra bhakt" (nationalist).
The protesters compared the situation of then East Pakistan with the present situation of the POK under the Punjabi Pakistani regime. Slogans were raised against Islamabad with fresh calls of 'haquqi azadi' (true freedom) from Islamabad.
Dujarric said media voices should not be silenced on a platform that professes to be a space for freedom of speech. The spokesperson said this move sets a dangerous precedent at a time when journalists all over the world are facing censorship, physical threats, and even worse.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk recently took to the microblogging site to leave a sarcastic comment against criticism made by the press against him for hampering the 'freedom of speech' of the platform.
According to the notified rules, it will be mandatory for a person who voluntarily changes its religion and for the Dharmacharya, a person who converts the religion, to submit an application to the District Magistrate at least 60 days in advance of the conversion.
The United States on December 2, 2022, designated Pakistan, along with China, Iran and Russia, as countries of particular concern under the Religious Freedom Act over severe violations, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.