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Biopic on Veer Savarkar announced on his 138th birth anniversary
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): On the 138th birth anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Sawarkar, acclaimed director Mahesh V Manjrekar has been signed by producers Sandeep Singh and Amit B Wadhwani to tell the story of the controversial freedom fighter in a movie titled 'Swatantra Veer Savarkar'
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'Stop beating around the bush and comply,' MeitY tells Twitter
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): After Twitter raised concerns about "potential threat to freedom of expression" over the new IT rules, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has asked the microblogging company to "stop beating around the bush" and "comply with the laws of the land".<
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PM Modi pays tribute to 'great freedom fighter, fierce nationalist' Savark
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the Indian independence leader and the formulator of the Hindutva philosophy Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his birth anniversary on Friday.
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US condemns China's sanctions against former USCIRF Commissioner: Blinken
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): The United States condemns China's move to impose sanctions on former US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Johnnie Moore, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday (local time).
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Pak human rights commission condemns assault on journalist Asad Ali Toor
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday condemned the brutal attack on journalist Asad Ali Toor.
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8 security force personnel freed in operation from Taliban prison in Baghl
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Baghlan [Afghanistan], May 24 (ANI): Eight security force members were freed from a Taliban prison in an operation in northern Baghlan on Sunday night, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement on Monday.
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Activists in exile urge EU states to suspend extradition treaties with Chi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 21 (ANI): A total of 55 activists in exile have called for "urgent coordinated action" to suspend all bilateral extradition agreements between the EU Member States and China, to "protect the freedom of movement, association, and speech for all."
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Army renovates cafe, installs national flag at Kaman Post, Uri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 18 (ANI): The Indian Army has renovated a cafeteria and also installed a 60 feet long national flag pole at Kaman Post.
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After facing criticism, Hong Kong govt says freezing of Jimmy Lai's assets
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, April 17 (ANI): The freezing of HKD 500 million of Jimmy Lai's assets has nothing to do with press freedom, claimed Hong Kong administration after the city journalists association chided the latest action against the jailed media tycoon.
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Chinese authorities restrict religious practices of Tibetans in Lhasa duri
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], May 15 (ANI): Tibetans in Lhasa have been instructed to restrict certain religious practices during the holy month called 'Saga Dawa', in what appears to be yet another move by Chinese authorities to curb the religious freedom of the Buddhist population.
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US rights body reiterates calls on Chinese govt for release of Buddhism's
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 15 (ANI): US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Friday (local time) reiterated the call on the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts of Tibetan Buddhism's 11th Panchen Lama, who was taken into captivity by Chinese authorities when he was
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Terrorists continued to target religious groups in Afghanistan in 2020: Re
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 13 (ANI): The 2020 International Religious Freedom Report released by the United States on Wednesday revealed that terrorist groups in Afghanistan continued to target specific religious and ethnoreligious groups.
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