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Lok Sabha speaker pays tribute to C Rajagopalachari on 142nd birth anniver
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday led parliamentarians in paying tributes to freedom fighter and statesman, Bharat Ratna C Rajagopalachari, on his 142nd birth anniversary, in the Central Hall of Parliament here.
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US acts against Pakistan, China for violations of religious freedom
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): The United States on Monday designated Pakistan and China in its list of "Countries of Particular Concern" (CPC) for engaging in or tolerating "systematic and egregious violations of religious freedom".
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Ultimately J-K got 'azadi' from dynasts, separatists and stone-throwers: B
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 7 (ANI): Ultimately, Jammu and Kashmir got 'azadi' (freedom) from the dynasts, separatists and stone-throwers, said BJP senior leader and party spokesperson Dr. Darakhshan Andrabi while adding that peace is the gift of this freedom in the union
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Religious conversion after hiding own religion to attract imprisonment in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 6 (ANI): Religious conversion after hiding one's own religion will attract 3-10 years of imprisonment and a minimum Rs 50,000 fine, said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's Office on Saturday.
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Dharma Swatantrya Bill is MP's beti bachao abhiyan: CM Chouhan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 5 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020 (the bill against love jihad) is the state's Beti Bachao Abhiyan.
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Rise of domestic social media in Tibet amid growing Chinese suppression
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 5 (ANI): Despite the attempts by the authoritarian Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to curb freedom of expression, right to information, association and religion in Tibet, there has been a rise in domestic social media giving platform to voices challenging the governme
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese officials for engaging in 'coercive activi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 5 (ANI): US State Department on Friday imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials, accusing them of using coercion and intimidation tactics to suppress freedom of expression, against those who oppose Beijing's policies.
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Shirdi dress code appeal: Infringement of right to freedom of expression,
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Shirdi (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI): After Shri Saibaba Sansthan Temple Trust in Shirdi put up a notice appealing to devotees to dress in "civilized clothes" as per "Indian culture", women rights activist Trupti Desai on Friday called it an infringement of the constitutional right
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China greatest threat since World War II, says US intel chief
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): China is the greatest global threat to democracy and freedom since the end of World War II and a bipartisan response is needed in the US to counter Beijing’s growing influence, according to the US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe
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Rise of domestic social media in Tibet amid growing Chinese suppression
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 3 (ANI): Despite the attempts by the authoritarian Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to curb freedom of expression, right to information, association and religion in Tibet, there has been a rise in domestic social media giving platform to voices challenging the governme
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Ayurveda surgery row: IMA threatens to suspend non-COVID, non-essential se
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Terming their protest as "freedom struggle for modern medicine" from the forces of 'mixopathy', the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday said it will go on public demonstration activities and withdrawal of non-essential and non-COVID services on
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Man held under MP Freedom of Religion Act for pressuring wife to 'adapt to
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 30 (ANI): A man was booked and arrested under sections of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1968 for allegedly pressuring his wife to "adapt to his culture, learn Urdu and Arabic languages".
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