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Pakistan targets Aap Shambhu Temple in Jammu, officials retrieve projectil
Updated : 1 year ago IST
On Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs strongly condemned Pakistan for deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure, including schools and places of worship.
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"New low even for Pakistan": Vikram Misri condemns targeting of places of
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Pakistan is targeting and shelling places of worship with a particular design, including gurdwaras, churches and temples, foreign secretary Misri said.
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Congress to challenge Waqf Bill in Supreme Court: Jairam Ramesh
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In a post on the social media platform X, Ramesh outlined the party's ongoing legal actions, stating that the party was already challenging several laws in the Supreme Court, including the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019, amendments to the Right to Information (RTI) Act of 2005, a
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Supreme Court declines to entertain plea relating to 1991 Places of Worshi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar granted the petitioner liberty to file an application in the pending challenge to the Act.
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Supreme Court to hear plea on 1991 Places of Worship Act on April 1
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 1) will hear a plea challenging the validity of a provision of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which preserves the character of religious places as they existed on August 15, 1947.
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All attacks on temples in US immediately taken up through diplomatic chann
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday said that all incidents of attacks and desecration of temples and places of worship in the United States are immediately taken up with the US Government through diplomatic channels.
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Pakistan: MQM condemns attacks on Ahmadis, calls for religious harmony
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
MQM founder Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the ongoing attacks on Ahmadis and their places of worship in various cities of Pakistan, including Punjab and Karachi. In his latest speech, he denounced religious extremism and urged the public to reject the 'divisive rhetoric' of extremist
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Darbhanga Mayor apologizes for her controversial statement on Holi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Earlier, Darbhanga Municipal Corporation Mayor Anjum Ara made a controversial statement on Tuesday after the peace committee meeting that due to Friday prayers, playing Holi should be banned between 12.30 pm and 2 pm (on Holi day). The mayor emphasized that the two-hour break would ensure th
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India condemns "despicable" act of vandalism at Hindu temple in California
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"We have seen reports regarding the vandalism at a Hindu temple in Chino Hills, California. We condemn such despicable acts in the strongest terms. We call upon the local law enforcement authorities to take stringent action against those responsible for these acts, and also ensure adequat
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Supreme Court to hear Places of Worship Act case in April
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for April the hearing of pleas filed challenging the validity Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, which preserves the character of religious places as they existed on August 15, 1947.
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Supreme Court adjourns hearing in Places of Worship Act
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of pleas filed challenging the validity Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, which preserves the character of religious places as they existed on August 15, 1947.
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Congress moves SC seeking intervention in 1991 Places of Worship Act cases
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Indian National Congress on Thursday moved the Supreme Court to intervene in cases filed against the validity Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, which preserves the character of religious places as they existed on August 15, 1947.
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