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US lawmaker expresses solidarity with Sindhi community as Pak crackdown on
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan against the Sindhi Hindus, US Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has supported the Sindhi Foundation's 'Long Walk for Freedom, Nature, and Love' as the "Sindhi culture promotes peace and the inclusiveness o
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Congress equally respects all religions, people, castes: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 27 (ANI): The strength of Congress is that it 'equally respect' all religions, people and castes, said the party's veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, at a 'Shanti Sammelan' in Jammu on Saturday.
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SC asks petitioner to approach State HC regarding his plea challenging ant
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday allowed advocate Vishal Thakre to withdraw his petition and granted him the liberty to approach Madhya Pradesh High Court in connection with his plea challenging the recent law in the state prohibiting religious conversion of
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Muslim youth arrested in Indore under MP's anti-conversion law for luring
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): A Muslim youth has been arrested here at Vijay Nagar police station under relevant sections of 'Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020'- commonly called the 'love-jihad' law, which prohibits and provides for punishment for conve
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Didn't discriminate on basis of religion, says Delhi Police Commissioner r
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New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava on Tuesday said they did not discriminate on the basis of religion and confirmed that nearly 1,800 people were arrested in connection with the northeast Delhi violence.
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China continues to tighten its grip in Tibet, intensifies efforts to eradi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): In the latest attempt to tighten its grip in Tibet, China is forcing the Tibetans to pay less attention to their religion and show more enthusiasm for president Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a report by The Economist.
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Basant Panchami 2021: Significance, history of the festival
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New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Basant Panchami, also known as 'Vasant Panchami', marks the arrival of the spring season in India. The day will be celebrated on February 16 this year. While, this occasion marks the day to worship the deity of knowledge, music, and arts in Hindus, th
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Poets, scholars must raise voice against those who divide in name of relig
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 13 (ANI): Nine prominent poets recited their poems and songs during the Trilingual National Kavi Darbar organised by the Punjab Arts Council on the occasion of 400th Parkash Purb of the ninth Guru Sri Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji on Saturday.
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RSS politicising Ram Temple again for creating sectarianism in India, says
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Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 12 (ANI): After stating that he was 'tricked' into donating money to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for the construction of Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, Congress MLA from Perumbavoor in Kerala Eldhose Kunnappilly has alleged that RSS is politicis
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