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Religious freedom in India is a fundamental right: VP Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (India), June 29 (ANI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that religious freedom in India is a fundamental right guaranteed under Constitution that ensures equality without any discrimination based on religion.
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Partition on basis of religion was a historical mistake: Amit Shah blames
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 28 (ANI) In a scathing attack on Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that partition of India on the basis of religion was a mistake by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Proud of our secular credentials: India on US Commission's report on relig
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 23 (ANI): India on Sunday said that it is proud of the secular credentials that enable in uniting people belonging to diverse religions and cultures in the country.
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Naqvi slams Congress for opposing Triple Talaq Bill
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 22 (ANI): Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday slammed the Congress party for opposing Triple Talaq Bill in the Lok Sabha, saying the Bill has nothing to do with religion but wrong practices.
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Pantaloons cheers for India with "How Blue Are You"?
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] June 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): For millions of Indians, cricket is not just a sport, it's a religion. On June 16th, 2019 India will play against Pakistan and every Indian fan will wear their hearts on their sleeves, cheering the team on for yet another victory.
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Those who give unnecessary statements have 'no religion': Nitish Kumar's j
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jun 5 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took a pot-shot at Union Minister Giriraj Singh saying those who give unnecessary statements to remain in limelight have 'no religion'.
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If Modi can visit temple, we can visit mosques : AIMIM chief asks Muslims
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 1 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said Muslims are free to follow their faith and visit mosques and should not be worried about the BJP's return to power, as the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion to every citizen.
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Sri Lanka reacts to UN Special Advisers' statement on sectarian violence
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 27 (ANI): Rohan Perera, Sri Lanka's permanent representative to the United Nations, on Sunday, criticised two UN representatives for expressing alarm over the "growing acts of violence on the basis of religion," particularly in the North Western Province of the count
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Modi reaches out to minorities
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Elected NDA leader again to serve a second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sought to reach out to minorities saying there will be no discrimination against anyone on the basis of caste, sect and religion and gave a new slogan of "trust to al
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After BJP mauling, Mamata Banerjee tweets poem against religious aggressio
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Severely mauled by BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday penned down a poem in which she makes a veiled attack on rivals criticising "communalism" and "aggression" in religion.
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Not correct to link terror with religion: Navjot Kaur Sidhu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 17 (ANI): Disapproving the 'first Hindu terrorist' remark made by Kamal Haasan on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Friday said that it was not correct to link terror with religion.
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Every religion has its own terrorist: Kamal Haasan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 17 (ANI): Under attack from parties and Hindu groups over his remarks on Nathuram Godse, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan on Friday said that every religion has its own terrorists and one cannot claim oneself as "sanctimonious".
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