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CPI MP Binoy Vishwam holds 'ulterior motives' responsible for religious ex
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): In the wake of the recent incidents of violence across the country, CPI Rajya Sabha member Binoy Vishwam on Friday said that people purposefully propagate religious extremism and hatred among religions for the sake of ulterior motives.
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Jahangirpuri violence: Hansraj Hans appeals political parties not to suppo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): BJP MP from North-West Delhi Hans Raj Hans on Tuesday said that the party leaders met Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana to discuss the Jahangirpuri violence and urged to take strict action against the culprits.
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Loudspeaker row: Muslims should understand religion is not bigger than law
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): In wake of the ongoing loudspeaker row in the state, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday said that the Muslims in the country should understand that "religion is not above law and country" while also asking them to take down
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RSS doesn't discriminate, Gadkari once told Ratan Tata at hospital inaugur
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday shared an anecdote and said he had once told industrialist Ratan Tata that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) did not discriminate on the basis of religion.
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VP Naidu asks youngsters to rise above caste, religion
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday asked the youngsters to rise above narrow considerations such as caste, religion and region and "never disrespect" other religions.
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Bihar Minister calls for 'uniformity in laws' across religions for use of
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], April 8 (ANI): Amid the ongoing loudspeaker row in Maharashtra and Karnataka, Bihar Minister Janak Chamar on Friday called for uniformity in the laws across religions for the use of loudspeakers.
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Blasphemy laws taking its toll on Pakistanis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): The mixing of state and religion in Pakistan has provided a dangerous cocktail for Pakistan's population and the blasphemy laws are taking their toll on the people of Pakistan, reported a Canada-based thinktank, International Forum for Rights and Security
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Political instability in Pakistan is endemic, says Director of Research at
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 4 (ANI): In an online conversation on the future of Pakistan, Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), said that political instability in Pakistan is endemic.
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Shashi Tharoor remains 'shocked' after Kerala artist barred from performin
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): The incident of barring a popular Bharatanatyam artist from performing in a scheduled dance programme at the Koodalmanikyam temple in Kerala's Thrissur district came as a "shocking" move to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday.
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Bangladesh hurt by Chinese workers' disrespect for local sentiments
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 28 (ANI): Bangladesh is not only falling into the 'debt trap' of China but also the Islamic nation is hurt by the disrespect to its religion by the Chinese workers in the country, media reports said.
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Centuries-old untouchability towards people afflicted by leprosy hasn't be
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], March 28 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday said that untouchability based on caste and religion was abolished by Article 17 of the Constitution, but the centuries-old untouchability towards people afflicted by leprosy has not been completely eradicate
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2 held including pastor for attempting 'religious conversions' in Chhattis
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Jashpur (Chattisgarh) [India], March 28 (ANI): Two persons including a pastor were arrested for allegedly attempting religious conversions of locals in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur on Sunday, said the police.
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