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Odisha: Purpose of all religions is welfare of humanity in its entirety, s
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], February 20 (ANI): Various religious traditions and practices are prevalent in different parts of our country but their only belief is to work for the welfare of all considering the entire humanity as one family, said President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday.
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Punjab polls: Manish Tewari urges people to rise above caste, religion whi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], February 20 (ANI): Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday cast his vote in Ludhiana in the ongoing Assembly elections in Punjab and urged the voters to rise above caste and religion while exercising their franchise rights.
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The Congress of leaders of World and Traditional Religious - stages of dev
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Nur Sultan [Kazakhstan], February 17 (ANI): On February 13, 2003, at the International Conference of Peace and Harmony, which played an important role in bringing religion, cultures and civilizations closer together, the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions was initiated in
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Hijab row handiwork of people using religion for political mobilisation: R
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The ongoing protest in Karnataka around 'hijab' are the handiwork of a few people in limited pockets who might be aiming to use religious 'identity' for political mobilisation, reported India Blooms.
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Discrimination against Muslim girls purely based on religion: Senior advoc
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 16 (ANI): Senior Advocate Ravivarma Kumar, appearing for the petitioners challenging the ban on hijab, submitted before Karnataka High Court on Wednesday that discrimination against Muslim girls is purely based on religion.
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Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act: SC agrees to consider Gujarat govt's plea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition challenging the Gujarat High Court's order staying Section 5 of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021, which mandated permission of District Magistrates for religious conversion.
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Hijab row: Radical elements attacking a particular religion to win polls,
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 13 (ANI): Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, on Sunday, said that radical elements are attacking a particular religion in an attempt to win polls by dividing people on communal lines. He said this at a time when the Karn
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Religion should not be taken to schools, says Ramdas Athawale on Karnataka
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 13 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Hijab controversy, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment of India Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said that religion should not be taken to schools.
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Hijab not essential to Islam like turbans for Sikhs, says Kerala Governor,
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing hijab controversy, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday said that the hijab is not an essential part of Islam in the manner say a turban was to the Sikh religion and that controversy around it was part of a "conspiracy" to prev
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Goa polls: JP Nadda attacks TMC, says WB tops in human trafficking, unrepo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
South Goa (Goa) [India], February 9 (ANI): Ahead of the Goa assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Tuesday launched an attack on Trinamool Congress (TMC) saying the party's track record can be well seen in West Bengal that tops in human trafficking and
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Keep distance from those doing politics on caste, creed and religion; BJP'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh), February 7 (ANI): Senior BJP leader and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged the people of Uttar Pradesh to keep their distance from those doing politics based on caste, creed and religion. He alleged that Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party
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Religious extremism likely to worsen in Pakistan in future: Think tank
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 3 (ANI): Pakistan's problem of religious extremism is likely to worsen in the near future unless the state adopts a gradual policy shift toward the separation of religion and politics, said an Islamabad-based think tank.
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