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China razes second Buddhist statue revered by Tibetans in Sichuan province
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): China has destroyed the second Buddhist statue revered by Tibetans late last month in western China's Sichuan province as a part of the campaign by the Chinese dispensation to destroy religion and traditions of the ethnic minority, said a media report.
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Karnataka: BJP's CT Ravi slams Cong for opposing bill aiming to free templ
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 3 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary CT Ravi on Sunday slammed Congress for opposing a bill aiming to free temples from the state's control.
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Politics done in name of religion, caste but no work done for women: Priya
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 29 (ANI): As Congress continues its women outreach programme in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Assembly polls, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said that politics is done in name of religion but no work is done for women.
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Former Goa MLA Lavoo Mamledar resigns from TMC, says party is 'communal'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 24 (ANI): Lavoo Mamledar, a former MLA from Ponda in Goa who joined Trinamool Congress in September this year, quit the party on Friday accusing it of trying to divide Goans "on the basis of religion".
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Anti-conversion bill to protect vulnerable sections from 'exploitation thr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 23 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on Thursday said that the Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, will protect the vulnerable sections like SC, ST, OBC, poor people from being exploited through allurement.
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Karnataka Assembly passes anti-conversion bill amid Oppn ruckus
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the ruckus by the Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed the Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 or anti-conversion bill.
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Hindus follow path of truth, Hindutva loots under guise of religion: Rahul
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Referring to a news report claiming a rush to buy land around Ram Janmbhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday drew a comparison between Hinduism and Hindutva saying Hindus follow the path of truth whereas Hindutva loots und
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Tribals converting to another religion must not be given reservation: VHP'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Central Working President Alok Kumar on Saturday stated that those from the scheduled tribes embracing another religion should not be given the reservation benefits after converting.
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Minimum marriageable age for women should be increased to 21, says NCW cha
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Chairperson of the National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma on Friday called for increasing the marriageable age in all religions to 21 and said that the laws for the welfare of women should be the same.
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Only PM Modi conceived the idea of strengthening the Hindu religion: Amit
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 17 (ANI): Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the establishment of the Kashi Vishwanath corridor in Varanasi, Union Home and Co-operation Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that only PM Modi conceived the idea of strengthening the Hindu religion.
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BJP wears 'religious spectacles' as election approaches: Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party dons "religious spectacles" and that with elections drawing near the party was viewing everything on the basis of religion.
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Anti-conversion bill is hate campaign that has to be avoided at any cost:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 14 (ANI): Belagavi Bishop Derek Fernandes, has slammed the Karnataka's government's proposed anti-conversion bill, terming it a hate campaign against Christians.
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