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India peace-loving nation that respects all religions: Om Birla
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Abu Dhabi/New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 21 to 25, met UAE Minister of Tolerance and Co-existence Shiekh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan on Thursday.
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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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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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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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Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs live harmoniously in J-K's Poonch, says Ghulam Nabi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 2 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that people of different religions-- Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs-- live together in Poonch district and tensions never prevail in Poonch and Rajouri
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PM Modi remembers Swami Vivekananda's iconic 1893 speech in Chicago
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday recalled Swami Vivekananda's iconic address at Chicago on this day in 1893, which demonstrated the salience of Indian culture.
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Kazakhstan embassy organises videoconference on role of world leaders in s
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): A video conference was organised by the Kazakhstan embassy in New Delhi on the role of the world leaders and religions in strengthening peace in societies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Minorities chief victims of forced conversions in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Minorities in Pakistan are the main victims of forced conversions as there have been numerous complaints of underage Hindu, Christian girls, or other minorities being made to marry and forcibly converted to other religions in Pakistan, a media report sa
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BJP respects other religions the way it respects Hinduism, says party's An
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party president Somu Veerraju on Saturday said the party respects other religions like it respects Hinduism and opposed the state government's move to construct churches with public money.
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Devotees in J-K's Anantnag celebrate annual Urs festival
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 15 (ANI): Devotees in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district and its adjoining areas on Monday celebrated the 456th annual 'Urs' or the festival of the famous Sufi saint Hazrat Baba Hyder Reshi also known as Resh moul sahib.
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Tibet, China's pioneer in social control
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 10 (ANI): As much as China is trying to silence critics and hide its pogroms against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, more and more is being exposed of its horrendous human rights abuses there. Unfortunately, China will not settle for just exorcising Uyghur culture, as other minority grou
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RSS ideologue Indresh Kumar calls for population control law
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], March 15 (ANI): The growing population is a challenge for India and the world and there is a need to control the population irrespective of religions, said Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Indresh Kumar on Sunday.
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