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Three children died, 37 hospitalised after food poisoning in Andhra's Anak
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Three children died and several others were hospitalised due to a suspected case of food poisoning in a hostel run by a religious organisation (Aaradana Trust) in Kailasa Patnam, Kotavuratla Mandal of Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh, on Monday.
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MP govt orders action against Madrasas imparting religious education to no
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister Uday Pratap Singh said that upon receiving continuous complaints for the last few months, the state government issued the order to investigate the Madrasas running in the state adding that if any irregularity is found, strict action will be taken.
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In letter to UN Secy General, Baloch rights group laments Pakistan's impos
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) and Centre for Gender Justice and Women Empowerment (CGJWE), in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has highlighted the systematic imposition of religious extremism on the Baloch community by Pakistan.
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"Brutal killings in Bangladesh are reminder of India's painful partition d
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the recent brutal killings in Bangladesh are a reminder of India's painful partition days. He added that by observing 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day', India also remembers Hindus in Pakistan who had decided to stay there but
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Minorities in Pakistan encounter safety challenges, HRCP working group cal
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Minorities in Pakistan encounter numerous substantial challenges that affect their daily existence, safety, and prospects.
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Religious freedom does not include collective right to convert others: All
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Allahabad High Court, on Tuesday observed that religious freedom does not include the collective right to convert others while rejecting the bail plea of a person accused of forcibly converting a girl to Islam and sexually exploiting her. The court stated that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibit
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Pakistan observes National Minorities Day 2024 on "Jinnah's 11 August Spee
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) observed National Minorities Day on Sunday, and raised voices through a protest rally, on the theme of religious freedom.
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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi criticizes Waqf (Amendment) Bill, accuses BJP of
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday criticized the BJP for introducing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and said that religious matters are very sensitive and government should not make decisions in a hurry.
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju defends Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha, s
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amid the opposition's all-out attack on the Centre after the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday, Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju defended the bill in the House and said that there is no "interference in the freedom of any religious body".
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Dr Sachchidanand denounces the spread of religious fundamentalism the worl
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Denouncing the spread of religious fundamentalism across the world, Dr Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), said on Wednesday, that it has become a challenge to talk of compassion, kindness, peace, truth and harmony when there was painf
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BJP Minority Front to organise "Har Ghar Tiranga" campaign across country
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Tricolor will be hoisted at homes, establishments, offices, dargahs, madrasas, and other religious places.
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"Negative Politics": Samajwadi party leader slams UP govt on changes in la
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh on Monday introduced the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion (Amendment) Bill in the Assembly, under which there will be life imprisonment for love jihad in UP.
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