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Arrest of 90-yr old Hong Kong cardinal sparks outcry over Beijing's nation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 13 (ANI): Amid rising fears that Beijing would begin instituting closer control over the church in Hong Kong, the detention of a 90-year-old retired bishop of Hong Kong cardinal Joseph Zen, prompted an immediate outcry from international human rights leaders along with calls f
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Naqvi rules out religious angle in anti-encroachment drive, slams Mehbooba
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday slammed former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti for the "minorities attacked" remark and ruled out the religious angle in the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the national capital.
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Skeletons of 282 Indian soldiers, who revolted in 1857, found during excav
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 11 (ANI): The skeletons of 282 Indian soldiers who participated in India's First War of Independence in 1857 were found during the excavation near Amritsar, said Dr JS Sehrawat, Assistant Professor, Dept Anthropology, Punjab University.
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Islamization, religious intolerance still prevails in Turkey: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], May 11 (ANI): In the name of Islamization, the Armenians and Assyrians of Turkey have been reeling under religious intolerance, continuing their search for rights and justice.
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Islamic cleric says former Pak Minister's letter to UN on blasphemy bid to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Saying that all the legal forums were available for the redressal of such issues in Pakistan, Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Monday said former Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari's letter to the UN aga
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Demolition drive at Delhi's New Friends Colony: SDMC Chairman says 'no rel
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Central Zone South Delhi Municipal Corporation Chairman Rajpal Singh on Tuesday rebutted claims of targeting of any religious community, while a demolition drive was underway in Delhi's New Friends Colony.
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Govt committed to protecting, developing ancient sites of cultural, religi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 8 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that the government is committed to protecting and developing ancient sites of cultural and religious significance.
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UN rights body urges transparent probe into Ethopia clashes
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Addis Ababa, May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday called on Ethiopian authorities to promptly initiate and conduct transparent investigations into recent inter-religious clashes in Ethiopia.
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Hate speech: FIR filed for promoting enmity, hurting religious sentiments,
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Delhi Police has told the Supreme Court that it has registered a First Information Report (FIR) in the alleged hate speech case relating to Delhi Dharam Sansad.
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No need to drag religion in elections: IUML Kerala chief on Thrikkakara by
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 7 (ANI): Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) president Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal on Saturday said 'there is no need to drag religion' in the Thrikkakara assembly bypoll.
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BJP's Tajinder Bagga arrested for communal inflammatory statements, says P
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Punjab Police on Friday arrested Bharatiya Janata Party leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga from his residence in the national capital over charges of communal inflammatory statements, promoting religious enmity, and criminal intimidation.
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CBI registers FIR against Indian who killed his Kuwaiti employer couple
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday booked an Indian national accused of killing his employer and his wife in Kuwait for allegedly withholding his passport and making him undergo circumcision surgery against his religious belief.
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