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Kerala governor welcomes K'taka HC decision on Hijab, says conspiracy to p
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Tuesday welcomed the Karnataka High Court decision upholding Hijab ban in educational institutions saying 'conspiracy to push back Muslim young girls has fallen flat'.
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Karnataka HC rules Hijab not essential religious practice of Islam, dismis
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 15 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed various petitions challenging a ban on Hijab in education institutions and said that wearing Hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam.
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Shia leader shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], March 13 (ANI): After the recent attack at a Shia mosque in Peshawar that claimed the lives of more than 60 people, a Shia leader was shot dead on Saturday night in target killing in Ancholi area of Pakistan's Karachi, local media reported.
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Blasphemy case registered against prayer leader in Pakistan's Punjab provi
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Punjab [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): Pressure from extremist elements in Pakistan have led to a sharp rise in blasphemy cases and a case was registered on Friday against the prayer leader of a mosque for allegedly uttering blasphemous words in his speech against religious figures, local media
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Religious fanaticism remains serious challenge, says RSS in annual report
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 11 (ANI): The three-day-long annual meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to deliberate on various issues including analysis of the programmes of the past one year and the policy and plans for the coming year got underway in Ahmedabad on Friday.
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Tibetans stage protest in Austria against Chinese atrocities
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Vienna [Austria], March 11 (ANI): Tibetan diaspora in Austria has protested against China over the human rights violations and atrocities faced by the religious and ethnic minorities including Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hongkongers.
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Minorities in Pakistan fear mob lynching over blasphemy accusations
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 10 (ANI): Regular episodes of attacks on the minorities' properties and their religious places on fake or inadvertent blasphemy charges in Pakistan have been occurring on daily basis.
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China continues banning religious festivities: Report
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Beijing [China], March 10 (ANI): China has banned all key religious activities in and around Tibet's capital Lhasa during celebrations marking the Tibetan New Year according to media reports.
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Women's day: Pakistan rights group protests against forceful conversions o
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Islamabad [Paksitan], March 9 (ANI): Observing International Women's Day 2022 in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD), Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) on Tuesday raised concerns over the increasing incidents of forceful conversions of girls from religious minorities in Pa
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Pakistan behind human rights crisis in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, EFSAS to
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): The human rights violations in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is the brainchild of neighbouring Pakistan which played a key role in shaping both the radical ideas of the Taliban in religious seminaries and the fate of the terrorist group through steadfast supp
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Pakistan: Religious extremism on rise in Sindh, says report
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 7 (ANI): The sponsored Islamisation process and the call for Afghan Jihad have created an extremist environment based on the religious and sectarian divide in Sindh, local media reported.
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Most awaited film "THE CONVERSION " releasing in theatre worldwide on Apri
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 7 (ANI/ATK): Director Vinod Tiwari directed 'THE CONVERSION' finally gets green signal by the Censor Board after long battle with the certification process at the censor and Ready to Release in Theatre on April 22, 2022 worldwide.
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