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Nearly 800 Uyghurs detained by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang's Manas cou
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Beijing [China], March 6 (ANI): Chinese authorities have detained nearly 800 Uyghurs in Manas county of Xinjiang region, said a media report citing an official from the area who previously worked at the detention facility.
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Religious conference demands establishment of Madinah state, as promised b
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Muzaffarabad [PoK], March 5 (ANI): Martyrs of the End of Prophethood (Khatm e Nabuwat) Conference has demanded Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to ensure the establishment of the state of Madinah as promised in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
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Retired Uyghur postal worker sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for 're
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Beijing [China], March 5 (ANI): A retired Uyghur postal worker in China's Xinjiang region, released from an internment camp due to health issues, was rearrested in 2020 and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for participating in "illegal religious activities", said a media report.
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Anti-Shia policies have led to slow genocide: Pak journalist on Peshawar m
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 5 (ANI): Pakistani journalist Taha Siddiqui on Friday condemned the Peshawar suicide blast, saying that the local media is silent on the religious identity of the explosion that claimed the lives of more than 50 people.
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Delhi Police files FIR after priest alleges assault by mob accusing him of
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Delhi Police on Thursday filed an FIR after a Christian pastor alleged he was assaulted by a mob in the national capital's Fatehpur Beri over suspicion that he was indulging in forced religious conversions.
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China destroys Tibetan Buddhist statue Padmasambhava
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Lhasa [Tibet] March 2 (ANI): The Chinese government demolished the Tibetan Buddhist statue Padmasambhava, built six years ago to stamp out the Tibetans' religious traditions.
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J-K: Devotees celebrate Maha Shivaratri with fervour at Shankaracharya tem
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 1 (ANI): Maha Shivaratri is being celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Jammu and Kashmir's Shankaracharya temple today.
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Gita Press goes high-tech after 99 years; German, Japanese machines help p
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Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 1 (ANI): Since its inception during the freedom struggle in 1923, Gita Press in Gorakhpur, the largest publisher of Hindu religious literature, which has upgraded itself with German and Japanese machines currently publishes over 50,000 copies of more
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Mahashivratri 2022: Experience the powers of Lord Shiva with Bollywood fil
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 27 (ANI): Much like romance and action, religion has also been the subject and backdrop of countless films in Indian cinema. From 'Mughal-e-Azam' (1960), 'Amar Akbar Anthony' (1977), to 'Oh My God' (2012), and 'PK' (2014), several movies have been made
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Protests planned in major Pak cities against inflation
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Lahore [Pakistan], February 26 (ANI): Religious party Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) has reportedly announced protests in major cities of the country against inflation under Prime Minister Imran Khan's regime.
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Amid hijab row, South Delhi civic body says no student should come to scho
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New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Amid the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka, the Education Committee of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has issued an order asking its education department officials to ensure that no student comes to its schools in "religious attire".
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China committing systematic genocide of Uyghurs: Report
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Beijing [China], February 25 (ANI): The Uyghur genocide in China is the characterization of the series of ongoing human rights abuses against other ethnic and religious minorities in Xinjiang by the Chinese government, resulting in the severe birth drop in the region.
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