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China walking in footsteps of Taliban, destroying Tibetan culture: Expert
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], February 24 (ANI): Brahma Chellaney, a strategic expert, says that China is walking in the footsteps of the Taliban saying that the destruction of two massive Buddha statues built in the sixth century by China is similar to the destruction of numerous religious artefacts in
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No discrimination on religious grounds, Advocate Gen tells Karnataka HC on
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 23 (ANI): Amid the hijab row, Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi appearing for the state told Karnataka High Court on Tuesday that there is no discrimination on the ground of religion.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, Delhi govt on a PIL challenging provisio
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Centre and Delhi Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the provision of the Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009 and sought direction to bring Madrasas, Vedic Pathshalas and educational
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Pakistan: Religious Affairs Minister appeals to Imran Khan to declare Wome
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri has appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan to declare March 8, International Women's Day, as International Hijab Day, said a think tank, Policy Research Group (POREG).
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No material shown to substantiate hijab as essential religious practice: K
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Advocate General of Karnataka, Prabhuling Navadgi, on Monday, told the Karnataka High Court that the petitioners have not placed any material to substantiate their claim for a declaration that wearing of the hijab (headscarf) is an essential religious
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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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Chinese surveillance unit operating inside Tibetan Buddhist monastery: Rep
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 20 (ANI): A Chinese police surveillance unit is operating inside a Buddhist monastery as part of the latest crackdown on Tibetan Buddhist religious institutions, said citing Radio Free Asia (RFA) citing a Tibetan with knowledge of the situation.
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Pak religious affairs minister urges Imran Khan to ban 'anti-Islam slogans
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 19 (ANI): As the annual Aurat March continues to be targeted by the upholders of the patriarchal mindset in Pakistan, the Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Noorul Haq Qadri has urged the Imran Khan government not to allow any organisation o
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Karnataka Advocate General tells HC, Hijab not essential religious practic
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Hijab controversy, the Karnataka government on Friday submitted before the Karnataka High Court that Hijab is not an essential religious practice of the Muslim faith and preventing it does not violate the constitutional guara
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Rajasthan Cong chief says BJP portrayed war between Maharana Pratap, Akbar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Nagaur (Rajasthan) [India], February 18 (ANI): Former Rajasthan Education Minister and state Congress President Govind Singh Dotasara stirred a political row after he said that the war between Rajput ruler Maharana Pratap and Mughal Emperor Akbar was a "power struggle" but Bharatiya Janata P
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China introduces new decree to curb religious activities in Tibet
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 18 (ANI): China is introducing a new regulation in Tibet to ban religious content online such as worshipping Buddha, and according to a report it is 'sinicizing' Buddhism.
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Karnataka: Minority welfare dept cites HC order, bars students from wearin
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Hijab row, the Karnataka Minority Welfare Department on Thursday issued a circular to ban students from wearing saffron shawls, scarfs, hijab, religious flags inside classrooms until further orders at educational institutions
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