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Over 70 pc minors among victims of forced conversion in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): Pakistan's minority councillors have voiced their concerns over the lack of protection to religious minorities as the country is witnessing a steep increase in incidents of forced conversion, with cases rising from 15 in 2020 to over 60 in 2021, accord
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Taliban religious police issue posters ordering Afghan women to cover-up
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 8 (ANI): The Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice on Friday issued posters around the capital Kabul ordering Afghan women to cover up.
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Religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj granted bail in inflammatory speech ca
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 7 (ANI): A Pune court on Friday granted bail to religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj who was booked for making an inflammatory speech at an event.
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Tibetans, Taiwanese officials in Taipei protest; call for Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 7 (ANI): Several officials of Taiwan and members of the Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan (HRNTT) protested here in front of the Bank of China, the only Chinese government entity in Taiwan, on January 5, calling for a boycott of the Winter Olympics due to Chi
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Court sends Kalicharan Maharaj to one-day police custody in Pune hate spee
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India]. January 5 (ANI): A Pune court on Wednesday sent religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj aka Abhijit Dhananjay Sarag to one-day police custody in Pune hate speech case.
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Owaisi slams BJP, Cong over 'dharma sansad' hate speech cases in Uttarakha
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 5 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed both Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress over the issue of alleged hate speeches delivered in 'dharma sansad' (religious council) in the states ruled by the tw
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Maharashtra Police takes custody of Kalicharan Maharaj in hate speech case
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 5 (ANI): Maharashtra Police on Wednesday took custody of religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj from Chhattisgarh Police for his alleged hate speech during a programme organised by Samast Hindu Aghadi in Pune after a court in Raipur granted his transit remand
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US-based Muslim civil liberties organization urges Tesla to close showroo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): A major Muslim civil liberties organization in the United States has called on Tesla motors CEO Elon Musk to close a recently-opened showroom in China's Xinjiang region, saying no American corporation should be doing business in a region that is the focal po
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Tibetan NGOs urge international community to boycott Beijing Winter Olympi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 5 (ANI): Protesting against China for its atrocities over the religious minorities and human rights violations in Tibet and other regions, five Tibetan NGOs in Dharamshala join the Global Day of Action to mark the one-month countdown of Winter
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Man lynched in Jharkhand for cutting tree of religious belief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Simdega (Jharkhand) [India], January 5 (ANI): A man was lynched in Jharkhand's Simdega by a mob on Tuesday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by cutting a tree.
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Odisha CM sanctions Rs 78.76 lakh to support Missionaries of Chairty insti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 5 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 78.76 lakh from the Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) to support 13 institutions run by Missionaries of Charity in the state, according to an official release.
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After Kalicharan, now another religious leader calls Mahatma Gandhi a 'tra
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Narsinghpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 4 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh police has registered a case against religious leader Tarun Murari Bapu for allegedly calling Mahatma Gandhi a traitor, police said on Tuesday.
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