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China planning further crackdown on religious groups: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 16 (ANI): China is pushing forward with amending the Chinese Communist Party's doctrine on the religious policy as it tightens control on religious groups throughout the country, Taiwanese media reported.
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BJP wears 'religious spectacles' as election approaches: Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party dons "religious spectacles" and that with elections drawing near the party was viewing everything on the basis of religion.
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Pakistan: NCHR members seek inclusion of minorities in policymaking proces
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) members have stressed the need for taking non-Muslims on board in the legislative and policymaking process during a consultative meeting on the rights of minority groups held here on Monday.
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FIR filed against children's home in Vadodara for religious conversions of
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], December 14 (ANI): An FIR was registered against the Children Home For Girls run by the Missionaries of Charity on Tuesday for allegedly carrying out forceful religious conversion of children studying there, but a nun there has denied the allegations.
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Delhi HC orders complete disclosure of all ingredients in food articles
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Observing that many food articles which have ingredients sourced from animals are passed off as vegetarian by affixing the green dot, the Delhi High Court issued directions to concerned authorities to ensure "full and complete disclosure" of all the ingr
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Kashi Vishwanath Corridor will promote religious tourism in the country: K
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 14 (ANI): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai visited the newly-constructed temple corridor on Tuesday.
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Partition affected entire Muslim community in India: Farooq Abdullah
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Agreeing with the recent statement made by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh that the partition of the country on religious lines was a 'historic mistake', National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah said that it has affected the entire Muslim community
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India attained political freedom in 1947 but we got religious freedom thro
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) national joint general secretary Surendra Jain on Sunday said that India attained political freedom in 1947 but "we got religious and cultural freedom through Ram Temple movement".
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Anti-Conversion Bill is only to prevent religious conversions by inducemen
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], December 12 (ANI): Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said the proposed Anti-Conversion Law that the state government intends to introduce in the winter session of Assembly is only to prevent religious conversions by inducements.
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Religious scholar killed in Afghanistan's Farah
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Farah [Afghanistan], December 12 (ANI): A religious scholar was killed in Afghanistan's western Farah province, according to a media report on Sunday.
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Issue of Mathura, Kashi not over, justice needs to be done: Karnataka BJP
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], December 12 (ANI): For Hindus, the issue of Mathura and Kashi is not over. We feel that injustice was done to our places of great religious importance, said Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Arvind Bellad.
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Religious scholars condemn persecution of Shia, Hazara minorities in Islam
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 11 (ANI): Religious scholars have raised concerns about the persecution of Shia and Hazara minorities in the Islamic nations, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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