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EU top court allows employers to ban headscarfs, religious symbols at work
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 15 (ANI): European employers can ban people from wearing any visible sign of their political, philosophical or religious beliefs, including headscarves in order to present a neutral image and to prevent social conflicts, the European Union's top court ruled on Thursd
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Death of religious freedom as China pressurises churches, mosques to glori
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI): On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on July 1, the Chinese government pressured the churches and mosques to glorify the Communist Party above all.
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Pak minister opposes restriction on conversion of religious minorities
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): The practice of forceful conversion, which for long has been used as a convenient tool to repress religious minorities in Pakistan, has found many supporters within the Imran Khan-led government despite the international scrutiny.
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Dalai Lama wants to meet PM Modi soon, says President of Tibetan govt-in-e
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): President of Tibetan government-in-exile Penpa Tsering on Wednesday said that religious leader Dalai Lama wants to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi if the COVID-19 situation becomes better.
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USCIRF leading 'bogus agenda' in name of religious freedom to defame India
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 13 (ANI): US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that recently gave India the status of "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) is leading a "bogus agenda" in the name of religious freedom to defame India, Fabien Baussart wrote in The Times of Israel.
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Chinese troops protest Dalai Lama birthday celebrations in Ladakh's Demcho
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Chinese soldiers protested the birthday celebrations of Tibetan Buddhist religious leader Dalai Lama by Indian villagers in the Demchok area of Ladakh.
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Serosurvey of mass gathering is best option to monitor COVID outbreak: AII
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): As the crowd is flocking towards various hill stations and religious places, Dr Sanjay Rai, professor at the Centre for Community Medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi on Monday suggested that conducting random serosurvey of m
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Puducherry govt announces portfolios of ministers, CM N Rangasamy to hold
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], July 11 (ANI): The Puducherry government announced the distribution of portfolios of ministers on Sunday saying that CM N Rangasamy will hold 13 portfolios, including Health and Family Welfare, Hindu Religious Institutions and Wakf Board.
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Missionaries do funding for religious conversions: MP Minister Usha Thakur
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Making a controversial statement, Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Culture Minister Usha Thakur on Saturday said missionaries do funding for religious conversions.
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Consistent policy of India to treat Dalai Lama as honoured guest, respecte
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): India on Thursday said that it has a consistent policy to treat Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama as an honoured guest.
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Delhi Bar Council suspends license of lawyer who performed 'Nikah' at his
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has suspended the license of a lawyer for allegedly using his chamber for performing Muslim marriage (Nikah) and religious conversions, the Secretary, BCD said on Monday.
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Karnataka unlock: Sharana Basaveshwara Temple reopens adhering to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], July 5 (ANI): Sharana Basaveshwara Temple at Kalaburagi reopened its doors for the devotees while adhering to COVID-19 protocols after the Karnataka government issued new guidelines to open religious places from Monday.
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