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Lucknow mosque trustee moves SC opposing PIL on 1991 law on religious plac
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New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): A co-mutawalli (trustee) of the Muslim Wakf of 350-year-old "TeelyWali masjid" of Lucknow approached the Supreme Court on Saturday opposing a PIL which alleged that the government cannot make a law to curtail the right to approach the court to reclaim the r
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Violent extremism, religious intolerance in Pakistan poses devastating con
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): Amid religious intolerance and violent extremism in Pakistan, the anniversaries of two brutal assassinations have cast a light on how democratic ideals have plunged in the country with potentially devastating consequences for its future.
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China should have no role in succession process of Dalai Lama, says US
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Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) emphasised that the Chinese government should have no role in the succession process of Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama and Beijing's interference in the matter is an "outrageous abuse of religious freedom".
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Nizamuddin Markaz opening: Delhi HC grants more time to Centre, Delhi govt
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New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday granted more time to the Centre and Delhi Government to file status report to reassess the necessity of keeping the Waqf Premises situated at Hazrat Nizamuddin available for operation as a religious place.
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Strict action will be taken against Sharjeel Usmani, says Maha Deputy CM
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 5 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said that strict action will be taken against former Aligarh Muslim University student leader Sharjeel Usmani, who is accused of hurting religious sentiments with his comments at the Elgar P
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'We see no contradiction between countering terrorism, protection of human
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 4 (ANI): Underlining that terrorism is an attack against human rights, India on Thursday said it has been at the forefront of global counter-terrorism efforts and does not see any contradiction between countering terrorism and promotion and protection of human rig
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Newly-uncovered evidence reveals schemes to uproot minorities in China's X
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the growing international criticism of human rights abuses in China, newly-uncovered evidence revealed state-run schemes to forcibly uproot, assimilate and reduce the population density of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region through c
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Religious Freedom Bill to be presented in Gujarat Assembly during ongoing
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Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], March 2 (ANI): The Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) bill with amendments will be presented in the ongoing budget session of state Assembly to control the menace of love jihad, said Gujarat Home Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja on Monday.
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'Religiosity in Pakistan leading to rise in terrorism in Pakistan'
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 1 (ANI): With terrorist attacks in Pakistan which is witnessing a growing religiosity that has brought greater intolerance among its people, experts have expressed concern about the possibility of the country being engulfed by religious extremism.
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Dharmendra Pradhan reviews projects in Varanasi; says city 'statement of I
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Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 27 (ANI): Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that Kashi represents India and Hindu culture and has the potential to grow as a religious tourism spot.
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Former US envoy lauds Dutch Parliament designation of Chinese treatment of
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Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): Former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback on Friday lauded the Dutch Parliament's decision to declare the atrocities faced by the Uyghur community in Xinjiang as genocide.
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Haryana to table bill against 'love jihad' in upcoming budget session of A
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Chandigarh [India], February 26 (ANI): After Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh another Bharatiya Janata Part governed state, Haryana is set to present an anti-conversion bill against religious conversions. The draft of the "love jihad" bill has been prepared and will be present in the upcomin
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