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Activists protest in Dhaka against persecution of minorities by authoritie
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 8 (ANI): In the wake of Pakistani authorities attacking religious minorities in the country, activists staged a protest in the Bangladeshi capital on Friday.
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USCIRF calls Pak to release Ramzan Bibi who is detained under blasphemy la
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 07 (ANI): United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner James W. Carr on Thursday announced his adoption of Ramzan Bibi, an Ahmadi woman detained in Pakistan under the controversial blasphemy law, through the Religious Prisoners of
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Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind moves SC against UP law on religious conversion
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Islamic organisation Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has approached the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the Constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020.
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Supreme Court refuses to stay anti-conversion laws in UP, Uttarakhand
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay laws enacted by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments concerning marriages based on religious conversion.
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Pujya Morari Bapu expresses desire of four-lane Ramsetu between Dhanushkod
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI/PRSpot): The religious and mythological site Dhanushkodi, Ramsetu Rameswaram is located on the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu state, on the southern bank of Rameswaram.
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Over 200 retired judges, civil servants, diplomats, armed forces veterans
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): A forum of concerned citizens from various walks of life including the judiciary, civil and police services, armed forces and academia have supported the Uttar Pradesh law against "unlawful conversion of religion" and said it applies to everyone and pro
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Afghanistan: 5 killed in car explosion in Kapisa
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kapisa [Afghanistan], January 3 (ANI): At least five people were killed in a car explosion targeting the head of Islamic religious scholars council in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kapisa, Sputnik reported citing police spokesman Shaiq Shorash said Sunday.
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Preparations underway for Magh Mela celebration in Prayagraj
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 3 (ANI): The preparations are underway for the celebrations of Magh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. This is the first big religious congregation that will be organised amid COVID-19.
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Comedian Munawar Faruqui, 4 others sent to Judicial custody in Indore till
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 3 (ANI): The Indore district court on Saturday sent Munawar Faruqui, a stand-up comedian from Gujarat, arrested for allegedly insulting Hindu religious beliefs during a New Year show in Indore, to judicial custody till January 13.
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Nagar kirtan, turban langar organised at Singhu border
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): Nagar kirtan (religious procession) was organised in the New Year morning on Friday at Singhu border where farmers have been protesting against the Centre's new farm laws for over a month now.
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Devotees throng temples, gurudwaras on occasion of New Year
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): On the first day of the year 2021, people in large numbers thronged to temples, gurudwaras and other religious places to seek blessings despite the COVID-19 restrictions.
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US commission on religious freedom raises alarm over China's extradition t
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday expressed shock over the reports that China has ratified an extradition treaty with Turkey that could target Muslim minority Uyghurs fleeing persecution from Xinjiang province.
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