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China announces reciprocal sanctions against US lawmakers, envoy over Xinj
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 13 (ANI): China's Foreign Ministry on Monday announced reciprocal sanctions against the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel Brownback, US Senator Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Republican Chris Smith.
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All religious places will remain open during lockdown in UP
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): All religions places shall remain open during the lockdown in Uttar Pradesh from 10 pm today till 5 am on July 13, 2020, confirmed Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Awanish Awasthi on Friday.
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Uyghur rights group urges UN to immediately strip China of its participato
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 9 (ANI): A Uyghur rights group has urged the United Nations to immediately strip Beijing of its participatory status at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and act swiftly to address the annihilation and atrocities committed against the religious minorities, resid
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Blocking construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad signifies Pak's trouble
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): A Hindu temple planned for Islamabad, the city's first, was supposed to be a symbol of tolerance for Pakistan. But violence and controversy have turned it into an emblem of the country's troubled relationship with its religious minorities.
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Gratitude to religious personalities, plantation drives and pressers on At
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New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): On the occasion of Guru Purnima, BJP has asked its senior leaders to reach out to the community and religious leaders in their areas and laud their efforts in helping the poor and needy during the lockdown and afterward.
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No Bol Bam festival celebration in Odisha this year due to Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 4 (ANI): The Odisha government on Saturday said it will not allow Kaudia/Bol Bam devotees to collect water from any religious places or their consecration at Shiva Temples, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and a surge of novel coronavirus cases.
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COVID-19: Section 144 imposed in Mumbai
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 1 (ANI): In the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic, section 144 has been imposed in Mumbai prohibiting any presence or movement of one or more persons in public places or gathering of any sort anywhere, including religious places subject to certain conditions
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CRPF jawan, civilian killed in Sopore, Masjid committees should not let te
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 1 (ANI): A jawan and a civilian died while three personnel were injured after terrorists fired on CRPF party from a Masjid in Sopore, said Kashmir IG Vijay Kumar.
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Religious places with lower footfall in Rajasthan's rural parts to open fr
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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 29 (ANI): Religious places in rural areas of Rajasthan where a limited number of devotees visit will be allowed to open from July 1, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said on Sunday.
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Facebook to ban ads encouraging racial divisions, religious affiliation
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], June 27 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook will update its advertising policy to restrict hateful content and explicitly ban ads that encourage racial divisions.
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Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan visits Chinna Jeeyar Swamy ashram
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 26 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited the ashram of religious guru Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swamy Rangareddy District on Thursday.
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Religious, ethnic minorities particularly vulnerable to trafficking in Pak
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistan did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate human trafficking, the United States has downgraded Islamabad to the 'Tier 2 Watch List' on the country trafficking scale.
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