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India allows its citizens to express different opinions: MoS V Muraleedhar
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Friday stated that India is one of the only country's that allows an individual to express diverse views. Addressing an inter-faith conference in Aluva area of the city, he pointed out that India does not figure in the l
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Kerala school denies admission to child after parents didn't fill caste, r
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): A government-aided school allegedly denied admission to a child stating that his parents did not fill the caste and religion columns during the admission process.
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Naidu urges youth to take lead in fighting corruption, terrorism, religiou
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday urged the youth to take a firm resolve to shun negativism and join the forces of growth, asking them to take the lead in fighting corruption, terrorism, extremism, religious fundamentalism, casteism, and gender d
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CAA enacted to create religious test of citizenship, says new US commissio
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [US], Feb 20 (ANI): A new legislative document by a US federal panel alleges that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is part of an effort by the Indian government to create a religious test for citizenship.
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Kerala teachers sent on leave for distributing pamphlets with Goddess Sara
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Two teachers of a government school have been sent on leave by the school administration after receiving complaints from the parents over their children being given prayer pamphlets with religious figures and symbols on them.
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Kashi Mahakal Express to connect Omkareshwar, Mahakaleshwar, Kashi Vishwan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 16 (ANI): Kashi Mahakal Express, third corporate passenger train flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, will connect religious places of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
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RSS using pro-CAA campaign to target Muslims, says CPI-M leader Kodiyeri B
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 16 (ANI): CPI-M Kerala state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Sunday said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is using the pro-CAA campaign to target the Muslims, while Islamic fundamentalists are trying to create religious polarisation using
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Railways to operate new train based on Ramayana theme
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Indian Railways will operate a new train based on Ramayana theme which will take pilgrims to locations associated with Lord Rama, officials said on Friday.
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Conducting pilgrimages for devotees not the govt's job, says Madhya Prades
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Minister and Congress leader Govind Singh said that the 'Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Yojna' should be scrapped as it was not the government's job to conduct religious pilgrimages.
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Assam to convert govt-run madrasas, Sankrit tols to schools
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): The Assam government is set to convert government-run madrasas and Sanskrit schools to high schools and higher secondary schools as the state cannot fund the religious institutions, Assam education minister Himanta Biswas Sarma said on Wednesday.
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Wrong for religious body to make statement: Goa minister on Archbishop's
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Responding to Archbishop of Goa Filipe Neri Ferrao's strongly-worded statement against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Goa Transport minister Mauvin Godinho on Sunday said that it is wrong for a religious body to issue a statement that creates a commun
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Priests of different religions pray for peace at Shaheen Bagh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Amid ongoing protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Shaheen Bagh, many religious priests are offering prayers for peace in the country at the protest site here.
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