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US says India's Citizenship Bill may undermine basic tenet of democratic v
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 10 (ANI): The US House foreign affairs committee has raised concerns over the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, stating that any religious test for citizenship may undermine the basic tenet of democratic values of a nation.
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Muslims from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh won't get benefits of Citiz
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who tabled the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, said that Muslims from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh won't get the benefit of this amendment as they have not faced religious persecution.
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Delhi court adjourns hearing on complaint against Kamal Hassan for hurting
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): A Delhi court on Monday adjourned the hearing for next year in a criminal complaint filed against Makkal Needhi Maiam leader Kamal Hassan for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by associating terrorism with Hindu religion.
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Mumbai: Hindu Janajagurti Samiti stages protest against "Dabangg 3" for hu
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): Ahead of the release of the much-awaited film 'Dabangg 3' featuring actor Salman Khan, the Maharashtra branch of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti on Sunday staged a protest against the movie, and demanded the removal of a scene which depicts an indecent por
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Bill introduced in US House of Representatives urges India to end restrict
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 8 (ANI): Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives, urging India to lift the communication clampdown, release political detainees and "preserve religious freedom for all residents" in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Seminar on freedom of faith, human rights held by CESNUR and HRWF
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Dec 7 (ANI/Digpu): On November 29, Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) from Italy and Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) from Belgium hosted a seminar on human rights entitled "Intolerance and Discrimination Against New Religious Movements: An International P
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No plan to conduct NRC across country on religious lines, says government
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The government said on Wednesday that there was no plan to conduct the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise across the country on religious lines.
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Pakistani cleric threatens Sikh pilgrims from visiting Kartarpur Gurdwara
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 3 (ANI): Despite opening the Kartarpur corridor on a noble to allow Sikh pilgrims visiting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Prime Minister Imran Khan has not been able to curb the religious fanaticism and barbarism that exists on his land in the so-called name of Islam
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BJP MP accuses Missionaries of Charity of religious conversion in Jharkhan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday alleged that units of Missionaries of Charity in Jharkhand were indulging in religious conversions and said that there should be a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into organisations getting foreign funding.
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Iraqi PM Adel Abdul Mahdi announces he will resign
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 29 (ANI): Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Friday he will submit his resignation to the parliament, in a move that follows weeks of violent anti-government protests in the country and calls for him to step down by the Shiite religious leadership.
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BJP MPs seek compulsory education of Hindu religious texts, bill listed in
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): BJP MPs from Lok Sabha including a former union minister have listed a private member bill in the ongoing session of Parliament to make compulsory the inclusion of Hindu religious texts as part of the education system.
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SC gives relief to Salman Khan, no coercive action against him for 'Loveya
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday said that no coercive action will be taken against Bollywood actor Salman Khan on the complaints filed against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiment by producing a film named 'LoveYatri'.
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