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Zaira Wasim could have quit gracefully, says Raveena Tandon
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 1 (ANI): 'Dangal' fame Zaira Wasim's decision to quit Bollywood citing religion has met with surprise and remorse by people from different walks of life. Some have welcomed the decision, while others felt that she should not have given a religious connotation to her d
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Religious freedom in India is a fundamental right: VP Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (India), June 29 (ANI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that religious freedom in India is a fundamental right guaranteed under Constitution that ensures equality without any discrimination based on religion.
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Let's defend religious freedom for all: Mike Pompeo says on India visit
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): In a significant statement, visiting United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Wednesday that people should stand up in defence of religious freedom for all and if there was a compromise on it, the world is worse off.
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Pak authorities using enforced disappearances as tool to crush voices of o
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jun 25 (ANI): A Baloch activist has said that Pakistani state authorities have been using enforced disappearances as a tool to crush the voices of oppressed people like Balochs, Pashtuns, Muhajirs, Sindhis and religious minorities.
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Speaker Birla, PM Modi, Home Minister Shah express sorrow over Barmer 'pan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Home Minister Amit Shah among others on Sunday expressed their condolences over the death of 14 people after the 'pandaal' erected for a religious occasion at Jasol in Barmer district in Rajast
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Proud of our secular credentials: India on US Commission's report on relig
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 23 (ANI): India on Sunday said that it is proud of the secular credentials that enable in uniting people belonging to diverse religions and cultures in the country.
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi calls International Religious Freedom report 'prejudic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 23 (ANI): India's Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday rejected as "prejudiced" the US State Department's report on International Religious Freedom 2018 criticising the BJP government.
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BJP rejects US report on religious freedom, attack on minorities in India
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 22 (ANI): BJP on Saturday rejected a US report on religious freedom which accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi government of failing to tackle "mob attacks by violent extremist Hindu groups against minority communities" and said the assaults were a result of "local
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US urges Pak to release those held for blasphemy, asks China to curb relig
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 22 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Pakistan to release over 40 people from the religious minority community who have been serving jail term or facing execution on blasphemy charges in the country.
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Yoga should not be misunderstood as a religious practice: Kerala CM
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 21 (ANI): On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday urged locals not to misunderstand yoga as a religious practice while adding that everyone, irrespective of caste, must practice asanas in order to stay fit
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Prepare for pilgrimage season with Pocket Insurance from Bajaj Finserv
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India] June 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India has several religious sites that attract thousands of pilgrims as well as tourists throughout the year. You can plan to go on the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, make a trip to Kedarnath, Ajmer, Rameswaram, Puri or even embark on
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Coimbatore: FIR against arrested members of ISIS module reveals plan to at
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jun 18 (ANI): The three members of an ISIS module in Tamil Nadu, arrested by the state police, were planning to attack churches, temples, mosques and other key religious places in Coimbatore with the intent to kill civilians and intelligence department offici
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