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SC dismisses petition seeking ban on Malayalam novel 'Meesha'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep. 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition seeking a ban on the Malayalam novel 'Meesha', which stirred controversy for allegedly offending religious sentiments.
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Social evils take refuge as religious customs: Law Commission
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), SEP 01 (ANI): The Law Commission in its consultation paper released on Friday addressed the difference between freedom of religion and one's right to equality.
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Issue of minorities' persecution in Pak to be raised at US Capitol Hill
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sep 01 (ANI): Voice of Karachi (VOK) and South Asia Minorities Alliance Foundation (SAMAF) will jointly hold an event at the United States Capitol Hill on September 5 to highlight the issue of religious freedom and minority rights in Pakistan.
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Here's how Kerala floods broke the religious barriers
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Sept 01 (ANI): Amidst the devastation due to floods in Kerala, instances of unity have come forward wherein people together are giving their best to help bring life back to normal.
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FB bans military accounts in Myanmar
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): Facebook has banned many high profile accounts in Myanmar saying they "inflame ethnic and religious tensions" in the country.
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Amarnath Yatra concludes, 2.85 lakh pilgrims visited holy shrine
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (J-K) [India], August 26 (ANI): The annual pilgrimage of Amarnath Yatra for the year 2018 concluded on Sunday, amid chanting of religious hymns and prayers. The holy Hindu pilgrimage is traditionally culminated on the auspicious day of Shravan Purnima as per Hindu Calender.
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'ICSS to help impart universal message of Guru Granth Sahib'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Aug 25 (ANI): Indian-American businessman Sant Singh Chatwal has said that the International Centre for Sikh Studies (ICSS) that is coming up at the Gurudwara Rakabganj Sahib in New Delhi would help in spreading the message of the Guru Granth Sahib, the religious scripture of
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Deodhani festival in Assam draws pilgrims from across India
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Known for its magical beauty and bewildering diversity, Kamakhya temple in India's northeast region is one of the most revered religious tourism hotspots.
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Sports fraternity wishes Eid Mubarak
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): As the nation is celebrating Eid-Al-Azha with great religious zeal and fervour, the sports fraternity extended their warm and cordial wishes on the auspicious occasion.
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Punjab Cabinet approves life imprisonment for sacrilege of religious text
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring an amendment to Indian Penal Code (IPC) to make sacrilege of all religious text punishable with life imprisonment.
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Delhi: 2 held for burning religious texts at India Gate
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): The police on Saturday arrested two people for burning sacred books at India Gate on August 15. They burnt copies of the Bible, the Geeta, the Quran, the Guru Granth Sahib and the Constitution.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Kalash lawmaker vows to fight for minorities
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], Aug 14 (ANI): Wazirzada, the first elected member to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from the Kalash minority community, has pledged to fight for the rights of all religious minorities in the province.
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