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Muslim clerics condemn terrorist organisations active in Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 10 (ANI): A resolution has been passed by Muslim clerics against the terrorist organisations active in Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) co-founder Hafiz Saeed, with the demand that Central and State governments should not interfere in Muslim religious a
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Young Afghans being trafficked to Pakistan to learn ways of Taliban: NYT r
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug.7 (ANI): Police in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province have revealed that young Afghans are being taken illegally to Pakistan's south western Baluchistan province to study in religious seminaries or madrassas to learn the ways of the Taliban.
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Bhopal: Religious organisations protest against opening of slaughterhouse
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)[India], August 03 (ANI): Various religious organisations on Thursday staged a protest against opening of state's largest slaughter house in Bhopal's Chhawani Adampur.
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UP: Man, accused of beating up boy for making memes, says it was filmed to
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 2 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh resident, who was accused of kidnapping and beating up a boy for allegedly making memes of gods and goddesses, on Wednesday clarified on his intent behind the viral video, and said that it was filmed to show what could happen
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Pak may block Facebook by 2018 if it does not toe line on 'blasphemer
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsAPP and Viber were once welcomed in Pakistan as mediums for engaging in religious debate and afforded a measure of privacy, but today government pressure is building on these platforms to reveal names of individu
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PTI calls for scrutiny of political parties funds
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 25 (ANI): After being accused of receiving funds from unauthorised sources, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party has called for a scrutiny of accounts and funds of all political parties, particularly religious parties.
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UN calls for immediate de-escalation of violence in Jerusalem
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], July. 22 (ANI): With at least three killed so far and over 100 injured in the violence emanating from Jerusalem, the United Nations has called for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and asserted that all religious liberties must be respected.
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Irfan Pathan`s selfie with wife `unislamic`: Muslim cleric
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Following Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan's post on social media, where he is seen with his wife, the all-rounder has received massive backlash especially from religious leaders, who claim what he did was against Islamic law.
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RSS condemns Bukhari's letter to Pak PM on Kashmir
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday condemned Delhi Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari for urging Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resolve the unrest in the Kashmir valley, stating that the religious leader must clarify on
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Goa Police arrest man behind desecration of Christian religious symbols
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India] July 15 (ANI): The Goa Police arrested Francis Pereira, the man involved in connection with a series of cases of alleged desecration of Christian religious symbols, on Friday night.
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Cases of desecration of religious places in Goa solved: Goa DGP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India] July 15 (ANI): Director General of Police (DGP) of Goa Muktesh Chander on Saturday said that the recent cases of desecration of religious places in the state have been resolved.
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No GST on food supplied by religious institutions, clarifies Finance Minis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Dismissing media reports circulating about taxes levied on free food supplied in anna kshetras run by religious institutions under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Finance Ministry clarified that such food will not attract any charges.
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