Secularism
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TN Governor's 'Secularism European concept not Bhartiya' remark creates row, Congress demands action
Chennai | Sep 24, 2024, 12:06 AM ISTCiting the Constituent Assembly discussions, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi said it was deliberated there that Bharat is a country of dharma.
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Declare India a 'Hindu Rashtra' by October 2 else I will take Jal Samadhi: Top seer
India | Sep 29, 2021, 10:34 AM ISTJagadguru Paramhans Acharya Maharaj has demanded the Modi government to declare India a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ by October 2.
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Gujarat Dy CM clarifies his statement, secularism will last till Hindus in majority in India
News | Aug 29, 2021, 03:00 PM ISTAddressing an event on Friday to mark the idol installation ceremony at a temple of goddess Bharat Mata in Gandhinagar, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel made a controversial remark claiming that laws and secularism will last only as long as Hindus are in majority in the country, and that none of the country's "courts, Lok Sabha, Constitution, secularism" will remain in case Hindus are reduced to a minority.
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Gujarat Dy CM sparks a row, says 'secularism will last till Hindus in majority in India'
India | Aug 28, 2021, 06:11 PM ISTNitin Patel was speaking at a event organized by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). He stood firm on his remark, but also clarified that he was not talking about all the Muslims or Christians, as a large number of them are patriots.
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Video of Harsh Mander inciting mob violence to hit the street goes viral
News | Mar 04, 2020, 02:06 PM ISTAn undated video has now gone viral where Mander can be heard saying how there is no scope of secularism in Supreme Court especially after the Ayodhya verdict. Mander claimed that time has now come for people to hit the streets as both Supreme Court and parliament have failed them.
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Secular ka matlab kya hai: Irked Uddhav retorts back in presser
National | Nov 28, 2019, 11:21 PM ISTA question irked Uddhav Thackeray in his first presser after taking oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister on Thursday. A reporter asked Uddhav: "Has Shiv Sena become secular." To this, Uddhav retorted back.
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Nehruvian secularism vs Ambedkar's idea of India
India | Aug 12, 2019, 12:10 AM ISTThe facts show that Nehru pushed the envelope for the state's autonomy which brought Sheikh Abdullah and B.R. Ambedkar face to face leading to a fusillade of heavy retaliatory fire and a huge snub for Abdullah.
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Dalai Lama hails secularism, freedom of religion in India
India | Jun 03, 2019, 09:41 PM ISTThe Dalai Lama Monday hailed secularism and freedom of religion in India, saying the country promoted and respected all religions and accorded freedom of faith to one and all. He also expressed his indebtedness to ancient Nalanda University for spread of Buddhism across the world.
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'Didn't say anything against secularism': Meghalaya judge issues clarification on his controversial judgement
India | Dec 15, 2018, 11:04 PM ISTThe judge said he had written the judgement based on truth, history and ground reality "to save the citizens of India, irrespective of caste, creed, religion or language".
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Secularism is in DNA of Indians: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
India | Sep 27, 2018, 09:28 PM IST"Secularism is in the DNA of each Indian. India wants the whole world to remain in peace," Naidu said.
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Banning liquor biggest example of practising secularism: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
National | Dec 10, 2017, 07:53 PM ISTNitish Kumar recalled that while addressing a meeting in Patna ahead of assembly elections in Bihar, some women had requested him for a ban on liquor in the state.
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Secularism doesn't mean being obsessed with one religion, says Yogi Adityanath
National | May 23, 2017, 08:55 AM ISTAccusing previous governments of practicing discrimination on the basis of caste and religion, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday told opposition leaders that secularism does not mean being obsessed with one particular faith.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s powerful video message on religion will make you respect him more, watch
Bollywood | Apr 25, 2017, 09:42 AM ISTThe Raman Raghav 2.0 actor took to his Twitter handle and shared a video in which he revealed that that he got his DNA test done.
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Dalai Lama describes himself as 'son of India'
India | Mar 17, 2017, 08:34 PM ISTHailing the secularism prevailing in the country, the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today described himself as a "son of India". “I am living in India for the past 58 years and hence, I
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Secularism to go from Nepal constitution
World | Jul 27, 2015, 05:26 PM ISTKathmandu: In a major change, Nepal's political parties have agreed to remove the word "secularism" from the new constitution.Nepal was declared a secular country in 2007 after Nepal's hardcore Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist joined
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CPI(M) leader calls for fight against BJP
National | Jul 14, 2015, 07:14 AM ISTKolkata: West Bengal opposition leader and CPI(M) politburo member Surjya Kanti Mishra on Monday called for uniting democratic and secular forces of the country to fight against the "communal" BJP."Congress is not a communal party
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Supreme Court rejects plea for removal of Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik
India | Jul 10, 2015, 07:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking removal of Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik for his alleged statement favouring construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. A bench
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Amartya Sen skeptical over PM Modi's idea of secularism
India | Jul 07, 2015, 11:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen today expressed skepticism about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea of secularism, asserting he would like to see "more action" in reaching out to the minorities.Sen also hit out
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India's secularism cannot be 'shaken' due to language: PM Modi
World | Apr 14, 2015, 06:39 AM ISTBerlin: Against the backdrop of a row over Sanskrit replacing German in government run schools in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said India's secularism is not so weak that it will be "shaken" because
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Mamata asks CPI (M) to join her fight against communalism
National | Feb 26, 2015, 09:59 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she was ready to work with opposition CPI (M) on the issue of secularism and warned her government would take stern steps if incidents of conversions