Religion
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BJYM blocks street to protest Kolkata roads' closure for namaz
India | Jun 26, 2019, 08:06 PM ISTOver 100 members of the Bharatiya Janata Party's youth wing squatted on the street of the Bally Khal area in Howrah district and recited 'Hanuman Chalisa' on Tuesday night in a bid to put pressure on the state administration to prevent Muslims from offering Friday namaz on the roads.
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Oppn seeks Muslim quota in Maha; govt says no provision for it
India | Jun 21, 2019, 04:46 PM ISTTaking part in a calling attention moved by Manisha Kayande (Shiv Sena), Congress and NCP legislators said despite a large section of Muslims falling under the economically weaker section, the state government has failed to offer any reservation benefits to the community in education and jobs.
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Don't link crimes to religion: Owaisi
India | Jun 10, 2019, 05:35 PM ISTOn the killing of two-year-old girl in Aligarh, Owaisi said nobody came out in support of accused Zahid and Aslam. "We are condemning all such incidents. Justice should be done in all cases, irrespective of the community the accused come from," he said.
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BJP government ended discrimination in name of caste, religion: Yogi Adityanath
India | Dec 20, 2018, 07:55 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday claimed his government has ended discrimination in the name of caste and religion that was "common" during the previous dispensations.
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'Religion must obey Chinese law': State media on planned demolition of Ningxia mosque
World | Aug 11, 2018, 04:43 PM ISTThe Global Times said that local officials in the town of Weizhou in Ningxia, a region that’s home to many ethnic minority Hui Muslims, must act against what it described as an illegal expansion of a religious building.
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Kurukshetra: Will 2019 Lok Sabha elections be fought on religion?
Kurukshetra | Jul 14, 2018, 08:17 PM ISTKurukshetra: Will 2019 Lok Sabha elections be fought on religion?
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Vice-President Naidu cautions against mixing religion and politics
India | Apr 30, 2018, 08:35 PM ISTNaidu suggested that religious leaders give spiritual guidance while politicians take inspiration from the country’s noble heritage to provide a clear polity.
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Karnataka cabinet approves separate religion status for Lingayats
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Rt. Lt. Gen. Gurmeet Singh slam leaders for questioning religion of army soldiers
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One dead in Bihar clash over Shiva Linga
India | Jun 29, 2017, 03:21 PM ISTOne person was killed in a clash between villagers and police over the removal of a Shiva Linga in Bihar's Madhubani district, officials said on Thursday.
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Sikh man arrested, handcuffed in US for carrying kirpan
World | Jun 18, 2017, 04:33 PM ISTKhalsa said he explained to the officers that the knife is part of his religion, but they frisked him, took the kirpan, placed him in handcuffs and drove him to the local precinct.
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To check ‘duplication’, HRD asks teachers to give religion, caste, Aadhaar details
India | Apr 27, 2017, 08:55 AM ISTIn an attempt to set up a national teachers’ portal and detect “fake teachers” in the country, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has profiled at least 60 per cent of more than 15 lakh university and college teachers.
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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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Sikh community in Lucknow hosting iftar party is testimony to communal harmony
India | Jul 06, 2016, 08:17 PM ISTLucknow: Despite going through terrible times in life, our faith in humanity, somehow or the other, is restored by the good deeds of people who have their heart in the right place. The recent attacks of Bangladesh shook our faith with so many innocen
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Haryana government to introduce religious texts in school curriculum
India | Jul 03, 2016, 10:39 AM ISTChandigarh: Haryana government on Sunday said, religious texts from the holy books of various religions will be included in the curriculum of government schools in state from this month. The subject of moral science which
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We don't know 'about Hillary in terms of religion': Donald Trump
World | Jun 22, 2016, 12:45 PM ISTRepublican Donald Trump appeared to raise questions about likely rival Hillary Clinton's religious faith at a closed-door meeting with evangelical leaders Tuesday.
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Pakistani man selling shoes with sacred Hindu symbol ‘Om’ arrested for blasphemy
World | Jun 21, 2016, 06:30 AM ISTKarachi: Pakistani police on Monday arrested a shopkeeper under the majority-Muslim country’s tough blasphemy laws for selling shoes with a sacred Hindu symbol 'Om' inscribed in it, police and Hindu leaders said. Police also seized
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Indian nationalism pluralistic, not domain of any religion: Shashi Tharoor
India | Apr 16, 2016, 07:49 AM ISTMumbai: The idea of Indian nationalism emerged from ancient civilisation and youngsters should strive to preserve pluralism which is essential for "survival" of the country, senior Congress leader and former minister Shashi Tharoor said here
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Need to delink religion from terrorism: PM Modi
World | Apr 03, 2016, 08:07 PM ISTRiyadh: Terming terrorism as the enemy of humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said there was a need to “delink” religion from it and asserted that “segmented and partial” approaches to counter the menace will
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Sabarimala entry curbs a 'matter of religion', Kerala govt tells SC
India | Feb 06, 2016, 07:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Kerala government today defended the ban on the entry of women of menstrual age into the Sabarimala temple in the state, saying that the restrictions are a "matter of religion" and that