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  TN Governor's 'Secularism European concept not Bhartiya' remark creates row, Congress demands action

  September 24, 2024 0:06 IST

  Citing 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 | September 29, 2021 10:34 IST

  Jagadguru 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 | August 29, 2021 15:00 IST

  Addressing 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 | August 28, 2021 18:11 IST

  Nitin 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 | March 04, 2020 14:06 IST

  An 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

  Politics | November 28, 2019 23:21 IST

  A 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 | August 12, 2019 0:10 IST

  The 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 | June 03, 2019 21:41 IST

  The 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 | December 15, 2018 23:04 IST

  The 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 | September 27, 2018 21:28 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

  Politics | December 10, 2017 19:53 IST

  Nitish 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

  Politics | May 23, 2017 8:55 IST

  Accusing 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 | April 25, 2017 9:42 IST

  The 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 | March 17, 2017 20:34 IST

  Hailing 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 | July 27, 2015 17:26 IST

  Kathmandu:  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

  Politics | July 14, 2015 7:14 IST

  Kolkata:  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 | July 10, 2015 19:57 IST

  New 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 | July 07, 2015 23:06 IST

  New 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 | April 14, 2015 6:39 IST

  Berlin: 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

  Politics | February 26, 2015 21:59 IST

  Kolkata: 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