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Javed Akhtar Reveals Farhan Akhtar Wrote "Not Applicable" In Religious Section Of His Daughters' Birth Certificates
- Friday October 27, 2023
- Entertainment | Written by Madhumanti Pait Chowdhury
"Both my children are religious atheist people," said Javed Akhtar
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"Forced Conversion Can't Be Testament Of Trust For Any Religion": Union Minister
- Tuesday September 28, 2021
- India News | Asian News International
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said here that forced religious conversion cannot be a testament of expansion and trust in a country where both, believers and atheists coexist.
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Sharjeel Imam "Perfect" For Umar Khalid's Plans: Delhi Cops On Riots
- Wednesday November 25, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
JNU student Sharjeel Imam's "religious fanaticism" coupled with his academic legacy and sharp oratory skills was the "perfect combination" that his mentor Umar Khalid was looking to exploit, police has alleged in its supplementary charge sheet filed in a case related to the Northeast Delhi riots.
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Javed Akhtar "Shamed" By Removal Of Jesus Christ Statue Near Bengaluru
- Sunday March 8, 2020
- Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Veteran lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar commented on the removal of a Jesus Christ statue from a hill near Bengaluru, saying that as an atheist the move caused him to"hang my head in shame"
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Sanjay Nirupam's "Atheist" Jab At Mallikarjun Kharge Over 'Shastra Puja' Remark
- Wednesday October 9, 2019
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
When Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge termed the Shastra Puja performed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the first Rafale fighter jet received by India as unnecessary "tamasha" (theatrics), he probably did not brace himself for condemnation from his own party.
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Meet Country's "First" Woman To Be Legally "Caste, Religion-Less" Citizen
- Monday February 25, 2019
- Tamil Nadu News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Tamil Nadu government issued Sneha a formal certificate that she is a caste and religion less person. Perhaps she is the first one in the country to be formally certified so.
- www.ndtv.com
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Once An Atheist, "Australian Baba" Attends His 10th Kumbh Mela
- Thursday January 17, 2019
- India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla
When he attended the world's largest religious festival, Kumbh Mela, in 1998, he was a tourist from Australia. Now, he is a famous saint who lives in a kutir (hut) and is part of one of the biggest groups of saints in India.
- www.ndtv.com
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He Was An Atheist, Says Verghese Kurien's Daughter On Conversion Charge
- Monday November 26, 2018
- India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari
The daughter of iconic social entrepreneur Dr. Verghese Kurien, who is credited for bringing 'White Revolution' in the country, has reacted to the allegation made by Gujarat Minister Dileep Sanghani that her father diverted dairy cooperative Amul's profit to fund religious conversions in Gujarat.
- www.ndtv.com
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There's No God. No One Directs Our Fate: Stephen Hawking In His Last Book
- Friday October 19, 2018
- World News | Press Trust of India
"There is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate," celebrated physicist and a known atheist Stephen Hawking writes in his final book, which also covers important existential questions such as creation of the universe, alien intelligence, space colonisation and artificial intelligence.
- www.ndtv.com
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"New York Bomber Read Extremist Books, Urged Wife To Do So": Bangladesh Police
- Thursday December 14, 2017
- World News | Press Trust of India
The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said in Dhaka today.
- www.ndtv.com
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BJP Opposed To Kamal Haasan's Plans To Enter Politics: H Raja
- Friday July 21, 2017
- Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India
The BJP is against actor Kamal Haasan's reported plans to enter politics as he is an atheist and has hurt sentiments of Hindus in the past, senior party leader H Raja said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Russian Blogger Convicted for Playing Pokemon Go in Church
- Thursday May 11, 2017
- Agence France-Presse
Ruslan Sokolovsky, a militant atheist who posted the videos on his YouTube channel, was detained in August 2016 and spent nine months in jail and under house arrest.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Russian Blogger Ruslan Sokolovsky Convicted For Playing Pokemon Go In Church
- Thursday May 11, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Russian court on Thursday convicted a video blogger of inciting hatred against believers by posting videos online showing him chasing Pokemons in a church, giving him a suspended sentence.
- www.ndtv.com
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Atheist Hacked To Death In Coimbatore, Cops Say 6 Involved In Conspiracy
- Monday March 20, 2017
- Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A man was hacked to death in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore after he turned atheist and posted his rationalist views on Facebook. While two of his alleged assailants surrendered, the police say they suspect six people were involved in the conspiracy.
- www.ndtv.com
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Javed Akhtar Reveals Farhan Akhtar Wrote "Not Applicable" In Religious Section Of His Daughters' Birth Certificates
- Friday October 27, 2023
- Entertainment | Written by Madhumanti Pait Chowdhury
"Both my children are religious atheist people," said Javed Akhtar
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
-
"Forced Conversion Can't Be Testament Of Trust For Any Religion": Union Minister
- Tuesday September 28, 2021
- India News | Asian News International
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said here that forced religious conversion cannot be a testament of expansion and trust in a country where both, believers and atheists coexist.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sharjeel Imam "Perfect" For Umar Khalid's Plans: Delhi Cops On Riots
- Wednesday November 25, 2020
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
JNU student Sharjeel Imam's "religious fanaticism" coupled with his academic legacy and sharp oratory skills was the "perfect combination" that his mentor Umar Khalid was looking to exploit, police has alleged in its supplementary charge sheet filed in a case related to the Northeast Delhi riots.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Javed Akhtar "Shamed" By Removal Of Jesus Christ Statue Near Bengaluru
- Sunday March 8, 2020
- Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Veteran lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar commented on the removal of a Jesus Christ statue from a hill near Bengaluru, saying that as an atheist the move caused him to"hang my head in shame"
- www.ndtv.com
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Sanjay Nirupam's "Atheist" Jab At Mallikarjun Kharge Over 'Shastra Puja' Remark
- Wednesday October 9, 2019
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
When Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge termed the Shastra Puja performed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the first Rafale fighter jet received by India as unnecessary "tamasha" (theatrics), he probably did not brace himself for condemnation from his own party.
- www.ndtv.com
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Meet Country's "First" Woman To Be Legally "Caste, Religion-Less" Citizen
- Monday February 25, 2019
- Tamil Nadu News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Tamil Nadu government issued Sneha a formal certificate that she is a caste and religion less person. Perhaps she is the first one in the country to be formally certified so.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Once An Atheist, "Australian Baba" Attends His 10th Kumbh Mela
- Thursday January 17, 2019
- India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla
When he attended the world's largest religious festival, Kumbh Mela, in 1998, he was a tourist from Australia. Now, he is a famous saint who lives in a kutir (hut) and is part of one of the biggest groups of saints in India.
- www.ndtv.com
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He Was An Atheist, Says Verghese Kurien's Daughter On Conversion Charge
- Monday November 26, 2018
- India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari
The daughter of iconic social entrepreneur Dr. Verghese Kurien, who is credited for bringing 'White Revolution' in the country, has reacted to the allegation made by Gujarat Minister Dileep Sanghani that her father diverted dairy cooperative Amul's profit to fund religious conversions in Gujarat.
- www.ndtv.com
-
There's No God. No One Directs Our Fate: Stephen Hawking In His Last Book
- Friday October 19, 2018
- World News | Press Trust of India
"There is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate," celebrated physicist and a known atheist Stephen Hawking writes in his final book, which also covers important existential questions such as creation of the universe, alien intelligence, space colonisation and artificial intelligence.
- www.ndtv.com
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"New York Bomber Read Extremist Books, Urged Wife To Do So": Bangladesh Police
- Thursday December 14, 2017
- World News | Press Trust of India
The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said in Dhaka today.
- www.ndtv.com
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BJP Opposed To Kamal Haasan's Plans To Enter Politics: H Raja
- Friday July 21, 2017
- Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India
The BJP is against actor Kamal Haasan's reported plans to enter politics as he is an atheist and has hurt sentiments of Hindus in the past, senior party leader H Raja said today.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Russian Blogger Convicted for Playing Pokemon Go in Church
- Thursday May 11, 2017
- Agence France-Presse
Ruslan Sokolovsky, a militant atheist who posted the videos on his YouTube channel, was detained in August 2016 and spent nine months in jail and under house arrest.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Russian Blogger Ruslan Sokolovsky Convicted For Playing Pokemon Go In Church
- Thursday May 11, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Russian court on Thursday convicted a video blogger of inciting hatred against believers by posting videos online showing him chasing Pokemons in a church, giving him a suspended sentence.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Atheist Hacked To Death In Coimbatore, Cops Say 6 Involved In Conspiracy
- Monday March 20, 2017
- Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A man was hacked to death in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore after he turned atheist and posted his rationalist views on Facebook. While two of his alleged assailants surrendered, the police say they suspect six people were involved in the conspiracy.
- www.ndtv.com