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People Denied House Over Caste, Religion 'Disheartening': Maharashtra Governor
Maharashtra governor C P Radhakrishnan said schools and colleges should be encouraged to celebrate festivals of all religions.
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23-Year-Old Charged With Rape, Attempt To Convert College Student In UP
A 23-year-old man here was booked for allegedly raping and pressurising 19-year-old college student to convert her religion and marry him, police said on Friday.
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"I Married Into Christian Family... ": Tejashwi Yadav's Reminder On Religion
'I don't believe in religious and caste divides...', RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav told NDTV in an exclusive interview Thursday, pointing to his marriage to a Christian woman to stress his secular credentials
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"Jo Karega Jaat Ki Baat...": Nitin Gadkari's Tough Talk On Caste Politics
Expressing his strong views against caste-based politics, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said a person's greatness is determined by qualities and not by caste, religion, or gender.
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UN Chief, Muhammad Yunus Share Iftar With 1,00,000 Rohingya In Bangladesh
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shared an Iftar with about 1,00,000 refugees and told them that it was a symbol of his deep respect for their religion and their culture.
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Court Relief For Ex-JNU Leader Shehla Rashid, Sedition Case To Be Withdrawn
The case against Shehla Rashid was filed for offences including sedition, promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, language, race, place of birth etc, and inciting riots.
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Loudspeakers Not Essential For Any Religion: High Court Orders Action Against Violation
Use of loudspeakers is not an essential part of any religion, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday, directing the law enforcement agencies to take prompt action against loudspeakers that violate the noise pollution norms and rules.
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Divisive Rhetoric On Religion Harms Constitutional Unity: Supreme Court Judge
The increasing use of divisive rhetoric based on religion, caste and ethnicity poses a major challenge to the constitutional ideal of fraternity as well as the sense of unity in the country, Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra has said.
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"Sanatan Dharma Is National Religion Of India": Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asserted the "Sanatan Dharma is the national religion of India", and said that it is the collective responsibility of every citizen to protect it.
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"Why Is Single Religion Being Targeted In Name Of Waqf Bill?": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP-led central government over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, accusing it of targeting Muslims and expressing doubts on its passage in Parliament.
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"No Religion Encourages Pollution": Top Court On Crackers Amid Air Crisis
The Supreme Court has demanded Delhi Police take "immediate action" to stop the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the national capital even days after Diwali, observing sharply that "no religion encourages pollution".
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"Love Jihad" Big Threat To Nation's Unity, Says UP Court, Sentences Man
The objective of "love jihad" is to establish dominance by certain anti-social elements of a particular religion against India through demographic warfare and international conspiracy, a local court here has observed.
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"Keep Gods Out Of Politics": Supreme Court On Tirupati Laddoo Row
Religion and politics cannot be allowed to mix, the Supreme Court said Monday while hearing three petitions over allegations that animal fat was found in the ghee used to make the laddoos, or devotional offerings, at Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati temple.
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"Don't Use Religion As Synonym Of Dharma": Petition In High Court
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to expeditiously decide a representation seeking to use the "proper meaning" of the term "religion" and not use it as a synonym of "dharma" in official documents.
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West Can't Confine India Into One Narrative: UK Based Sanskrit Scholar
Professor James Hegarty, an academic in Sanskrit and Indian Religions, who currently heads the School of History, Archaeology, and Religion at Cardiff University said that the West cannot confine India into a single narrative.
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People Denied House Over Caste, Religion 'Disheartening': Maharashtra Governor
Maharashtra governor C P Radhakrishnan said schools and colleges should be encouraged to celebrate festivals of all religions.
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23-Year-Old Charged With Rape, Attempt To Convert College Student In UP
A 23-year-old man here was booked for allegedly raping and pressurising 19-year-old college student to convert her religion and marry him, police said on Friday.
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"I Married Into Christian Family... ": Tejashwi Yadav's Reminder On Religion
'I don't believe in religious and caste divides...', RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav told NDTV in an exclusive interview Thursday, pointing to his marriage to a Christian woman to stress his secular credentials
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"Jo Karega Jaat Ki Baat...": Nitin Gadkari's Tough Talk On Caste Politics
Expressing his strong views against caste-based politics, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said a person's greatness is determined by qualities and not by caste, religion, or gender.
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UN Chief, Muhammad Yunus Share Iftar With 1,00,000 Rohingya In Bangladesh
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shared an Iftar with about 1,00,000 refugees and told them that it was a symbol of his deep respect for their religion and their culture.
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Court Relief For Ex-JNU Leader Shehla Rashid, Sedition Case To Be Withdrawn
The case against Shehla Rashid was filed for offences including sedition, promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, language, race, place of birth etc, and inciting riots.
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Loudspeakers Not Essential For Any Religion: High Court Orders Action Against Violation
Use of loudspeakers is not an essential part of any religion, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday, directing the law enforcement agencies to take prompt action against loudspeakers that violate the noise pollution norms and rules.
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Divisive Rhetoric On Religion Harms Constitutional Unity: Supreme Court Judge
The increasing use of divisive rhetoric based on religion, caste and ethnicity poses a major challenge to the constitutional ideal of fraternity as well as the sense of unity in the country, Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra has said.
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"Sanatan Dharma Is National Religion Of India": Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asserted the "Sanatan Dharma is the national religion of India", and said that it is the collective responsibility of every citizen to protect it.
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"Why Is Single Religion Being Targeted In Name Of Waqf Bill?": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP-led central government over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, accusing it of targeting Muslims and expressing doubts on its passage in Parliament.
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"No Religion Encourages Pollution": Top Court On Crackers Amid Air Crisis
The Supreme Court has demanded Delhi Police take "immediate action" to stop the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the national capital even days after Diwali, observing sharply that "no religion encourages pollution".
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"Love Jihad" Big Threat To Nation's Unity, Says UP Court, Sentences Man
The objective of "love jihad" is to establish dominance by certain anti-social elements of a particular religion against India through demographic warfare and international conspiracy, a local court here has observed.
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"Keep Gods Out Of Politics": Supreme Court On Tirupati Laddoo Row
Religion and politics cannot be allowed to mix, the Supreme Court said Monday while hearing three petitions over allegations that animal fat was found in the ghee used to make the laddoos, or devotional offerings, at Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati temple.
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"Don't Use Religion As Synonym Of Dharma": Petition In High Court
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to expeditiously decide a representation seeking to use the "proper meaning" of the term "religion" and not use it as a synonym of "dharma" in official documents.
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West Can't Confine India Into One Narrative: UK Based Sanskrit Scholar
Professor James Hegarty, an academic in Sanskrit and Indian Religions, who currently heads the School of History, Archaeology, and Religion at Cardiff University said that the West cannot confine India into a single narrative.
