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Minors Among 7 Detained For Damaging Ganesh Idol At Pandal In Gujarat: Cops
Seven people, including three minors, have been detained for allegedly damaging a Ganesh idol at a pandal and putting their religious flag atop a nearby temple in Gujarat's Kutch district, a police official said on Wednesday.
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Deeply Concerned About Reports Of Violence In Bangladesh: US
The United States has expressed deep concerns about the continued violence in Bangladesh including attacks on members of religious or political groups.
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'Majority Population Would Be Minority If...': High Court Flags Conversions
Religious congregations where conversions are taking place must be stopped, the Allahabad High Court has said, adding that the country's majority population would be in minority if such gatherings are allowed.
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"Biased Sources, Selective Facts": India On US Religious Freedom Report
India has called the US State Department's report on religious freedom a "deeply biased" one that "is visibly driven by vote bank considerations and a prescriptive outlook".
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Minority Groups Have Equal Stake In Democracy: US Envoy To India
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Wednesday said efforts should be made to ensure that every section of society including ethnic or religious minorities feels that it has an equal stake in a country's democracy.
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"Citizenship Law CAA Won't Be Implemented In Bihar": Nitish Kumar Party Leader
JD(U) leader Khalid Anwar on Sunday said the law, guaranteeing permanent residency to members of persecuted religious minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, will not be implemented in Bihar.
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"Big Win For Persecuted Minorities": US-Based Advocacy Group Welcomes Centre's CAA Move
The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA), a US-based advocacy group, welcomed the formal notification of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India and said that the decision is a 'big win' for the persecuted religious minorities.
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Amended Citizenship Rules Likely To Be Enforced From Next Month: Sources
The contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, which will give citizenship to religious minorities from three neighbouring countries -- Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh -- who settled in India, is likely to be implemented from next month.
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"Not Scared Till He Is Here": Religious Leaders Praise PM Modi
Giving a message of "Unity and Harmony", Religious leaders representing various minority sections after meeting PM Modi and the Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said that we are all 'Bharatiya' (Indians) and the country is our top priority.
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"Indian Society Has No Religious Discrimination...": PM Modi
There is "no feeling of discrimination towards any religious minority" in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi insisted Thursday in a wide-ranging interview with British publication Financial Times.
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US Congressmen Announce Creation Of Hindu Caucus
Republican lawmakers Pete Sessions and Elise Stefanim on Tuesday announced the inauguration of a Congressional Hindu Caucus to protect the interests of this religious minority and raise their issues in the US Congress.
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Unregistered Madrasas In Muzaffarnagar To Be Penalised Rs 10,000 Per Day: UP Education Department
Taking strong exception to the notice served to madrasas, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, an organisation of Indian Muslims, called the education department's order "unlawful".
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Muslim Law Board Sends Its Objections On Uniform Civil Code To Law Panel
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Wednesday said it has sent its objections on Uniform Civil Code to the Law Commission and demanded that not just tribals but every religious minority should be kept out of the purview of such a statute.
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"No Religious Minority Can Live Freely In Pakistan": India At UN
India on Friday (local time) slammed Pakistan on the issue of religious freedom of minorities at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Had Raised Cases Of Persecution Of Minorities With Pakistan: Centre
The government today said it had raised with Pakistan cases of persecution of minority groups in that country and urged it to take steps to protect and promote the security of minority communities and their places of religious worship.
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Minors Among 7 Detained For Damaging Ganesh Idol At Pandal In Gujarat: Cops
Seven people, including three minors, have been detained for allegedly damaging a Ganesh idol at a pandal and putting their religious flag atop a nearby temple in Gujarat's Kutch district, a police official said on Wednesday.
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Deeply Concerned About Reports Of Violence In Bangladesh: US
The United States has expressed deep concerns about the continued violence in Bangladesh including attacks on members of religious or political groups.
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'Majority Population Would Be Minority If...': High Court Flags Conversions
Religious congregations where conversions are taking place must be stopped, the Allahabad High Court has said, adding that the country's majority population would be in minority if such gatherings are allowed.
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"Biased Sources, Selective Facts": India On US Religious Freedom Report
India has called the US State Department's report on religious freedom a "deeply biased" one that "is visibly driven by vote bank considerations and a prescriptive outlook".
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Minority Groups Have Equal Stake In Democracy: US Envoy To India
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Wednesday said efforts should be made to ensure that every section of society including ethnic or religious minorities feels that it has an equal stake in a country's democracy.
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"Citizenship Law CAA Won't Be Implemented In Bihar": Nitish Kumar Party Leader
JD(U) leader Khalid Anwar on Sunday said the law, guaranteeing permanent residency to members of persecuted religious minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, will not be implemented in Bihar.
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"Big Win For Persecuted Minorities": US-Based Advocacy Group Welcomes Centre's CAA Move
The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA), a US-based advocacy group, welcomed the formal notification of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India and said that the decision is a 'big win' for the persecuted religious minorities.
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Amended Citizenship Rules Likely To Be Enforced From Next Month: Sources
The contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, which will give citizenship to religious minorities from three neighbouring countries -- Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh -- who settled in India, is likely to be implemented from next month.
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"Not Scared Till He Is Here": Religious Leaders Praise PM Modi
Giving a message of "Unity and Harmony", Religious leaders representing various minority sections after meeting PM Modi and the Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said that we are all 'Bharatiya' (Indians) and the country is our top priority.
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"Indian Society Has No Religious Discrimination...": PM Modi
There is "no feeling of discrimination towards any religious minority" in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi insisted Thursday in a wide-ranging interview with British publication Financial Times.
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US Congressmen Announce Creation Of Hindu Caucus
Republican lawmakers Pete Sessions and Elise Stefanim on Tuesday announced the inauguration of a Congressional Hindu Caucus to protect the interests of this religious minority and raise their issues in the US Congress.
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Unregistered Madrasas In Muzaffarnagar To Be Penalised Rs 10,000 Per Day: UP Education Department
Taking strong exception to the notice served to madrasas, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, an organisation of Indian Muslims, called the education department's order "unlawful".
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Muslim Law Board Sends Its Objections On Uniform Civil Code To Law Panel
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Wednesday said it has sent its objections on Uniform Civil Code to the Law Commission and demanded that not just tribals but every religious minority should be kept out of the purview of such a statute.
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"No Religious Minority Can Live Freely In Pakistan": India At UN
India on Friday (local time) slammed Pakistan on the issue of religious freedom of minorities at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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Had Raised Cases Of Persecution Of Minorities With Pakistan: Centre
The government today said it had raised with Pakistan cases of persecution of minority groups in that country and urged it to take steps to protect and promote the security of minority communities and their places of religious worship.
