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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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"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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Telugu Thriller Brinda’s Director Surya Manoj Vangala Opens Up About the Series, Religious Extremism, and More
In a thought-provoking conversation with Gadgets360, Surya Manoj Vangala shares the inspiration behind his show Brinda, the emotionally taxing research it took, the intended audience, his views on extremism, and more.
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UP Anti-Conversion Act Ensures Religious Freedom For All: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the purpose of the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 is to guarantee religious freedom to all persons and sustain the spirit of secularism in India.
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"Violation Of Freedom Of Religion": Asaduddin Owaisi Shreds Waqf Bill
Asaduddin Owaisi of AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) ripped into the Waqf Amendment bill presented in parliament today, calling it "discriminatory" and "arbitrary".
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UP Passes Amendments To Anti-Conversion Law, Brings In Stricter Measures
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly today passed an amendment bill enhancing punishment under Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law, making all the crimes under this Act non-bailable.
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UP Proposes Life Term In 'Love Jihad' Law. How BJP, Samajwadi Party Reacted
The Yogi Adityanth-led government has introduced the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Assembly, which proposes harsher punishment, leading up to life imprisonment in 'love jihad' cases.
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Prohibition of Child Marriage Act For All Irrespective Of Religion: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is applicable to every citizen of this country irrespective of his or her religion as every Indian is a citizen first and then becomes a member of a religion.
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After Hijab, Burqa, Mumbai College Bans T-Shirts And Torn Jeans On Campus
A Mumbai college, which has been in news for imposing a ban on hijab, has now also barred students from wearing torn jeans, T-shirts, "revealing" dresses and jerseys, or a dress that reveals religion or shows "cultural disparity".
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iPhone Maker Foxconn's Response After Row Over "Not Hiring Married Women" In India
Apple iPhone maker Foxconn has informed the government that 25% of its new hires are married women and its safety protocol, which requires all employees to avoid wearing metal irrespective of gender or religion, is not discriminatory, sources said.
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No Provision In Constitution For Religion-Based Reservation: Rajnath Singh
Hitting out at the Congress party, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, said that the party is "fooling" people in the name of religion-based reservation, as there is "no provision for it" in the Constitution.
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Congress Should Give In Writing It Won't Give Religion-Based Reservation: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday claimed the Congress wants to give reservation on the basis of religion, and challenged the party and its INDIA alliance constituents to give a guarantee in writing that they will never do so.
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"As Long As I Am Alive, There Will Be No Religion-Based Reservation": PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the Congress, which had targeted him in 2014 as a 'tea-seller', had got such a reply from the country that the party which once used to occupy 400 seats, is now being brought down to 40 only.
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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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"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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Telugu Thriller Brinda’s Director Surya Manoj Vangala Opens Up About the Series, Religious Extremism, and More
In a thought-provoking conversation with Gadgets360, Surya Manoj Vangala shares the inspiration behind his show Brinda, the emotionally taxing research it took, the intended audience, his views on extremism, and more.
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UP Anti-Conversion Act Ensures Religious Freedom For All: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the purpose of the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 is to guarantee religious freedom to all persons and sustain the spirit of secularism in India.
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"Violation Of Freedom Of Religion": Asaduddin Owaisi Shreds Waqf Bill
Asaduddin Owaisi of AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) ripped into the Waqf Amendment bill presented in parliament today, calling it "discriminatory" and "arbitrary".
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UP Passes Amendments To Anti-Conversion Law, Brings In Stricter Measures
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly today passed an amendment bill enhancing punishment under Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law, making all the crimes under this Act non-bailable.
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UP Proposes Life Term In 'Love Jihad' Law. How BJP, Samajwadi Party Reacted
The Yogi Adityanth-led government has introduced the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Assembly, which proposes harsher punishment, leading up to life imprisonment in 'love jihad' cases.
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Prohibition of Child Marriage Act For All Irrespective Of Religion: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is applicable to every citizen of this country irrespective of his or her religion as every Indian is a citizen first and then becomes a member of a religion.
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After Hijab, Burqa, Mumbai College Bans T-Shirts And Torn Jeans On Campus
A Mumbai college, which has been in news for imposing a ban on hijab, has now also barred students from wearing torn jeans, T-shirts, "revealing" dresses and jerseys, or a dress that reveals religion or shows "cultural disparity".
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iPhone Maker Foxconn's Response After Row Over "Not Hiring Married Women" In India
Apple iPhone maker Foxconn has informed the government that 25% of its new hires are married women and its safety protocol, which requires all employees to avoid wearing metal irrespective of gender or religion, is not discriminatory, sources said.
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No Provision In Constitution For Religion-Based Reservation: Rajnath Singh
Hitting out at the Congress party, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, said that the party is "fooling" people in the name of religion-based reservation, as there is "no provision for it" in the Constitution.
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Congress Should Give In Writing It Won't Give Religion-Based Reservation: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday claimed the Congress wants to give reservation on the basis of religion, and challenged the party and its INDIA alliance constituents to give a guarantee in writing that they will never do so.
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"As Long As I Am Alive, There Will Be No Religion-Based Reservation": PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the Congress, which had targeted him in 2014 as a 'tea-seller', had got such a reply from the country that the party which once used to occupy 400 seats, is now being brought down to 40 only.
