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Rajasthan To Introduce Bill To "Stop Forceful Religious Conversion"
The BJP government in Rajasthan is set to introduce a bill in the upcoming Assembly session to stop forceful religious conversions in the state, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel said on Saturday.
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Religious Rights Of Every Section Safe In India: Minister To EU Delegation
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told a visiting European Union delegation that constitutional and religious rights of every section are absolutely safe in India, sources said.
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Minister Says "Not Government's Job To Tell People What To Eat": Report
Indians have the freedom to practice their faith and there is no growing intolerance between religious communities, the country's minority affairs minister said in an interview published on Sunday amid spurts of religious riots across India.
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"Forced Conversion Can't Be Testament Of Trust For Any Religion": Union Minister
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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Indonesia Cancels Haj Pilgrimage For Second Year In A Row
Indonesia has cancelled the haj pilgrimage for people in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation for a second year in a row due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the religious affairs minister said on Thursday.
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Highlights: US-India Ties Based On Strong Foundation, Says Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today called for speaking "strongly" in favour of religious freedom rights and asserted that the world is worse off when they are compromised. This is his first high-level engagement with PM Modi-led NDA regime after Lok Sabha elections.
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Madrasas Should Be Under Religious And Cultural Ministry: Sri Lanka PM
Madrasas in Sri Lanka should be regulated by the Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry and not by the Education Ministry, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, days after the country's worst terror attack killed over 250 people.
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First Dalit, Then Muslim. Now UP Minister Says Lord Hanuman A "Jat"
Uttar Pradesh Minister for Religious Affairs Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said when a jat sees someone in trouble, he (like Lord Hanuman) jumps in without knowing the issue or the people.
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Sikh Leader Killed, Sushma Swaraj Wants Report From Pakistan
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she has sought a report from the Indian High Commission in Pakistan over killing of a Sikh religious leader in Peshawar city.
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Father Tom Uzhunnalil Meets Priests In Bengaluru
Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was freed after being kept in captivity suspectedly by the ISIS for 18 months in strife-torn Yemen, today reached Bengaluru, where he met priests of his religious order. "I thank God almighty. I thank everybody in the name of Jesus," Father Uzhunnalil, who had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister...
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Kidney Has No Religious Labels: Sushma Swaraj After Muslim Man's Offer
Kidney has no religious labels, this is what External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, undergoing treatment for renal failure, tweeted while thanking a Muslim man who offered her his kidney.
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'Religious Music Is Highest Form Of Music': MJ Akbar
Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar denounced 'movements seeking to separate religion and music' as hurting both cause of music and religion. He was speaking in New York on the occasion of India's Independence Day.
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Sukhbir Badal Condemns Explosion At Gurudwara In Germany
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today condemned the explosion at a gurudwara in Germany's western city of Essen and urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to take up the issue of safety of Sikhs and their religious places with the German government.
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Sushma Swaraj to Observe 'Karwa Chauth' Despite Hectic Official Work
Known for observing religious rituals meticulously, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she will observe the 'Karwa Chauth' fast on October 30, even while attending to official duties.
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Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan Seeks Ban on Cow Slaughter
Uttar Pradesh Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Mohammed Azam Khan today called for a complete ban on cow slaughter, saying he was personally against it as it hurt the religious sentiments of a community.
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Rajasthan To Introduce Bill To "Stop Forceful Religious Conversion"
The BJP government in Rajasthan is set to introduce a bill in the upcoming Assembly session to stop forceful religious conversions in the state, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel said on Saturday.
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Religious Rights Of Every Section Safe In India: Minister To EU Delegation
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told a visiting European Union delegation that constitutional and religious rights of every section are absolutely safe in India, sources said.
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Minister Says "Not Government's Job To Tell People What To Eat": Report
Indians have the freedom to practice their faith and there is no growing intolerance between religious communities, the country's minority affairs minister said in an interview published on Sunday amid spurts of religious riots across India.
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"Forced Conversion Can't Be Testament Of Trust For Any Religion": Union Minister
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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Indonesia Cancels Haj Pilgrimage For Second Year In A Row
Indonesia has cancelled the haj pilgrimage for people in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation for a second year in a row due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the religious affairs minister said on Thursday.
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Highlights: US-India Ties Based On Strong Foundation, Says Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today called for speaking "strongly" in favour of religious freedom rights and asserted that the world is worse off when they are compromised. This is his first high-level engagement with PM Modi-led NDA regime after Lok Sabha elections.
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Madrasas Should Be Under Religious And Cultural Ministry: Sri Lanka PM
Madrasas in Sri Lanka should be regulated by the Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry and not by the Education Ministry, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, days after the country's worst terror attack killed over 250 people.
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First Dalit, Then Muslim. Now UP Minister Says Lord Hanuman A "Jat"
Uttar Pradesh Minister for Religious Affairs Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said when a jat sees someone in trouble, he (like Lord Hanuman) jumps in without knowing the issue or the people.
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Sikh Leader Killed, Sushma Swaraj Wants Report From Pakistan
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she has sought a report from the Indian High Commission in Pakistan over killing of a Sikh religious leader in Peshawar city.
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Father Tom Uzhunnalil Meets Priests In Bengaluru
Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was freed after being kept in captivity suspectedly by the ISIS for 18 months in strife-torn Yemen, today reached Bengaluru, where he met priests of his religious order. "I thank God almighty. I thank everybody in the name of Jesus," Father Uzhunnalil, who had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister...
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Kidney Has No Religious Labels: Sushma Swaraj After Muslim Man's Offer
Kidney has no religious labels, this is what External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, undergoing treatment for renal failure, tweeted while thanking a Muslim man who offered her his kidney.
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'Religious Music Is Highest Form Of Music': MJ Akbar
Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar denounced 'movements seeking to separate religion and music' as hurting both cause of music and religion. He was speaking in New York on the occasion of India's Independence Day.
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Sukhbir Badal Condemns Explosion At Gurudwara In Germany
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today condemned the explosion at a gurudwara in Germany's western city of Essen and urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to take up the issue of safety of Sikhs and their religious places with the German government.
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Sushma Swaraj to Observe 'Karwa Chauth' Despite Hectic Official Work
Known for observing religious rituals meticulously, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she will observe the 'Karwa Chauth' fast on October 30, even while attending to official duties.
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Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan Seeks Ban on Cow Slaughter
Uttar Pradesh Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Mohammed Azam Khan today called for a complete ban on cow slaughter, saying he was personally against it as it hurt the religious sentiments of a community.
