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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 Must Speak If Any Country "Infringes Religious Freedom": Senator
A US Senator has introduced a resolution in the Senate, urging the Biden administration to engage with India to "reverse" its policies that allegedly discriminate on the basis of religion and push for an end to violence against peaceful protesters
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After Row Over Circular To Migrant Workers, Singapore Islamic Body's Clarifies
Migrant workers in Singapore are not being discriminated against and can use any prayer space for their Ramzan prayers this week, an Islamic religious body in the country clarified in a statement on Monday.
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''Religious Discrimination'': Sikh Man Claims He Was Denied Entry To Basketball Game In US Over 'Kirpan'
Mandeep Singh called the incident ''religious discrimination'', claiming that he was denied entry because of his 'kirpan'.
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"Flowers For Kanwariyas, Bulldozers For Us": A Owaisi Slams UP Government
Accusing Uttar Pradesh's BJP-led government of religious discrimination, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said that while kanwariyas are greeted with aerial flower showers, Muslims suffer demolition of homes.
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Discrimination Against Sikhs Has Gone Up, Rights Expert Tells US Congress
Religious discrimination and hate crime against the Sikh community in the United States has increased in recent years, an eminent human rights expert has told the lawmakers urging the administration and the US Congress to take steps to end this.
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"In Nazi Germany Also...": Naseeruddin Shah Calls Out "Propaganda" Films
Actor Naseeruddin Shah said on Monday that he believed the film industry had been largely insulated from religious discrimination and Islamophobia but filmmakers now are being "encouraged" by the government to make "pro-establishment" films.
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India Still To Be Freed From Shackles Of Inequalities, Poverty: Pinarayi Vijayan
Social and economic inequalities, poverty, failure to ensure women's safety, racial discrimination and threat of religious sectarianism are "shackles" from which India is yet to be liberated, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
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"Deep-Seated" Discrimination Of Religious Minorities Still Continues: UN
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to discrimination against religious minorities and related hate crimes, pointing out that the coronavirus pandemic was accompanied by stigma and the racist discourse.
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India Rejects US Report On Violation Of Religious Freedom
India on Thursday rejected a US government report that voiced concerns over alleged attacks and discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities in the country.
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Coronavirus Patients From Delhi Religious Body Say "Praying For Doctors"
At a coronavirus quarantine facility in Delhi's Narela, members of Islamic religious body Tablighi Jamaat, are overflowing with gratitude for the medical professionals who took care of them during their illness. In their prayers during a lonely Ramzan, they thank not only Allah, but also the "angels in white" who saved their lives without any discr...
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"Take Minorities Along": BJP Ally Tells Government Amid Anti-CAA Protests
With protests across the country over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, that critics say discriminates against Muslims, BJP ally and Shiromani Akali Dal veteran Parkash Singh Badal today said that a government must not take sides based on religion and called for unity among all religious communities.
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Top Supreme Court Lawyers Oppose "Erroneous" Reference To Wider Issues In Sabarimala Case Review
The Supreme Court Monday faced serious opposition from a battery of top lawyers who assailed as "erroneous" the reference made to it by a 5-judge bench on questions related to discrimination of women in religious places while dealing with the Sabarimala case.
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Top Court Will Frame Issues, Hear Faith Vs Rights For Women And Religion
Supreme Court has agreed to consider 'faith vs rights' issues related to discrimination against women in various religions and religious places, including Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, in a potentially landmark hearing scheduled to start next week
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Supreme Court To Frame Issues About Gender Inequality At Religious Places
The Supreme Court is scheduled to frame issues for deliberation regarding discrimination against women in various religions and at religious places, including Kerala's Sabarimala temple, on Monday.
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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 Must Speak If Any Country "Infringes Religious Freedom": Senator
A US Senator has introduced a resolution in the Senate, urging the Biden administration to engage with India to "reverse" its policies that allegedly discriminate on the basis of religion and push for an end to violence against peaceful protesters
-
After Row Over Circular To Migrant Workers, Singapore Islamic Body's Clarifies
Migrant workers in Singapore are not being discriminated against and can use any prayer space for their Ramzan prayers this week, an Islamic religious body in the country clarified in a statement on Monday.
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''Religious Discrimination'': Sikh Man Claims He Was Denied Entry To Basketball Game In US Over 'Kirpan'
Mandeep Singh called the incident ''religious discrimination'', claiming that he was denied entry because of his 'kirpan'.
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"Flowers For Kanwariyas, Bulldozers For Us": A Owaisi Slams UP Government
Accusing Uttar Pradesh's BJP-led government of religious discrimination, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said that while kanwariyas are greeted with aerial flower showers, Muslims suffer demolition of homes.
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Discrimination Against Sikhs Has Gone Up, Rights Expert Tells US Congress
Religious discrimination and hate crime against the Sikh community in the United States has increased in recent years, an eminent human rights expert has told the lawmakers urging the administration and the US Congress to take steps to end this.
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"In Nazi Germany Also...": Naseeruddin Shah Calls Out "Propaganda" Films
Actor Naseeruddin Shah said on Monday that he believed the film industry had been largely insulated from religious discrimination and Islamophobia but filmmakers now are being "encouraged" by the government to make "pro-establishment" films.
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India Still To Be Freed From Shackles Of Inequalities, Poverty: Pinarayi Vijayan
Social and economic inequalities, poverty, failure to ensure women's safety, racial discrimination and threat of religious sectarianism are "shackles" from which India is yet to be liberated, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
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"Deep-Seated" Discrimination Of Religious Minorities Still Continues: UN
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to discrimination against religious minorities and related hate crimes, pointing out that the coronavirus pandemic was accompanied by stigma and the racist discourse.
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India Rejects US Report On Violation Of Religious Freedom
India on Thursday rejected a US government report that voiced concerns over alleged attacks and discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities in the country.
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Coronavirus Patients From Delhi Religious Body Say "Praying For Doctors"
At a coronavirus quarantine facility in Delhi's Narela, members of Islamic religious body Tablighi Jamaat, are overflowing with gratitude for the medical professionals who took care of them during their illness. In their prayers during a lonely Ramzan, they thank not only Allah, but also the "angels in white" who saved their lives without any discr...
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"Take Minorities Along": BJP Ally Tells Government Amid Anti-CAA Protests
With protests across the country over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, that critics say discriminates against Muslims, BJP ally and Shiromani Akali Dal veteran Parkash Singh Badal today said that a government must not take sides based on religion and called for unity among all religious communities.
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Top Supreme Court Lawyers Oppose "Erroneous" Reference To Wider Issues In Sabarimala Case Review
The Supreme Court Monday faced serious opposition from a battery of top lawyers who assailed as "erroneous" the reference made to it by a 5-judge bench on questions related to discrimination of women in religious places while dealing with the Sabarimala case.
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Top Court Will Frame Issues, Hear Faith Vs Rights For Women And Religion
Supreme Court has agreed to consider 'faith vs rights' issues related to discrimination against women in various religions and religious places, including Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, in a potentially landmark hearing scheduled to start next week
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Supreme Court To Frame Issues About Gender Inequality At Religious Places
The Supreme Court is scheduled to frame issues for deliberation regarding discrimination against women in various religions and at religious places, including Kerala's Sabarimala temple, on Monday.
