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"Entity Of Concern": India Shreds US Religious Freedom Body Over Demand To Sanction RAW
In a strongly-worded rebuttal, India said today that it is the US religious freedom body USCIRF that should be designated internationally as an "entity of concern" for its repeated "pattern of biased and politically motivated assessments".
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Karnataka College 'Forces' Beard Trimming, J&K Students' Body Intervenes
On the intervention of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA), dozens of students from J&K studying at the Government College of Nursing in Karnataka's Holenarasipura were allowed to keep their beards.
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"Peddles Motivated Narrative": India Trashes US Religious Freedom Report
Rubbishing a report by a US federal government commission which has pointed to the alleged worsening of religious freedom in India", the Ministry of External Affairs has termed it an attempt to "peddle a motivated narrative".
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Protest Outside Sonia Gandhi's House Over Rahul Gandhi's Sikh Remarks
A BJP-backed Sikh group is holding a protest march to the residence of Congress's Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, objecting to Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the US on religious freedom enjoyed by the community in the country.
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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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Opinion | It's Time The US, Forever Preaching To Others, Got Off Its High Horse
In releasing the State Department's 2023 International Religious Freedom report recently, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred to India by name for violating religious freedom.
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Indian Expats Urge US Government To Reject Religious Freedom Report
Observing the USCIRF's report that criticised India for alleged violations of religious freedom is based on omission and commission of facts utilising partial data, an Indian expatriates' think-tank has urged the US State Department to reject it.
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"Propaganda": India Rejects US Report On Religious Freedom
India on Thursday blasted the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for attempting to "interfere" in its electoral exercise and continuing to indulge in "propaganda" against the country, "masquerading" as part of an annual report.
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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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"India Not Country Of Particular Concern": US Envoy On Religious Freedom Report
United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, on Tuesday, said that America did not mention "India a country of particular concern."
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"Biased, Motivated": India On US Government's Religious Freedom Report
India on Tuesday categorically trashed as "biased" and "motivated" a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that alleged "severe violations" of religious freedom in the country.
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"Propaganda": Kerala Bishop Denies Lack Of Religious Freedom In India
A bishop of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala said on Wednesday that an "unnecessary propaganda" claiming that the Christian community is persecuted in India has been unleashed internationally by vested interests.
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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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India's Rise, Diversity Of Religious Teachings Should Be Highlighted In School Textbooks: Parliamentary Panel
The panel has also stressed that the Department of School Education and Literacy and NCERT should ensure that contributions of unsung freedom fighters get incorporated with equal emphasis in textbooks.
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Religious Freedom Under Threat, Warns US Report. India Says "Prejudiced"
India on Thursday termed as "biased and inaccurate" the US Commission for International Religious Freedom's observations claiming that religious freedom are under threat in the country, and said the body continues to be guided by its prejudices.
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"Entity Of Concern": India Shreds US Religious Freedom Body Over Demand To Sanction RAW
In a strongly-worded rebuttal, India said today that it is the US religious freedom body USCIRF that should be designated internationally as an "entity of concern" for its repeated "pattern of biased and politically motivated assessments".
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Karnataka College 'Forces' Beard Trimming, J&K Students' Body Intervenes
On the intervention of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA), dozens of students from J&K studying at the Government College of Nursing in Karnataka's Holenarasipura were allowed to keep their beards.
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"Peddles Motivated Narrative": India Trashes US Religious Freedom Report
Rubbishing a report by a US federal government commission which has pointed to the alleged worsening of religious freedom in India", the Ministry of External Affairs has termed it an attempt to "peddle a motivated narrative".
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Protest Outside Sonia Gandhi's House Over Rahul Gandhi's Sikh Remarks
A BJP-backed Sikh group is holding a protest march to the residence of Congress's Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, objecting to Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the US on religious freedom enjoyed by the community in the country.
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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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Opinion | It's Time The US, Forever Preaching To Others, Got Off Its High Horse
In releasing the State Department's 2023 International Religious Freedom report recently, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred to India by name for violating religious freedom.
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Indian Expats Urge US Government To Reject Religious Freedom Report
Observing the USCIRF's report that criticised India for alleged violations of religious freedom is based on omission and commission of facts utilising partial data, an Indian expatriates' think-tank has urged the US State Department to reject it.
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"Propaganda": India Rejects US Report On Religious Freedom
India on Thursday blasted the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for attempting to "interfere" in its electoral exercise and continuing to indulge in "propaganda" against the country, "masquerading" as part of an annual report.
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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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"India Not Country Of Particular Concern": US Envoy On Religious Freedom Report
United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, on Tuesday, said that America did not mention "India a country of particular concern."
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"Biased, Motivated": India On US Government's Religious Freedom Report
India on Tuesday categorically trashed as "biased" and "motivated" a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that alleged "severe violations" of religious freedom in the country.
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"Propaganda": Kerala Bishop Denies Lack Of Religious Freedom In India
A bishop of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala said on Wednesday that an "unnecessary propaganda" claiming that the Christian community is persecuted in India has been unleashed internationally by vested interests.
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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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India's Rise, Diversity Of Religious Teachings Should Be Highlighted In School Textbooks: Parliamentary Panel
The panel has also stressed that the Department of School Education and Literacy and NCERT should ensure that contributions of unsung freedom fighters get incorporated with equal emphasis in textbooks.
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Religious Freedom Under Threat, Warns US Report. India Says "Prejudiced"
India on Thursday termed as "biased and inaccurate" the US Commission for International Religious Freedom's observations claiming that religious freedom are under threat in the country, and said the body continues to be guided by its prejudices.
