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Supreme Court To Hear A Owaisi's Plea On Implementation Of Places Of Worship Act
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking effective implementation of the 1991 places of worship law which asks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947.
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VPN Use Violates Islamic Law, Rules Pakistan's Top Religious Body
In Pakistan, accessing blocked content via virtual private networks (VPNs) is prohibited under Shariah, or Islamic law, the country's top religious body has declared.
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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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Muslim Body Issues Fatwa Against Cutting Trees, Burning Crops
In a rare 'green' gesture, an Islamic seminary in Lucknow has issued a fatwa (an edict by a recognised religious authority on a point of Islamic law) asking people not to cut trees and burn crops as part of initiatives to curb global warming.
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"Nobody Can Stop Implementation Of CAA": PM Modi's Guarantee To Bengal
He further hit out at the West Bengal government over the law and order in the state on several religious occasions when violent incidents have been reported, and said that it has become difficult for a common man to follow his faith in Bengal.
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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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Concerned Over Religious Conversions For Evading Law In Rape Cases: Court
The Delhi High Court has expressed concern about religious conversion done solely for the purpose of marriage or evading law, such as by men facing rape allegations, and issued a slew of guidelines to be followed in such matters.
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Anti-Terror Law UAPA Invoked Against Kerala Blasts Accused
The police on Monday formally recorded the arrest of the man who claimed responsibility for the bomb blasts at a Christian religious gathering in Kerala that killed three people and injured over 50 people.
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10 Countries Where Homosexuality Can Lead To Capital Punishment
Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.
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Sikh Cop In New York Not Allowed To Grow Beard For Wedding: Report
The New York State Police has been accused of barring one of its personnel, a Sikh, to grow a beard despite state law requiring employers to allow workers to follow religious grooming obligations, reported Associated Press.
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Medical Camps, Mobile Toilets: Delhi Lt Governor's Assurance At Meet On Muharram
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena today held a meeting with the senior officials of Delhi police and Shia religious leaders over law and order situation for the Muharram procession to be carried on Saturday and Sunday.
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LGBTQ Event Cancelled After Security Threats In Indonesia
Rights groups have cancelled a Southeast Asian LGBT event in Indonesia after receiving security threats, the organisers said, the latest sign of increasing pressure on the community from religious conservatives in the country.
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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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Karnataka To Scrap BJP Government's Anti-Conversion Law
The Congress government led by Siddaramaiah has decided to scrap the law against religious conversion -- meeting its promise of reviewing and if necessary, scrapping all the laws made by the previous BJP government in Karnataka.
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Supreme Court To Hear A Owaisi's Plea On Implementation Of Places Of Worship Act
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking effective implementation of the 1991 places of worship law which asks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947.
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VPN Use Violates Islamic Law, Rules Pakistan's Top Religious Body
In Pakistan, accessing blocked content via virtual private networks (VPNs) is prohibited under Shariah, or Islamic law, the country's top religious body has declared.
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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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Muslim Body Issues Fatwa Against Cutting Trees, Burning Crops
In a rare 'green' gesture, an Islamic seminary in Lucknow has issued a fatwa (an edict by a recognised religious authority on a point of Islamic law) asking people not to cut trees and burn crops as part of initiatives to curb global warming.
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"Nobody Can Stop Implementation Of CAA": PM Modi's Guarantee To Bengal
He further hit out at the West Bengal government over the law and order in the state on several religious occasions when violent incidents have been reported, and said that it has become difficult for a common man to follow his faith in Bengal.
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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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Concerned Over Religious Conversions For Evading Law In Rape Cases: Court
The Delhi High Court has expressed concern about religious conversion done solely for the purpose of marriage or evading law, such as by men facing rape allegations, and issued a slew of guidelines to be followed in such matters.
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Anti-Terror Law UAPA Invoked Against Kerala Blasts Accused
The police on Monday formally recorded the arrest of the man who claimed responsibility for the bomb blasts at a Christian religious gathering in Kerala that killed three people and injured over 50 people.
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10 Countries Where Homosexuality Can Lead To Capital Punishment
Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.
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Sikh Cop In New York Not Allowed To Grow Beard For Wedding: Report
The New York State Police has been accused of barring one of its personnel, a Sikh, to grow a beard despite state law requiring employers to allow workers to follow religious grooming obligations, reported Associated Press.
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Medical Camps, Mobile Toilets: Delhi Lt Governor's Assurance At Meet On Muharram
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena today held a meeting with the senior officials of Delhi police and Shia religious leaders over law and order situation for the Muharram procession to be carried on Saturday and Sunday.
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LGBTQ Event Cancelled After Security Threats In Indonesia
Rights groups have cancelled a Southeast Asian LGBT event in Indonesia after receiving security threats, the organisers said, the latest sign of increasing pressure on the community from religious conservatives in the country.
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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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Karnataka To Scrap BJP Government's Anti-Conversion Law
The Congress government led by Siddaramaiah has decided to scrap the law against religious conversion -- meeting its promise of reviewing and if necessary, scrapping all the laws made by the previous BJP government in Karnataka.
