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US Intelligence Chief's 'Islamic Caliphate' Remark On Crisis In Bangladesh
The United States is deeply concerned about the situation in Bangladesh, US Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard told NDTV World today, speaking about the persecution of religious minorities.
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Explained: China's Continued Persecution Of Religious Minorities
China's government has been going ahead with its religious persecution without impunity.
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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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"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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Had Raised Cases Of Persecution Of Minorities With Pakistan: Centre
The government today said it had raised with Pakistan cases of persecution of minority groups in that country and urged it to take steps to protect and promote the security of minority communities and their places of religious worship.
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30 More Afghan Sikhs To Arrive In India Today
At least 30 Afghan Sikhs including children and infants, fleeing from the Taliban are scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Wednesday as religious persecution escalates in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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Woman, Family Living In Assam For 54 Years Declared "Foreigners"
Bhandari Das fled from Bangladesh to India, an ally, in 1967 along with her husband and two children to escape "religious persecution" in her then hometown in Sylhet. She has lived as a foreigner at a village in Assam's Cachar district since then.
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"Their PM Admits Training Terrorists For J&K": India Shreds Pak At UN
India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an "epicenter of terrorism" and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians.
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Foreigners Made "Scapegoat" Over Covid: Court On Islamic Sect Event
The foreign nationals who attended a religious event at Delhi's Nizamuddin in March were "virtually" persecuted and blamed for spreading coronavirus as part of a propaganda, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court observed on Friday, dismissing cases filed against 29 foreigners.
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Like India, US Congressman Seeks Refugee Status For Afghan Sikhs, Hindus
An influential American congressman has praised India for giving refugee status to Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan and urged the Trump administration to do the same for the persecuted religious minorities from the war-torn country.
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'Proof Of Religious Persecution Not Possible But...': BJP's Himanta Sarma
Assam minister and the BJP's key strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that those applying for citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Law cannot prove if they face religious persecution but the central government will work out a process to verify their claims.
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Citizenship Amendment Act Comes Into Effect, Says Home Ministry
The Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA, which promises citizenship to only non-Muslim refugees from three neighbouring countries, came into effect on Friday, an official notification from the Home Ministry said. The controversial law, that makes religion a criteria for citizenship for the first time in India, has triggered massive protests across the...
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PM Modi Like ''God'' For Migrants: Shivraj Singh Chouhan On Citizenship Law
Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government for enacting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, BJP national vice president Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said that PM Modi was like "God" for the migrants who faced religious persecution in Pakistan.
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Not A Single Person From Bangladesh Will Enter Assam Due To New Citizenship Law: Chief Minister
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said that the citizenship law did not encourage fresh influx from Bangladesh, but those that fled the neighbouring country and moved to the state decades ago due to religious persecution would be able to apply for Indian citizenship.
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US Intelligence Chief's 'Islamic Caliphate' Remark On Crisis In Bangladesh
The United States is deeply concerned about the situation in Bangladesh, US Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard told NDTV World today, speaking about the persecution of religious minorities.
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Explained: China's Continued Persecution Of Religious Minorities
China's government has been going ahead with its religious persecution without impunity.
-
"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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"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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Had Raised Cases Of Persecution Of Minorities With Pakistan: Centre
The government today said it had raised with Pakistan cases of persecution of minority groups in that country and urged it to take steps to protect and promote the security of minority communities and their places of religious worship.
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30 More Afghan Sikhs To Arrive In India Today
At least 30 Afghan Sikhs including children and infants, fleeing from the Taliban are scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Wednesday as religious persecution escalates in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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Woman, Family Living In Assam For 54 Years Declared "Foreigners"
Bhandari Das fled from Bangladesh to India, an ally, in 1967 along with her husband and two children to escape "religious persecution" in her then hometown in Sylhet. She has lived as a foreigner at a village in Assam's Cachar district since then.
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"Their PM Admits Training Terrorists For J&K": India Shreds Pak At UN
India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an "epicenter of terrorism" and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians.
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Foreigners Made "Scapegoat" Over Covid: Court On Islamic Sect Event
The foreign nationals who attended a religious event at Delhi's Nizamuddin in March were "virtually" persecuted and blamed for spreading coronavirus as part of a propaganda, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court observed on Friday, dismissing cases filed against 29 foreigners.
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Like India, US Congressman Seeks Refugee Status For Afghan Sikhs, Hindus
An influential American congressman has praised India for giving refugee status to Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan and urged the Trump administration to do the same for the persecuted religious minorities from the war-torn country.
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'Proof Of Religious Persecution Not Possible But...': BJP's Himanta Sarma
Assam minister and the BJP's key strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that those applying for citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Law cannot prove if they face religious persecution but the central government will work out a process to verify their claims.
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Citizenship Amendment Act Comes Into Effect, Says Home Ministry
The Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA, which promises citizenship to only non-Muslim refugees from three neighbouring countries, came into effect on Friday, an official notification from the Home Ministry said. The controversial law, that makes religion a criteria for citizenship for the first time in India, has triggered massive protests across the...
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PM Modi Like ''God'' For Migrants: Shivraj Singh Chouhan On Citizenship Law
Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government for enacting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, BJP national vice president Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said that PM Modi was like "God" for the migrants who faced religious persecution in Pakistan.
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Not A Single Person From Bangladesh Will Enter Assam Due To New Citizenship Law: Chief Minister
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said that the citizenship law did not encourage fresh influx from Bangladesh, but those that fled the neighbouring country and moved to the state decades ago due to religious persecution would be able to apply for Indian citizenship.
