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Tirupati Laddoo Row Reaches Top Court For "Protecting Religious Rights"
The row over animal fat allegedly being used to make the famed Tirupati laddoos reached the Supreme Court on Friday with a lawyer filing a petition alleging that the act violates fundamental Hindu religious customs.
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US Calls On China To End Repression Of Uyghurs, Religious Minority Groups
The US State Department expressed disappointment on Friday, on the second anniversary of a United Nations report on human rights in Xinjiang, and called on China to take action and end the current repression of Muslim Uyghurs.
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Transgender People Can Be Baptized As Catholics, Be Godparents: Vatican
Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican's doctrinal office said on Wednesday, responding to questions from a bishop.
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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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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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Daughter's Right To Claim Marriage Expenses Irrespective Of Religion: Court
Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that the right of an unmarried daughter to get reasonable expenses concerning her marriage from her father cannot have a religious shade.
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"North Koreans' Right To Life Greatly Threatened": South Korean Report
North Korea executes people for drugs, sharing South Korean media, and religious activities as it stifles its citizens' human rights and freedom, its rival, South Korea, said in a report on Thursday.
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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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"Basic Rights In India Have Become...": Mehbooba Mufti Writes To Chief Justice
Basic rights in the country have now become "luxuries" and "entitlements" bestowed upon only those who toe the government's line on political, social and religious matters, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday.
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"Matter Of Concern": S Jaishankar On Indian Baby In Foster Care In Germany
India has concerns that she should be in her linguistic, religious, cultural, and social environment and it is her right, EAM Jaishankar said on Monday regarding the Indian baby who is in German custody.
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Child Rights Body Orders Probe Over Alleged Conversion Of 3 Madhya Pradesh Children
The national child rights body has come across the "religious conversion" of at least three children who are inmates of a state-aided care centre in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district.
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'Religious Tattoo' Found Unfit For Central Forces, Man Approaches Court
A man who was declared unfit for recruitment in Central Armed Police Forces, National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other forces for having a "religious tattoo" on the dorsum of his right hand has approached the Delhi High Court.
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Rise Of Homophobic Parties Sparks Fear In Israel's LGBTQ Community
Religious and far-right politicians, who have compared gay people to animals and demanded an end to Pride rallies, are poised to enter the next Israeli government sparking fear among the LGBTQ community.
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"Why Encroaching On Others' Rights?": Court To Jain Bodies Over Meat Ads
The Bombay High Court asked three Jain religious charitable trusts and a city resident practising Jainism why they were seeking to encroach on the rights of others by appealing for restrictions or a ban on advertisements for meat.
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Religious Rights Of Every Person Subject To Public Order: Supreme Court
Religious rights of every person are subject to "public order", the Supreme Court said on Monday while dismissing the plea of a man seeking to exhume the body of his son, who was dubbed a terrorist and killed in an encounter in Kashmir.
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Tirupati Laddoo Row Reaches Top Court For "Protecting Religious Rights"
The row over animal fat allegedly being used to make the famed Tirupati laddoos reached the Supreme Court on Friday with a lawyer filing a petition alleging that the act violates fundamental Hindu religious customs.
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US Calls On China To End Repression Of Uyghurs, Religious Minority Groups
The US State Department expressed disappointment on Friday, on the second anniversary of a United Nations report on human rights in Xinjiang, and called on China to take action and end the current repression of Muslim Uyghurs.
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Transgender People Can Be Baptized As Catholics, Be Godparents: Vatican
Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican's doctrinal office said on Wednesday, responding to questions from a bishop.
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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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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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Daughter's Right To Claim Marriage Expenses Irrespective Of Religion: Court
Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that the right of an unmarried daughter to get reasonable expenses concerning her marriage from her father cannot have a religious shade.
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"North Koreans' Right To Life Greatly Threatened": South Korean Report
North Korea executes people for drugs, sharing South Korean media, and religious activities as it stifles its citizens' human rights and freedom, its rival, South Korea, said in a report on Thursday.
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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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"Basic Rights In India Have Become...": Mehbooba Mufti Writes To Chief Justice
Basic rights in the country have now become "luxuries" and "entitlements" bestowed upon only those who toe the government's line on political, social and religious matters, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday.
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"Matter Of Concern": S Jaishankar On Indian Baby In Foster Care In Germany
India has concerns that she should be in her linguistic, religious, cultural, and social environment and it is her right, EAM Jaishankar said on Monday regarding the Indian baby who is in German custody.
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Child Rights Body Orders Probe Over Alleged Conversion Of 3 Madhya Pradesh Children
The national child rights body has come across the "religious conversion" of at least three children who are inmates of a state-aided care centre in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district.
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'Religious Tattoo' Found Unfit For Central Forces, Man Approaches Court
A man who was declared unfit for recruitment in Central Armed Police Forces, National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other forces for having a "religious tattoo" on the dorsum of his right hand has approached the Delhi High Court.
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Rise Of Homophobic Parties Sparks Fear In Israel's LGBTQ Community
Religious and far-right politicians, who have compared gay people to animals and demanded an end to Pride rallies, are poised to enter the next Israeli government sparking fear among the LGBTQ community.
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"Why Encroaching On Others' Rights?": Court To Jain Bodies Over Meat Ads
The Bombay High Court asked three Jain religious charitable trusts and a city resident practising Jainism why they were seeking to encroach on the rights of others by appealing for restrictions or a ban on advertisements for meat.
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Religious Rights Of Every Person Subject To Public Order: Supreme Court
Religious rights of every person are subject to "public order", the Supreme Court said on Monday while dismissing the plea of a man seeking to exhume the body of his son, who was dubbed a terrorist and killed in an encounter in Kashmir.
