Thursday - Feb 8, 2024
New Delhi: The Indian state of Uttarakhand became the first in the country to pass a contentious bill that will establish a unified personal law for all citizens irrespective of their religion. The landmark Uniform Civil Code was passed late Wednesday following two days of discussion after it was introduced by Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
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Wednesday - Jan 17, 2024
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the order appointing an advocate commissioner to survey the Shahi Eidgah mosque in Mathura. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defend the Places of
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Thursday - Dec 14, 2023
Israel's ambassador to the UK has told Sky News her country would not accept a two-state solution when the war in Gaza ends. When pressed on the question of Palestinians having their own state, Tzipi Hotovely told Mark Austin: "Absolutely no."
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Tuesday - Jan 10, 2023
New Delhi: Observing that religious conversion is a serious issue which should not be given a political colour, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General R. Venkataramani on a plea seeking direction to the Centre and states to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious
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Wednesday - Jan 4, 2023
New Delhi: Hundreds of people in India’s hill state of Uttarakhand have been congregating every afternoon in Haldwani demanding that the demolition process ordered over their homes and dwellings in the area be stopped, which authorities have claimed to be “illegal encroachments”
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Monday - Jan 2, 2023
Two gunmen sprayed bullets toward a row of civilian homes in a remote village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, leaving at least four civilians dead and five others injured, police have said, with a subsequent explosion killing a child hours later. Police blamed militants fighting against Indian rule for decades for carrying
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Sunday - Jan 1, 2023
Pele's mother does not know that her son, the world-famous soccer legend, has died, his sister has revealed. Celeste, who has just turned 100 and is looked after by daughter Maria Lucia do Nascimento, has not been told about her son's death. Overnight it emerged Pele's only surviving sibling has yet to tell the matriarch her famous footballer son has lost his fight
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Saturday - Dec 31, 2022
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined world leaders and religious chiefs in paying tribute to former Pope Benedict XVI who has died at the age of 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. The former pontiff’s body will be on public display in St Peter’s Basilica starting on Monday so people
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Friday - Dec 30, 2022
Bangalore: A church was vandalised and a statue of baby Jesus was left damaged in India’s southwestern Karnataka state, just two days after Christmas celebrations. The St Mary’s church in Mysuru city was defaced on Tuesday, according to the police, who are tracing surveillance footage to identify the accused
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Thursday - Dec 29, 2022
Brazil: For Brazil, this is a death of a historic figure on a scale similar to that of Queen Elizabeth II in Britain. All the major news channels and web portals immediately switched to wall-to-wall – often white-on-black-headlined - coverage of his death and legacy. “Adeus, Pelé! Brazil bids farewell to the greatest footballer in history” noted a sombre yet celebratory lead
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