Secularism
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Religion, tolerance, secularism and democracy
An issue of profound significance for religion and state relationship may be summed up by two questions: First: can a person whether Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu, Sikh, or of any other religious…
- India
Won’t let those who seek to marginalise minorities prevail: Lalu
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday called for the protection of the rights of religious minorities. The former Bihar chief minister who recently returned to India following a successful kidney transplant…
- India
Dalai Lama says India respects all religions, asks youths to maintain secular tradition
Chandigarh: Amid the tension with China, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Wednesday said India respected all religions and asked the youth to maintain the country’s thousand-year-old secular tradition. The spiritual leader…
- Entertainment
SRK refers himself as ‘Shekhar Radha Krishna’ in this old video
Mumbai: The ‘Besharam Rang’ song of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Pathaan’ is creating a lot of buzz online after its release on YouTube. While some people are supporting Pathaan cast, others are…
- India
Take action on those making hate speeches irrespective of religion: SC tells 3 states
New Delhi: Holding that the Constitution of India envisages a secular nation, the Supreme Court Friday directed Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments come down hard on hate speeches, promptly registering criminal…
- India
The flag of secularism flies high in India with tales of communal harmony
There are three tales of Communal harmony reported from three different parts of the country to suggest that the flag of secularism is flying high in the country and the idea of…
- India
PFI involved in ‘disturbing’ secular fabric of India; targeting Hindu activists: Officials
New Delhi: The PFI, banned on Wednesday, was indulging in “disturbing” the country’s communal and secular fabric and “posing a grave threat” to national security by advancing its radical ideology and seeking…
- India
‘PIL against Places of Worship Act, devious design to keep alive communal issues’: plea in SC
New Delhi: An application has been moved to the Supreme Court to become party to a petition challenging the validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The application has…
- India
SC lists Subramanian Swamy’s plea against ‘socialist, secular’ Constitution for Sep 23
The Supreme Court on Friday, heard arguments in a petition by Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Subramanian Swamy filed to have the words “Socialism” and “Secularism” removed from the Constitution’s Preamble. A bench…
- Telangana
KCR wearing fake mask of secularism, his govt targeting minorities: Telangana Congress
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) minorities department chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail on Friday informed that the Congress party would observe a ‘protest week’ in August to highlight the problems being faced…
- India
Places of Worship Act: SC asks petitioners to file intervention app
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the petitioners challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 to file an intervention in the petitions, which are already…
- Opinions
Opinion: Secularism under assault in India
As India celebrates the 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence, there is the looming, lengthening dark shadow of the rising spectre of communalism. This is a cause for concern, as it poses an…
- India
Secularism safe in India, says Vice Prez Venkaiah Naidu
Bengaluru: Asserting that India is the most tolerant country in the world, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said secularism is safe in this country, not because of any government or party,…
- Kashmir
BJP wants to destroy country’s secularism: Mehbooba
Jammu: Warning that India will have to face a bad situation in future if it follows the footprints of a neighbouring country to misuse religion, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday targeted…
- Photos
Dr Anuja Gupta hosts interfaith Iftar Party in Chicago
Hyderabad: Dr Anuja Gupta has hosted an interfaith Iftar Party in Chicago, the US fostering the unity of all religions. She invited a Hindu priest, Sikh priest, Christian pastor, and a Muslim…
