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Pak human rights group raises concern over continued marginalization of re
Updated : 4 hours, 6 min ago IST
In its report titled A Breach of Faith: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2021-22, HRCP has observed with considerable alarm developments during 2021/22 that belie the state's commitment to freedom of religion or belief.
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Mumbai: Two persons arrested in rape case with minor girl
Updated : 14 hours, 16 min ago IST
The case has been registered under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Christian Laborer beaten to death in Pakistan's Punjab
Updated : 1 day ago IST
Christian labourer identified as Emanuel Masih was beaten to death on allegation of stealing oranges from a land owners field in Punjab province
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Kerala: Court convicts transgender for sexually assaulting minor
Updated : 1 day, 14 hours ago IST
The incident came to light when the victim's mother came to know through his Facebook Messenger.
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MP: Court awards death penalty to man for raping, killing minor in Indore
Updated : 1 day, 19 hours ago IST
The court of special judge (POCSO) Surekha Mishra convicted Saddam with death penalty in section 302 for murder, life imprisonment in section 364 for abducting, 10 years of imprisonment each in section 363 of IPC and section 9/10 of POCSO Act and one year of imprisonment in section 342 for w
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India ranks 1 among 110 nations for inclusivity measures towards religious
Updated : 1 day, 19 hours ago IST
According to the Global Minority Report's analysis of 110 nations, India has the highest level of religious minorities acceptance, followed by South Korea, Japan, Panama, and the US. Maldives, Afghanistan, and Somalia are at the bottom of the list, with the UK and the UAE coming in at positi
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Hajj to cost lesser this year: Sources
Updated : 1 day, 19 hours ago IST
Hajj pilgrims from India will have to pay less as compared to the previous year as the central government is considering to reduce the cost of the pilgrimage by Rs 50,000 per person, sources in the Ministry of Minority Affairs said on Monday.
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Two arrested for gang-rape of minor girl in Assam's Dibrugarh
Updated : 2 days, 9 hours ago IST
Two people have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a minor girl who was found unconscious in Dibrugarh, the police informed on Sunday.
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BJP Minority Morcha to organise Sufi, Ulema conference to bridge gap betwe
Updated : 2 days, 18 hours ago IST
In an attempt to bring the Muslim minority in confidence, the Minority Morcha of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will organise Sufi and Ulema conferences in major cities and districts of the country.
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Calls to boycott cricket rise in Nepal as rape-accused cricketer prepares
Updated : 3 days, 5 hours ago IST
On Saturday, people stood on the protest site of Maitighar Mandala holding placards questioning the move of CAN to induct Sandeep Lamichhane, who is out on bail but under Police investigation for allegedly raping a minor, in the team.
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Canada's decision to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs may irk China
Updated : 3 days, 6 hours ago IST
Since 2017, Beijing has carried out a sweeping crackdown in the north-western Xinjiang region under the banner of counterterrorism, undertaking campaigns to forcibly assimilate the mostly Muslim ethnic minority group. Experts estimate that Chinese authorities have detained more than 1 millio
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Pashtuns subject to extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances in Pak
Updated : 3 days, 9 hours ago IST
Despite unprecedented efforts of the Pashtun community to bring justice to Mehsud, his killers were scot-free in an extremely dubious legal proceeding. Rao's acquittal is another example of how the Pakistani state authorities, including the judiciary, brazenly discriminate against the minori
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