Secularism
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Vaishno Devi Institute row: From sons of soil to faith-based exclusion in India
The protests in Jammu against the admission of Muslim students to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Jammu and Kashmir did not arise in a vacuum. They…
- India
India still facing ‘problems’ due to secularism, claims Union minister
New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the country is still facing “Hindu-Muslim problems” in society due to the Congress‘ idea of secularism and its vote bank politics. Addressing an…
- Kerala
Kerala pvt school cancels Christmas event, govt warns against ‘communalisation’
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government on Sunday strongly condemned reports that some private school managements imposed restrictions on Christmas celebrations and refunded money collected from students for the event. The government also warned that…
- India
‘Secularism, communism will survive if…’: Union minister on minorities
Kolkata: Asserting that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, was a moral obligation towards minority communities in countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan, who had been “forgotten since Partition”, Union Minister of State for…
- India
Remove ‘socialism, secularism’ from Constitution: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Saturday that ‘socialism’ and ‘secularism’ are “Western concepts”, and these words should be struck off the Constitution. He said these words were included…
- Andhra Pradesh
Pawan Kalyan delves in secularism, languages on Janasena formation day
Chitrada: Janasena founder Pawan Kalyan on Friday commemorated the 11th formation day of his party and asserted his credentials of a Sanatan champion and his party’s success against several odds. The Deputy…
- India
UCC’s aim to promote harmony, secularism: Allahabad HC Judge
Prayagraj: The main aim of the Uniform Civil Code is to promote social harmony, gender equality and secularism, Allahabad High Court Judge Dr Shekhar Yadav has said at a VHP function. The…
- India
TN Governor’s remarks on secularism sparks row; Oppn demands dismissal
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, while addressing an event in Kanyakumari made a sensational statement saying the concept of secularism is European and India does not need it stirring controversy. “What does…
- India
8 of 10 Indians believe country belongs to all religions: Survey
A recent pre-poll survey conducted by Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) sheds light on the Indian voters’ perceptions of the current government’s actions and intentions. According to the survey, eight…
- Bangalore
INDIA bloc a bundle of groups making secularism a joke: Deve Gowda
Bengaluru: The JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda said on Saturday that the INDIA bloc is a bundle of groups who have made secularism a joke. In a…
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Can’t accept if someone says secularism is bad, democracy dangerous: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that she cannot accept if somebody says that secularism is bad or democracy is dangerous. She claimed that federalism in the country…
- India
Mumbai: Dalit student held for social media post against Ram Mandir event
On January 22, a Dalit student of the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, voiced his opposition to holding a Ram Temple celebratory event on the campus and persuaded 34 others to…
- India
Judicial system is blind, says senior advocate Dushyant Dave
Senior advocate Dushyant Dave lashed out at the Indian Judicial system, mainly the high courts and Supreme Court of India by calling them a ‘majoritarian judiciary’. In an interview with Live Law,…
- India
FTII students denounce mob attack over ‘Remember Babri’ poster
The student community of the Film Institute of India (FTII) in Maharashtra’s Pune, on January 23, has vehemently condemned the action of miscreants who entered the university premises on Sunday and hurled…
- India
Ram temple movement symbol of reclaiming true meaning of secularism: Advani
New Delhi: Veteran BJP leader L K Advani has said the Ram Janmbhoomi movement, whose primary objective was the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, also became a symbol of “reclaiming…
