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Mother Drinking Raw Milk Linked To Newborn's Death In The US: Why Doctors Warn Pregnant Women
A newborn's death in New Mexico, likely linked to the mother drinking unpasteurised milk during pregnancy, has put a spotlight on the serious health risks of raw milk.
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Police Warning To Zomato User Who Cancelled Order Over "Non-Hindu Rider"
A man who cancelled his order because he was assigned a "non-Hindu" delivery executive by food ordering service Zomato, triggering a nationwide debate over religious intolerance, has been sent a notice by the police in Madhya Pradesh, warning him of jail if he tweets anything divisive in the next six months.
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Amartya Sen Slams Intolerance, Says Why Not Rename "Science"
Nobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen has taken a leaf out of the BJP book and suggested the renaming of two things -- the "science" that claims Kauravas were test-tube babies, and Nalanda, the university which no longer conforms to the Buddhist ideals it once stood for.
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Unease Among Muslims, Says Outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari
Outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari said on Wednesday that there is a feeling of unease and a sense of insecurity among the Muslims in the country, asserting the "ambience of acceptance" is now under threat.
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Be Argumentative, Not Intolerant: President Pranab Mukherjee To IIM Calcutta Students
President Pranab Mukherjee today put a premium on debate and discussions, exhorting the student community to be argumentative, but not intolerant. He was speaking at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta.
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Pranab Mukherjee On Campus Violence: 'No Room In India For Intolerant Indian'
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday weighed in on the debate on free speech and nationalism following last week's violence at Ramjas College, saying there is "no room in India for the intolerant Indian". At the same time, he underscored that those in universities "must engage in reasoned discussion and debate rather than propagate a culture of u...
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Delhi Media Is Hurting Brand India With Distortions
There has been a worrisome tendency over the last two years of Delhi-based media using highly local events, mostly in Delhi, to broad-brush the entire country as religiously intolerant; increasingly intolerant; as Freedom of Expression (FOE) and our rights being under attack; becoming increasingly communal; becoming fascist, etc. The good citizens ...
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No Climate Of Intolerance In India: Arun Jaitley
There could be "stray" incidents of people on either side of the political spectrum making irresponsible statements but this could not be generalised as prevalence of a climate of intolerance in the country, Union Minister Arun Jaitley has said.
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'PM Modi Is A Victim Of Secular Syndicate,' Says Union Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been the victim of a "secular syndicate" and "intolerance" for the last 20 year, Union minister and BJP Leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today.
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Intolerance Charge By Congress, Left Against BJP A Fog, Says MJ Akbar
Terming as "fog" the allegation of Congress and Left that it is intolerant and divides people on communal lines, BJP today said people have not believed it and were clear about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "development message".
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Mother Drinking Raw Milk Linked To Newborn's Death In The US: Why Doctors Warn Pregnant Women
A newborn's death in New Mexico, likely linked to the mother drinking unpasteurised milk during pregnancy, has put a spotlight on the serious health risks of raw milk.
-
Police Warning To Zomato User Who Cancelled Order Over "Non-Hindu Rider"
A man who cancelled his order because he was assigned a "non-Hindu" delivery executive by food ordering service Zomato, triggering a nationwide debate over religious intolerance, has been sent a notice by the police in Madhya Pradesh, warning him of jail if he tweets anything divisive in the next six months.
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Amartya Sen Slams Intolerance, Says Why Not Rename "Science"
Nobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen has taken a leaf out of the BJP book and suggested the renaming of two things -- the "science" that claims Kauravas were test-tube babies, and Nalanda, the university which no longer conforms to the Buddhist ideals it once stood for.
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Unease Among Muslims, Says Outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari
Outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari said on Wednesday that there is a feeling of unease and a sense of insecurity among the Muslims in the country, asserting the "ambience of acceptance" is now under threat.
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Be Argumentative, Not Intolerant: President Pranab Mukherjee To IIM Calcutta Students
President Pranab Mukherjee today put a premium on debate and discussions, exhorting the student community to be argumentative, but not intolerant. He was speaking at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta.
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Pranab Mukherjee On Campus Violence: 'No Room In India For Intolerant Indian'
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday weighed in on the debate on free speech and nationalism following last week's violence at Ramjas College, saying there is "no room in India for the intolerant Indian". At the same time, he underscored that those in universities "must engage in reasoned discussion and debate rather than propagate a culture of u...
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Delhi Media Is Hurting Brand India With Distortions
There has been a worrisome tendency over the last two years of Delhi-based media using highly local events, mostly in Delhi, to broad-brush the entire country as religiously intolerant; increasingly intolerant; as Freedom of Expression (FOE) and our rights being under attack; becoming increasingly communal; becoming fascist, etc. The good citizens ...
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No Climate Of Intolerance In India: Arun Jaitley
There could be "stray" incidents of people on either side of the political spectrum making irresponsible statements but this could not be generalised as prevalence of a climate of intolerance in the country, Union Minister Arun Jaitley has said.
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'PM Modi Is A Victim Of Secular Syndicate,' Says Union Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been the victim of a "secular syndicate" and "intolerance" for the last 20 year, Union minister and BJP Leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today.
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Intolerance Charge By Congress, Left Against BJP A Fog, Says MJ Akbar
Terming as "fog" the allegation of Congress and Left that it is intolerant and divides people on communal lines, BJP today said people have not believed it and were clear about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "development message".
