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Bondi Gunmen Threw "Tennis Ball Bomb" At Crowd, Practiced Shooting Before Attack
The gunmen behind the deadly Bondi Beach attack last week threw four undetonated explosives -- including a "tennis ball bomb" -- at the start of the attack that killed 15 people, according to newly released court documents.
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'They Don't Allow Deity To Rest...': Supreme Court On Banke Bihari Timing Row
The Supreme Court on Monday afternoon issued notice on a plea on change of darshan timings and other religious practices at the Banke Bihari Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan.
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Court Order On Lighting Lamp "Not A Setback": DMK On Deepam Contempt Case
The ruling DMK has said the development is "not a setback" for the party. The judiciary must also "respect the powers of the state," the party insisted.
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Jamiat Chief Says Top Court 'Under Government Pressure', BJP Hits Back
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani alleged that Muslims across the country were being targeted for their "religious attire, identity, and lifestyle".
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Religious Education In Northern Ireland Breaches Human Rights: UK Supreme Court
Northern Ireland's education system differs from that of the rest of the UK as it is still shaped by its sectarian past.
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Opinion | Dhaka Irony: How A Court Set Up By Hasina's Father Sentenced Her To Death
As each day passes, the darkness of religious intolerance will only grow. That, in some ways, is even more dangerous. Especially now. Radicalism doesn't come out of a vacuum.
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Village Hoardings Barring Entry To Converted Christians Precautionary: High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has disposed of two petitions seeking the removal of hoardings prohibiting entry to pastors and "converted Christians" in eight villages, holding that they were installed to prevent forced conversions through allurement.
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No Religion Allows Damage To Environment: Ex-Judge On Crackers, 'Azaan'
The former Supreme Court judge who headed the bench which ordered a year-round ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR has broken his silence on a recent order by the top court allowing the bursting of 'green crackers' during Diwali.
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'Courts Not For Religious Ideas': Senior Advocate On Attack On Chief Justice
Former Attorney-General of India Mukul Rohatgi condemned the recent incident inside the Supreme Court where a lawyer allegedly threw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, and said that "courts of law are not meant to propagate religious ideas."
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Indonesia Court Sentences 2 Men To Public Caning For Kissing, Hugging
An Islamic court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing.
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Probe Agency Arrests Conversion Gang Mastermind Chhangur Baba's Aide
A special PMLA court in Lucknow granted custody of Naveen Rohra, an alleged aide of Chhangur Baba, to the ED as part of a money-laundering investigation linked to an alleged illegal religious conversion racket in Uttar Pradesh, official sources said.
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"Made-Up Conversion Story": Tribal Girls After Bail To Kerala Nuns
Kumari Lalita Usendi, her voice firm but emotional, says she feels good that she has been proven innocent. "Jyoti Sharma sent bhaiya and sister to jail without any proof. Today we got bail, and it feels good," Ms Usendi said.
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Kerala Nuns Get Bail In Human Trafficking, Religious Conversion Case In Chhattisgarh
A special NIA court in Chhattisgarh has granted conditional bail to two Kerala nuns and a male companion who were arrested last week on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion.
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Amid Political Row, No Bail For Nuns Arrested In Religious Conversion Case
A court in Chhattisgarh has declined to hear the bail plea of two Kerala-based nuns, who were arrested in Durg on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion.
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Supreme Court To Urgently Hear Cartoonist's Plea Over PM-RSS Caricature
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to urgently hear an anticipatory bail request by an Indore-based cartoonist who faces a police case for posting a caricature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS online with a link to Lord Shiva in the comments.
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Bondi Gunmen Threw "Tennis Ball Bomb" At Crowd, Practiced Shooting Before Attack
The gunmen behind the deadly Bondi Beach attack last week threw four undetonated explosives -- including a "tennis ball bomb" -- at the start of the attack that killed 15 people, according to newly released court documents.
-
'They Don't Allow Deity To Rest...': Supreme Court On Banke Bihari Timing Row
The Supreme Court on Monday afternoon issued notice on a plea on change of darshan timings and other religious practices at the Banke Bihari Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan.
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Court Order On Lighting Lamp "Not A Setback": DMK On Deepam Contempt Case
The ruling DMK has said the development is "not a setback" for the party. The judiciary must also "respect the powers of the state," the party insisted.
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Jamiat Chief Says Top Court 'Under Government Pressure', BJP Hits Back
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani alleged that Muslims across the country were being targeted for their "religious attire, identity, and lifestyle".
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Religious Education In Northern Ireland Breaches Human Rights: UK Supreme Court
Northern Ireland's education system differs from that of the rest of the UK as it is still shaped by its sectarian past.
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Opinion | Dhaka Irony: How A Court Set Up By Hasina's Father Sentenced Her To Death
As each day passes, the darkness of religious intolerance will only grow. That, in some ways, is even more dangerous. Especially now. Radicalism doesn't come out of a vacuum.
-
Village Hoardings Barring Entry To Converted Christians Precautionary: High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has disposed of two petitions seeking the removal of hoardings prohibiting entry to pastors and "converted Christians" in eight villages, holding that they were installed to prevent forced conversions through allurement.
-
No Religion Allows Damage To Environment: Ex-Judge On Crackers, 'Azaan'
The former Supreme Court judge who headed the bench which ordered a year-round ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR has broken his silence on a recent order by the top court allowing the bursting of 'green crackers' during Diwali.
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'Courts Not For Religious Ideas': Senior Advocate On Attack On Chief Justice
Former Attorney-General of India Mukul Rohatgi condemned the recent incident inside the Supreme Court where a lawyer allegedly threw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, and said that "courts of law are not meant to propagate religious ideas."
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Indonesia Court Sentences 2 Men To Public Caning For Kissing, Hugging
An Islamic court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, after Islamic religious police caught them engaged in what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing.
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Probe Agency Arrests Conversion Gang Mastermind Chhangur Baba's Aide
A special PMLA court in Lucknow granted custody of Naveen Rohra, an alleged aide of Chhangur Baba, to the ED as part of a money-laundering investigation linked to an alleged illegal religious conversion racket in Uttar Pradesh, official sources said.
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"Made-Up Conversion Story": Tribal Girls After Bail To Kerala Nuns
Kumari Lalita Usendi, her voice firm but emotional, says she feels good that she has been proven innocent. "Jyoti Sharma sent bhaiya and sister to jail without any proof. Today we got bail, and it feels good," Ms Usendi said.
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Kerala Nuns Get Bail In Human Trafficking, Religious Conversion Case In Chhattisgarh
A special NIA court in Chhattisgarh has granted conditional bail to two Kerala nuns and a male companion who were arrested last week on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion.
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Amid Political Row, No Bail For Nuns Arrested In Religious Conversion Case
A court in Chhattisgarh has declined to hear the bail plea of two Kerala-based nuns, who were arrested in Durg on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion.
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Supreme Court To Urgently Hear Cartoonist's Plea Over PM-RSS Caricature
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to urgently hear an anticipatory bail request by an Indore-based cartoonist who faces a police case for posting a caricature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS online with a link to Lord Shiva in the comments.
