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Dalai Lama To Announce Succession Plan, China Watches
- Monday June 30, 2025
- World News | Reuters
The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession in a move that could irk China.
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Israelis Unnerved By Trump's Vow To Save Netanyahu From Corruption Trials
- Friday June 27, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
President Donald Trump's call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial to be thrown out has plunged the American leader into one of Israel's most heated debates.
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Viral IIT Baba's Family Wants Him To Return Home. What He Told Them
- Thursday January 16, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The ongoing Maha Kumbh mela in Prayagraj has brought attention to a unique spiritual figure, 'IIT Baba' Abhey Singh. A former aerospace engineer, Mr Singh made it to the headlines during the grand religious event.
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Letting Each Guru Build Shrine On Public Land Will Be Disastrous: Delhi High Court
- Saturday June 1, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Delhi High Court has cautioned that if sadhus, gurus, and other religious figures are allowed to build shrines on the public land, it would lead to disastrous consequences and jeopardise larger public interest.
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: From 1528 To 2024, A 500-Year Timeline Of Ayodhya Ram Temple
- Monday January 22, 2024
- India News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
Nearly 400 pillars, 44 doors, and a brand new idol of Lord Ram - the grand temple in Ayodhya was officially inaugurated today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with hundreds of religious figures, politicians and Bollywood celebrities in attendance.
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www.ndtv.com
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''Just For Fun'': Halloween Display Of Headless Jesus In US Town Sparks Outrage
- Thursday September 21, 2023
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The prop has sparked a heated debate about freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs.
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www.ndtv.com
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"We Are Dying...": Video Of Kamal Nath On Rahul Gandhi's Yatra Is Viral
- Thursday December 1, 2022
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's heart-to-heart with a religious figure has made his party, the Congress, the subject of much ridicule in the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Adipurush" Director Warned By Madhya Pradesh Minister Over Trailer
- Tuesday October 4, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday warned the makers of upcoming Bollywood film "Adipurush" of legal action if scenes showing Hindu religious figures in the 'wrong' way were not removed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 42,000-Mark, 1,389 Deaths: 10 Points
- Monday May 4, 2020
- India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Shylaja Varma
1,389 people have died of coronavirus in India and 42,836 cases have been reported in the country so far, according to the latest figures from the Union Health Ministry. In the last 24 hours, the country saw the steepest jump in the number of patients in a day, with 2,573 new cases. 83 people have died in the 24 hours/ The spike comes on a day the ...
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www.ndtv.com
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Virus Hunter Who Hardly Sleeps Shows The World How To Fight An Epidemic
- Friday March 27, 2020
- World News | Sohee Kim and Heesu Lee, Bloomberg
As South Korea's coronavirus outbreak risked veering out of control, with infections rising thirty-fold in just ten days last month, the country's health authorities got an unexpected break. The secretive religious sect whose meetings were early vectors for spreading the virus had agreed to disclose the names of all 212,000 members -- critical info...
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Kerala Teachers Sent On Leave Over Pamphlets With Religious Symbols
- Wednesday February 19, 2020
- Kerala News | ANI
Two teachers of a government school have been sent on leave by the school administration after receiving complaints from parents over their children being given prayer pamphlets with religious figures and symbols on them.
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www.ndtv.com
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Issue Of Forced Religious Conversion In Pak Figures In Rajya Sabha
- Thursday July 25, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
A demand to mount international pressure on Pakistan over the issue of forceful religious conversion of minority Hindu and Sikh girls was raised in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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As Election Looms, Politics Infiltrates Kumbh Mela
- Friday February 8, 2019
- India News | Reuters
Some right wing religious and political figures say they expect a return on their efforts at the Kumbh Mela, not only from the gods, but from voters when Prime Minister Narendra Modi battles for a second term in an election that is likely to be held by May.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Honours Spanish Artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo With A Doodle
- Thursday November 29, 2018
- World News | Edited by Stela Dey
Google Doodle today honours the 400th birth anniversary of Bartolome Esteban Murillo. He was a Spanish Baroque painter and his exact birth date is unknown. He mainly painted historical and religious scenes, portraits, and still figures in oil and fresco during the golden era of Spanish art. Known for his dramatic lighting, radiant color palette, an...
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www.ndtv.com
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Computer Baba Presses Refresh Button, To Back Congress In Madhya Pradesh
- Friday November 23, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
A group of religious figures led by Computer Baba on Friday declared support to the Congress for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.
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www.ndtv.com
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Dalai Lama To Announce Succession Plan, China Watches
- Monday June 30, 2025
- World News | Reuters
The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession in a move that could irk China.
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www.ndtv.com
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Israelis Unnerved By Trump's Vow To Save Netanyahu From Corruption Trials
- Friday June 27, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
President Donald Trump's call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial to be thrown out has plunged the American leader into one of Israel's most heated debates.
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www.ndtv.com
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Viral IIT Baba's Family Wants Him To Return Home. What He Told Them
- Thursday January 16, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The ongoing Maha Kumbh mela in Prayagraj has brought attention to a unique spiritual figure, 'IIT Baba' Abhey Singh. A former aerospace engineer, Mr Singh made it to the headlines during the grand religious event.
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www.ndtv.com
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Letting Each Guru Build Shrine On Public Land Will Be Disastrous: Delhi High Court
- Saturday June 1, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Delhi High Court has cautioned that if sadhus, gurus, and other religious figures are allowed to build shrines on the public land, it would lead to disastrous consequences and jeopardise larger public interest.
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: From 1528 To 2024, A 500-Year Timeline Of Ayodhya Ram Temple
- Monday January 22, 2024
- India News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
Nearly 400 pillars, 44 doors, and a brand new idol of Lord Ram - the grand temple in Ayodhya was officially inaugurated today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with hundreds of religious figures, politicians and Bollywood celebrities in attendance.
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www.ndtv.com
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''Just For Fun'': Halloween Display Of Headless Jesus In US Town Sparks Outrage
- Thursday September 21, 2023
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The prop has sparked a heated debate about freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs.
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www.ndtv.com
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"We Are Dying...": Video Of Kamal Nath On Rahul Gandhi's Yatra Is Viral
- Thursday December 1, 2022
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's heart-to-heart with a religious figure has made his party, the Congress, the subject of much ridicule in the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Adipurush" Director Warned By Madhya Pradesh Minister Over Trailer
- Tuesday October 4, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday warned the makers of upcoming Bollywood film "Adipurush" of legal action if scenes showing Hindu religious figures in the 'wrong' way were not removed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 42,000-Mark, 1,389 Deaths: 10 Points
- Monday May 4, 2020
- India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Shylaja Varma
1,389 people have died of coronavirus in India and 42,836 cases have been reported in the country so far, according to the latest figures from the Union Health Ministry. In the last 24 hours, the country saw the steepest jump in the number of patients in a day, with 2,573 new cases. 83 people have died in the 24 hours/ The spike comes on a day the ...
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www.ndtv.com
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Virus Hunter Who Hardly Sleeps Shows The World How To Fight An Epidemic
- Friday March 27, 2020
- World News | Sohee Kim and Heesu Lee, Bloomberg
As South Korea's coronavirus outbreak risked veering out of control, with infections rising thirty-fold in just ten days last month, the country's health authorities got an unexpected break. The secretive religious sect whose meetings were early vectors for spreading the virus had agreed to disclose the names of all 212,000 members -- critical info...
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Kerala Teachers Sent On Leave Over Pamphlets With Religious Symbols
- Wednesday February 19, 2020
- Kerala News | ANI
Two teachers of a government school have been sent on leave by the school administration after receiving complaints from parents over their children being given prayer pamphlets with religious figures and symbols on them.
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www.ndtv.com
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Issue Of Forced Religious Conversion In Pak Figures In Rajya Sabha
- Thursday July 25, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
A demand to mount international pressure on Pakistan over the issue of forceful religious conversion of minority Hindu and Sikh girls was raised in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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As Election Looms, Politics Infiltrates Kumbh Mela
- Friday February 8, 2019
- India News | Reuters
Some right wing religious and political figures say they expect a return on their efforts at the Kumbh Mela, not only from the gods, but from voters when Prime Minister Narendra Modi battles for a second term in an election that is likely to be held by May.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Google Honours Spanish Artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo With A Doodle
- Thursday November 29, 2018
- World News | Edited by Stela Dey
Google Doodle today honours the 400th birth anniversary of Bartolome Esteban Murillo. He was a Spanish Baroque painter and his exact birth date is unknown. He mainly painted historical and religious scenes, portraits, and still figures in oil and fresco during the golden era of Spanish art. Known for his dramatic lighting, radiant color palette, an...
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www.ndtv.com
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Computer Baba Presses Refresh Button, To Back Congress In Madhya Pradesh
- Friday November 23, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
A group of religious figures led by Computer Baba on Friday declared support to the Congress for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.
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www.ndtv.com