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Nepal Elections 2026: A Look At How Himalayan Nation Became A Secular State
- Tuesday March 3, 2026
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Months after a youth-led nationwide protest forced KP Sharma Oli to vacate the Prime Minister's office in Nepal, the country is all set to vote in the national election on March 5.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Story 2 Producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah Addresses Backlash Over 'Communal Agenda' Remark: "We Are Not After Kerala"
- Saturday February 21, 2026
- Entertainment | Written by Tanisha Bhattacharya
The producer added, "Till now, there has been no threat to this film"
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Blasts Kerala Story 2: 'Kerala Will Again Reject Hate-Mongering Film'
- Thursday February 19, 2026
- Entertainment | Written by Tanisha Bhattacharya
The film is slated to hit theatres on February 27, 2026
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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"Desh Secular Nahi Hai": NDTV Confronts Vigilante Over Kanwar Yatra Crackdown
- Friday July 4, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ankit Tyagi
Members of a Hindu group who asked a Muslim man to remove his pants to check his identity have doubled down on their act.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ex Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Takes Oath As Union Minister
- Monday June 10, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi, who has been a formidable force in Bihar's political arena, was made a central minister on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Campaigning In Karnataka, HD Deve Gowda's Attack On Congress
- Tuesday May 2, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said on Monday that the entire coastal region in Karnataka is a fortress of secular forces including the Janata Dal (S).
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www.ndtv.com
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"Secular Forces Have To Work Together": CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury
- Monday January 9, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Sunday said the secular forces need to work together to bring "better times for the country".
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www.ndtv.com
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"Joint Initiative" To Defeat BJP At Final Stage, Claims CPM In Tripura
- Wednesday December 28, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The "joint initiative"of the CPI(M) to bring all secular and democratic forces ahead of the Assembly elections in Tripura to defeat the BJP has reached its final stage, the Left party's state secretary Jitendra Choudhury claimed on Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Left-Congress Flex Massive Crowd At Kolkata Rally, Slam Trinamool, BJP
- Sunday February 28, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
After a decade of losing power, the Left Front, in alliance with the Congress and the newly formed Indian Secular Front (ISF) on Sunday projected itself as a "third alternative force" in the emerging Trinamool Congress versus BJP political binary in West Bengal, but chinks were evident in the nascent alliance.
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www.ndtv.com
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Left-Congress Alliance Will Defeat Trinamool, BJP In Bengal: Adhir Chowdhury
- Sunday February 28, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday said the grand alliance of the Left-Congress and other secular forces will defeat both the TMC and the BJP in the West Bengal assembly elections.
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www.ndtv.com
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Being "BJP Lite" Will End Up Making "Congress Zero": Shashi Tharoor
- Sunday November 1, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Secularism as principle and practice in India is in "danger" and the ruling dispensation may even try to remove the word from the Constitution, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, but asserted that "forces of hatred" cannot alter the country's secular character.
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www.ndtv.com
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Foreign Forces Trying To "Mislead" People Over Citizenship Law: Rajnath Singh
- Friday January 31, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Senior BJP leader and Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday claimed that he felt "foreign forces" were trying to "weaken" India by "misleading" people against the amended citizenship law.
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"Justice, Liberty, Equality": Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane Quotes Preamble To Constitution
- Saturday January 11, 2020
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Shylaja Varma
Army chief General MM Naravane on Saturday reaffirmed his force's allegiance to the core values of the constitution and the values of the preamble which describes India as a secular, democratic republic. "As the Army, we swear allegiance to the constitution of India... Justice, liberty, equality and fraternity enshrined in the constitution should g...
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www.ndtv.com
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Armed Forces Driven By "Insaniyat" And "Sharafat": Army Chief Bipin Rawat
- Friday December 27, 2019
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
A day after sparking a controversy by condemning "leaders who lead the masses in arson and violence" over the Citizenship Amendment Act, outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat today termed the Indian armed forces as an "extremely secular" entity driven by the principles of insaniyat (humanity) and sharafat (decency).
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www.ndtv.com
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Communal Forces Increased Activities Across The Country: Sitaram Yechury
- Friday October 18, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused the BJP and its mentor Rashtra Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of trying to destroy the country's secular fabric and letting loose a "reign of fear and distrust" across the country by implementing the contentious National Register for Citizens and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
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www.ndtv.com
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Nepal Elections 2026: A Look At How Himalayan Nation Became A Secular State
- Tuesday March 3, 2026
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Months after a youth-led nationwide protest forced KP Sharma Oli to vacate the Prime Minister's office in Nepal, the country is all set to vote in the national election on March 5.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Story 2 Producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah Addresses Backlash Over 'Communal Agenda' Remark: "We Are Not After Kerala"
- Saturday February 21, 2026
- Entertainment | Written by Tanisha Bhattacharya
The producer added, "Till now, there has been no threat to this film"
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Blasts Kerala Story 2: 'Kerala Will Again Reject Hate-Mongering Film'
- Thursday February 19, 2026
- Entertainment | Written by Tanisha Bhattacharya
The film is slated to hit theatres on February 27, 2026
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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"Desh Secular Nahi Hai": NDTV Confronts Vigilante Over Kanwar Yatra Crackdown
- Friday July 4, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ankit Tyagi
Members of a Hindu group who asked a Muslim man to remove his pants to check his identity have doubled down on their act.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ex Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Takes Oath As Union Minister
- Monday June 10, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi, who has been a formidable force in Bihar's political arena, was made a central minister on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Campaigning In Karnataka, HD Deve Gowda's Attack On Congress
- Tuesday May 2, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said on Monday that the entire coastal region in Karnataka is a fortress of secular forces including the Janata Dal (S).
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www.ndtv.com
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"Secular Forces Have To Work Together": CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury
- Monday January 9, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Sunday said the secular forces need to work together to bring "better times for the country".
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www.ndtv.com
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"Joint Initiative" To Defeat BJP At Final Stage, Claims CPM In Tripura
- Wednesday December 28, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The "joint initiative"of the CPI(M) to bring all secular and democratic forces ahead of the Assembly elections in Tripura to defeat the BJP has reached its final stage, the Left party's state secretary Jitendra Choudhury claimed on Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Left-Congress Flex Massive Crowd At Kolkata Rally, Slam Trinamool, BJP
- Sunday February 28, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
After a decade of losing power, the Left Front, in alliance with the Congress and the newly formed Indian Secular Front (ISF) on Sunday projected itself as a "third alternative force" in the emerging Trinamool Congress versus BJP political binary in West Bengal, but chinks were evident in the nascent alliance.
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www.ndtv.com
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Left-Congress Alliance Will Defeat Trinamool, BJP In Bengal: Adhir Chowdhury
- Sunday February 28, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday said the grand alliance of the Left-Congress and other secular forces will defeat both the TMC and the BJP in the West Bengal assembly elections.
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www.ndtv.com
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Being "BJP Lite" Will End Up Making "Congress Zero": Shashi Tharoor
- Sunday November 1, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Secularism as principle and practice in India is in "danger" and the ruling dispensation may even try to remove the word from the Constitution, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, but asserted that "forces of hatred" cannot alter the country's secular character.
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www.ndtv.com
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Foreign Forces Trying To "Mislead" People Over Citizenship Law: Rajnath Singh
- Friday January 31, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Senior BJP leader and Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday claimed that he felt "foreign forces" were trying to "weaken" India by "misleading" people against the amended citizenship law.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Justice, Liberty, Equality": Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane Quotes Preamble To Constitution
- Saturday January 11, 2020
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Shylaja Varma
Army chief General MM Naravane on Saturday reaffirmed his force's allegiance to the core values of the constitution and the values of the preamble which describes India as a secular, democratic republic. "As the Army, we swear allegiance to the constitution of India... Justice, liberty, equality and fraternity enshrined in the constitution should g...
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www.ndtv.com
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Armed Forces Driven By "Insaniyat" And "Sharafat": Army Chief Bipin Rawat
- Friday December 27, 2019
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
A day after sparking a controversy by condemning "leaders who lead the masses in arson and violence" over the Citizenship Amendment Act, outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat today termed the Indian armed forces as an "extremely secular" entity driven by the principles of insaniyat (humanity) and sharafat (decency).
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www.ndtv.com
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Communal Forces Increased Activities Across The Country: Sitaram Yechury
- Friday October 18, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused the BJP and its mentor Rashtra Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of trying to destroy the country's secular fabric and letting loose a "reign of fear and distrust" across the country by implementing the contentious National Register for Citizens and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
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www.ndtv.com