New Delhi, April 2 India does not recognize the authority of any foreign entity, including the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), to "comment" on matters concerning the constitutionally protected rights of Indian citizens, the government informed the Parliament on...
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New Delhi, March 21 As many as 275 former judges, civil servants, and armed forces veterans have criticised a recent report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which recommended a ban on the RSS. They called the report "highly motivated," reflecting...
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New Delhi, March 21 – A group of 275 intellectuals and academics, including retired Supreme Court judges, former bureaucrats, and military veterans, criticised the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for its "misleading" report on India on Saturday."We, the...
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New Delhi, March 21 As many as 275 former judges, civil servants, and armed forces veterans have criticised a recent report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which recommended a ban on the RSS.Describing it as "highly motivated", they said it...
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New Delhi, March 18 – The BJP accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of siding with anti-India forces, citing his support for a United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report recommending sanctions on India's intelligence agency, RAW, and the RSS.Addressing a press...
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New Delhi, March 18 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a strong attack on the Congress and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday over remarks related to a report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), accusing the opposition of...
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New Delhi, March 17 The BJP on Tuesday termed a report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommending sanctions on the RSS and RAW as "baseless" and alleged that the Congress has taken a position against India by endorsing it.The ruling party said the...
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New York, March 16 A US federal government commission has flagged the alleged worsening of religious freedom in India and called for linking Washington's future security assistance and bilateral trade to improvements in New Delhi's record on the issue.India on Monday categorically rejected the...
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New Delhi, March 16 India categorically rejected on Monday a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which called for linking Washington's security assistance and bilateral trade to improvements in New Delhi's record on religious freedom.In its report, USCIRF...
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March 16, New Delhi – India has rejected the latest report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), calling its observations biased and motivated.In response to media queries regarding the 2026 Annual Report of the United States Commission on...
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New Delhi, March 16 – India on Monday dismissed the annual report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), stating that the US religious freedom watchdog has consistently presented a distorted and selective picture of India for several years, relying on...
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FGN38: UK-STARMER-2NDLD WASIAUK won't be drawn into 'wider war': PM StarmerLondon: Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he will not allow the UK to be drawn into a "wider war" in the Middle East, asserting that he is working with European allies to develop a "viable plan" to...
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Islamabad, March 16 The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the US government to redesignate Pakistan as a 'Country of Particular Concern' (CPC), due to its systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, as defined by the...
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Washington, March 8 The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the US government to redesignate Pakistan as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) due to systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.In its 2026 Annual Report, the US federal...
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