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Manual scavenging-- a caste-based discrimination that persists in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): It's a cultural, traditional inertia of sorts that the descendants of lower-caste Hindus who converted to Christianity centuries ago still find themselves marginalized and subjected to menial labour, including manual scavenging in Pakistan.
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Caste of any person not to be mentioned in any judicial, administrative ma
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], April 28 (ANI): Rajasthan High Court has issued a notification directing that the caste of any person, including accused, should not be mentioned in any judicial or administrative matter noting that this is "against the spirit of the Constitution".
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Pakistan removed 1800 names from terrorist watchlist since March this year
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): Pakistan, which has been long accused of aiding and abetting terrorism, has removed about 1,800 names from its terrorist watchlist including of 2008 Mumbai Terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi since March 9, according to data collected by Caste
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DCW issues notice to AIIMS, Delhi Police
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Taking suo-moto cognisance of the reports of suicide attempted by a female resident doctor of AIIMS due to repeated sexual harassment and caste discrimination by the faculty, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Monday issued notice to the Delhi Police a
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NCW asks AIIMS RDA Director to probe in a case of caste discrimination, ge
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday urged the Director of Resident Doctors Association of All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to investigate into the matter of a doctor attempting suicide allegedly due to caste discrimination and
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AIIMS RDA seeks Dr Harsh Vardhan's intervention in a case of caste, gender
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Sunday wrote to Union Minister of Health, Dr Harsh Vardhan, over 'inaction of administration over caste and gender-based harassment of a Resident Doctor by faculty at A
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People battling COVID-19, anyone dividing them on religion worst enemy of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said the people were fighting against the devastating pandemic of coronavirus and anyone seeking to divide the people on the lines of "religion, caste or creed" was the worst kind of enemy of the country.
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Left parties urge countrymen to pledge to safeguard Constitution on Ambedk
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Left parties on Monday called upon the countrymen to pledge on Ambedkar Jayanti to safeguard the Constitution and strengthen the bonds of social unity of our people without any discrimination based on religion, caste, gender or disability.
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Kashmiri girl urges citizens to set aside differences, pay heed to PM's ad
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 7 (ANI): As the Centre is urging all communities to adhere to social distancing and other measures to prevent coronavirus transmission, a young girl from the Kashmir Valley has urged people to follow Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's advice and set
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Punjab State Commission for SC directs probe into delaying of Nirmal Singh
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], April 6 (ANI): The Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes has directed Deputy Commissioner and Police Commissioner, Amritsar to probe delaying of cremation of Padma Shri awardee Nirmal Singh, who tested positive for COVID-19 and passed away on April 2.
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PM Modi, his Spain counterpart discuss global cooperation to fight coronav
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon on Saturday discussed international cooperation to fight the coronavirus, which has claimed over 60,000 lives globally.
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TVS Motor Company and Sundaram-Clayton Ltd. announce spends of INR 30 cror
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 27 (ANI/ NewsVoir): TVS Motor Company, a reputed manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers and die-caster Sundaram-Clayton Ltd. (SCL) have announced spending of INR 30 crore to support the nationwide efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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