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Tokyo Olympics: Discrimination must be addressed, says Kiren Rijiju on COV
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has said "there cannot be any discrimination with any country" as he vowed to address the issue ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Sindh CM slams Pakistan government for 'pittance' schemes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has slammed Imran Khan-led Pakistan government for discrimination against the province and said despite contributing 70 per cent of Pakistan's revenue, the region was offered only a small portion of development schemes co
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Eng vs NZ: Hosts to reaffirm commitment to 'improve society through cricke
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Edgbaston [UK], June 10 (ANI): England cricket team will wear anti-discrimination t-shirts on the morning of the second Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston to reaffirm their pledge of making cricket a more inclusive and representative sport.
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Pak's blasphemy laws continue to target Christian population
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Despite international condemnation over Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws, which carry the death penalty, observers note that Christians continue to become common targets of discrimination of the laws, note observers.
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Malayalam is as Indian as any other Indian language: Rahul Gandhi on GB Pa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): After a Delhi government hospital issued a circular asking nurses not to speak in Malayalam while on duty, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday slammed the move and urged authorities to stop discrimination among Indian languages. Following protests, the hos
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Hindu lawmaker in Pak seeks 'non-Muslims' status for religious minorities
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): A Hindu lawmaker in Pakistan has submitted a bill in the lower house of Parliament, seeking a constitutional amendment that would ensure that religious minorities in the Muslim majority nation are constitutionally identified as non-Muslims, in a bid to
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Leveraging new technologies can help protect families during the COVID: Po
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (NewsVoir): Families across the world have been under tremendous pressure in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Deep seated gender inequalities and discrimination have ensured that the dice is rolled against women and girls.
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Political leaders in Gilgit Baltistan call out state-sponsored discriminat
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ghizar [Gilgit Baltistan], May 12 (ANI): People in Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan recently took to the streets against Islamabad's misrule, which they said has only worsened since the party of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan got legislative control of the region.
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Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of not accepting public mandate, says 'I never
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 8 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not ready to accept the public mandate following the debacle in the Assembly election and asked why there is so much discrimination with the st
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Religious freedom conditions in Pakistan continue to worsen: US rights com
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): Religious freedom conditions in Pakistan continue to worsen as the government systematically enforced blasphemy and anti-Ahmadiyya laws, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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Piyush Goyal says Centre working round-the-clock, PM Modi working 18-19 ho
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Noting that the union government is working round-the-clock to support states in COVID-19 management, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the government has been fighting a battle against the disease without any discrimination and "politics sho
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Piyush Goyal says Centre working round-the-clock, PM Modi working 18-19 ho
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Noting that the union government is working round-the-clock to support states in COVID-19 management, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the government has been fighting battle against the disease without any discrimination and "politics sh
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