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"Finger pointing": India rejects Pakistan's claims on minority attacks, ci
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's record on minority rights has been shaped by decades of violence, systemic discrimination and social exclusion, with religious communities frequently facing mob attacks, communal unrest, restrictive laws and coercive religious conversions.
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"People from Northeast are Indians, not Chinese": Gaurav Gogoi on Angel Ch
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at a press conference in Delhi, Gogoi recounted the circumstances leading to Angel's death and criticised the delayed response by authorities.
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Sheena Chohan to star in Tamil folk drama 'Arjunanin Allirani'
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Actor Sheena Chohan, who earlier this year made her Hindi-language feature film debut in the biopic "Sant Tukaram" earlier this year, has been roped in for "Arjunanin Allirani," a Tamil-language drama centered on folk artists and caste discrimination.
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Hindus increasingly being targeted in Bangladesh, government should take c
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday expressed concern over the rising incidents of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh and urged government to take appropriate action.
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"You have harassed her": Jharkhand Minister slams Nitish Kumar over hijab
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the media in Dhanbad, Irfan Ansari said he would not tolerate any form of indecent behaviour or discrimination.
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IPS Y. Puran Kumar suicide case: Former Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur quest
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
So far, the SIT has recorded statements of 11 out of the 14 IAS and IPS officers named in the suicide note. The team is preparing to issue notices to record statements of the remaining three officers.
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BJP Tamil Nadu Chief Nainar Nagenthran demands Rs 1 cr compensation for Po
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As compensation, Nagenthran said, "a government job should be provided to Poorna Chandran's family, and compensation of Rs 1 crore should be given, without any political discrimination... On behalf of the BJP and Hindu organisations, Rs 10 lakh is being given to Poornachandran's family."<
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accuses centre of undermining MGNREGA
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Chief Minister alleged that the new structure proposed by the Centre weakens the employment guarantee and makes access to work dependent on "the whims of political leaders". He claimed this would aggravate caste discrimination and social inequality, while also triggering distress migr
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CFU commemorates 40th anniversary of historic Uyghur student protests in U
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs marked 40 years of the 1985 Urumchi Student Movement, recalling mass protests against discrimination and nuclear testing. The group highlighted continued repression of Uyghurs, citing widespread abuses, imprisonment, forced labour, and cultural destruction recognised int
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Pakistan's border politics helping Iran crush Baloch voices, BASC report r
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
A new report by the Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) analysing human rights violations in Iran's Balochistan region has exposed alarming levels of state-sanctioned violence against the Baloch minority, pointing to Pakistan's indirect complicity through its cross-border economic and
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MP: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh alleges discrimination against Muslims
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking about the progress of his petition, he said, "When my petition remained undecided for 4 years from 2021, I asked the Court to listen to me. I am deeply grateful to Justice Shukla and Justice Dwivedi for giving me this opportunity. I expressed my heartfelt sentiments, asking them
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Controversy erupts over Madani's 'discrimination against Muslims' remark;
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
His remarks have drawn huge criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has highlighted its attempts to revere Muslim figures like former President Abdul Kalam and iconic table player Zakir Hussain.
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