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Study focusing on model that may protect minority languages from extinctio
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 22 (ANI): Using mathematical modelling, statistical physicists have described two mechanisms through which the minority language extinction scenario does not occur, that is, several languages come to coexist in the same area.
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India heaven for Muslims, their rights are secured: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said that India is heaven for minorities and Muslims and asserted that their social, religious and economic rights are secured in the country.
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Bihar: Judge provides ration, clothes for minor who committed theft for st
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Nalanda (Bihar) [India], April 20 (ANI): A minor boy from a poor family, who was arrested for stealing, was provided with ration, cloth and other essentials instead of punishment, by a local court here on Sunday.
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COVID-19: Minority community in Sindh appeals for aid denied by Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Minority communities in Sindh have appealed to influential people and governments to provide them food aid as Pakistan is not providing them proper assistance during the ongoing crisis triggered by coronavirus spread.
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Maharashtra govt instructs district admins to ensure people offer Ramadan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18 (ANI): The Minority Development Department of Maharashtra government has instructed the district administrations to ensure that people offer prayers at their homes during Ramadan in order to strictly implement the lockdown.
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Naqvi directs officials of waqf boards to ensure strict lockdown complianc
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday directed senior officials of several state waqf boards to ensure strict compliance of lockdown during the holy month of Ramadan in view of coronavirus spread.
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No public iftaar to be organized in Karnataka during Ramazan due to COVID-
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 16 (ANI): In view of the raging coronavirus pandemic, no Dawat-e-Sahri or Iftar will be organized during Ramazan, the month of fasting for the Muslims, the Karnataka Minority Welfare Department announced here on Thursday.
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Bangladesh to send back Rohingyas who tried to sneak fearing coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 16 (ANI): Authorities in Bangladesh said on Thursday that they are ready to send back more than 300 members of Rohingya Muslim minority community, who tried to enter the country in a boat from the southern coast, amid fears of coronavirus infection.
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USCIRF 'troubled' by reports of food aid being denied to Hindus, Christian
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Monday said it was "troubled by reports of food aid being denied to the minority Hindus and Christians in Pakistan" amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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Naqvi urges people to offer prayers, perform rituals in their homes during
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday appealed to people to follow the guidelines of lockdown and social distancing during Ramzan, and urged them to offer prayers and perform other religious rituals in their homes.
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Delhi govt replaces 'Markaz Masjid' in COVID-19 health bulletin with 'Spec
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): In a recent development, the Delhi government on April 11 dropped the name 'Markaz Masjid' from its daily health bulletin of COVID-19 status and replaced the column with 'Special Operation'.
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Italy extends its full lockdown till May 3
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], April 11 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced that the nation-wide lockdown will continue till at least May 3, with some minor concessions.
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