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BJP, Congress stand divided over Hamid Ansari's statement on Indian M
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has outrightly denied outgoing vice-president Hamid Ansari's assertion on Indian Muslims, saying that there is no better country than India for Muslims, while the Congress has said that the statement is directed toward
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Two minors stamped entry seal on faces at Bhopal Central jail
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): In a shocking incident, two minors were stamped with an entry seal on their faces by the staff of the Bhopal Central jail as record of their entry into the prison.
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Minority status to non-Muslims: SC gives last chance to J-K Govt. to file
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave final chance to the Jammu and Kashmir Government to file a reply within three months on the issue of the minority status to non-Muslims in the state.
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Pakistan: Hindu lawmaker targeted for objecting to forced conversions of m
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): A Hindu member of Pakistan's National Assembly (MNA) Lal Chand Malhi is being targeted in the country for his stance against forced conversions of minorities.
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Muslim minority status in J-K: SC to hear plea today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 08 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a plea filed by Ankur Sharma, questioning the minority status of the Jammu and Kashmir's Muslims.
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Repeal blasphemy law to make Pak safe place for minority Christians, says
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug.7 (ANI): Christians, who form about 1.6 percent of Pakistan's population, live in constant fear of persecution from extremist Islamic groups in that country because of legal strictures such as the draconian "Blasphemy Law", a woman Member of the Europea
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CBI seeks more time from SC in Shimla rape-murder case
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 02 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed the status report of rape and murder of a minor girl in Shimla in closed envelopes in Supreme Court and sought more time to investigate the case.
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Odisha: Two minors fall prey to superstition, branded with hot iron
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kendujhar (Odisha) [India], July 31 (ANI): The age-old superstition is hard to die out from our country and especially our society; despite several awareness drives many innocent children have already borne the brunt of blind belief.
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Kaif being trolled is sheer absurdity: Minorities Commission
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Andhra Pradesh], July 29 (ANI): A number of people have come out in support of former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif after he was brutally trolled on social media for playing chess with his son.
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MP's Mhow to host two-day leadership workshop for Dalits, other minor
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A two-day leadership conclave will be organized in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, next month for representatives of minority communities, including Dalit, Muslims and other backward classes.
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi flags off first batch of Haj pilgrims from Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today flagged off the first batch of 300 Haj pilgrims from New Delhi Airport with prayers of country's safety and prosperity.
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CBI to investigate shimla rape case
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 22 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday registered and took over the investigation of a rape and murder case of a minor girl and another case relating to the custodial death of one of the accused arrested by the local police in
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