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Two-child policy only way to eradicate poverty, illiteracy in Muslim minor
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 29 (ANI): In view of the new 'population norms' in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the two-child policy is the only way to eradicate poverty and illiteracy in the Muslim community in the state and there is no resistance from the m
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J-K govt committed to protecting rights of women, minorities in the UT: L
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 28 (ANI): A delegation of Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi (SADD) on Monday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here.
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Andhra govt indulging in appeasement politics, says Lanka Dinakar
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 27 (ANI): Hitting out at the Andhra Pradesh government led by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for indulging in appeasement politics, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lanka Dinakar on Sunday alleged that the state government is using taxpayers money
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Muslim-majority countries cooperated with Beijing to surveil, detain, repa
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): The Muslim-majority countries across the Middle East and Asia -- have cooperated with Beijing to surveil, detain, and repatriate Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities from China who have fled Xinjiang, according to researchers.
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US bans imports of material from Chinese company linked to forced labour c
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): The United States banned imports of solar panels and other goods made with materials produced by a Chinese company Hoshine Silicon Industry Co after the company's plants were linked to forced labour camps in China's Xinjiang region targeting Uyghurs and other
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US takes steps to ensure accountability for forced labour in China's Xinji
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Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): The United States announced a series of actions aimed against forced labour in China's Xinjiang, which is said to have detained more than a million members of ethnic minorities, including Uyghur Muslims.
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Trudeau lashes out at China, says Beijing unwilling to admit problem over
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Ottawa [Canada], June 24 (ANI): After China demanded an investigation into the discovery of the remains of indigenous children in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lashed out at Beijing, stressing that there was a difference between the matter and the communist country's systemic abu
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It is dangerous to be an Ahmadi in Pakistan, says US expert
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London [UK], June 21 (ANI): On the issue of Ahmadi Muslims being a routine target of blasphemy laws in Pakistan, Knox Thames, a former US adviser on religious minorities in Asia, said that it has become quite dangerous to be an Ahmadi in Pakistan.
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Minority Affairs Ministry to launch "Jaan Hai To Jahan Hai" COVID-19 vacci
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [Indi], June 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Minority Affairs will begin a pan-India campaign "Jaan Hai To Jahan Hai" to tackle concerns and myths about the COVID-19 vaccine from June 21.
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UN rights experts 'extremely alarmed' by forced organ harvesting of minori
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): United Nations (UN) human rights experts have sounded alarm over the reports of alleged 'organ harvesting' that is targeting minorities, including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims and Christians, who are currently in detention in China
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Pakistan: 13-yr-old Christian girl forcibly converted to Islam, father see
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): The forced conversion of girls from religious minorities to Islam continues unabated in Pakistan and its latest victim is a 13-year-old Christian girl.
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Minority Commission seeks detailed report of post-poll violence in WB from
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 16 (ANI): Taking cognisance of the post-poll violence in West Bengal, the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Tuesday asked the West Bengal's Director General of Police to submit a detailed report on the matter within 21 days.
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