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US Congressmen urge Pompeo to facilitate 'safe' relocation of Sikhs and Hi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): Expressing concerns over the safety and security of religious minorities in Afghanistan, twenty-six US Congressmen have urged Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to take all available steps to facilitate the "safe and expeditious relocation" of members of the Sikh
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Delhi Minorities Commission Chairman moves anticipatory bail plea in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Delhi Minorities Commission Chairman Zafarul-Islam Khan has moved an anticipatory bail plea in Delhi High Court apprehending his arrest on a complaint registered by Special Cell of Delhi Police over his alleged seditious remarks on social media.
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The state of minorities in the Islamic State
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], May 6 (ANI): According to the State of Human Rights 2019 annual report published by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), "Religious minorities remained unable to enjoy the freedom of religion or belief guaranteed to them under the constitution...this has meant the
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Desecration of bodies of slain political activists against International l
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) in a statement to media said that last week in Parom area of Panjgur district in Balochistan, Pakistani forces killed four pro-freedom Baloch activists and tied one of the dead bodies to the back of a vehicle and dragged it
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Plea in Delhi HC seeks removal of Minorities Commission Chairman over 'sed
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): A petition was moved in Delhi High Court on Tuesday seeking immediate removal of Zafarul-Islam Khan from the post of Delhi Minorities Commission Chairman over his alleged seditious and hateful statement on social media.
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Pakistan Air Force gets its first Hindu pilot
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): In a first for Pakistan, a Hindu has been selected as a pilot in the country's air force.
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Manual scavenging-- a caste-based discrimination that persists in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): It's a cultural, traditional inertia of sorts that the descendants of lower-caste Hindus who converted to Christianity centuries ago still find themselves marginalized and subjected to menial labour, including manual scavenging in Pakistan.
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Plea in HC against Delhi Minority Commission Chairman over controversial p
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking action against Chairman of Delhi Minorities Commission Zafarul-Islam Khan for allegedly making inflammatory and threatening statements in a social media post.
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NEET is necessary in national interest, doesn't violate rights of any mino
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Supreme Court in its judgement today held that the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test), examination (medical and dental courses) does not violate the right of minorities to run their own institutions and impart education.
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DMs should ensure availability of fruits, other essential items during Ram
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): The National Commission for Minorities chairperson Syed Ghayorul Rizvi on Friday wrote to chief secretaries of states and Union Terrorities (UTs), requesting to issue instructions to all district magistrates (DMs) to ensure availability of fruits and other
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India heaven for Muslims, their rights are secured: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Updated : 5 years, 11 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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Delhi govt replaces 'Markaz Masjid' in COVID-19 health bulletin with 'Spec
Updated : 5 years, 11 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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