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Concerned over minority persecution, EU threatens to suspend all subsidies
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 2 (ANI): Expressing its concern over "persecution of religious minorities" in Pakistan, the European Union (EU) has threatened to suspend all subsidies and trade preferences to Islamabad if it does not take measures to "dismantle" its "discriminatory system".
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Those going to temple, gurdwara are migrating from Pak, Bangladesh to Indi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Silchar (Assam) [India], Apr 11 (ANI): Criticising the Congress party for not thinking about religious minorities before the partition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that today the situation is such that the people going to temple and gurdwara are leaving Pakistan and Bang
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Minorities with PM Modi: Shahnawaz Hussain ahead of LS polls
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 5 (ANI): Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, former Union Minister and BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Thursday said that the minority communities are with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they "fully support" the BJP.
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Canada: Sindhi community protests against forced conversions in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mississauga [Canada], April 1 (ANI): Canadian Sindhi Community staged a protest in Mississauga on Sunday against forced conversion and marriages of Hindu girls in Pakistan.
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US urges China to release Muslim minorities detained 'arbitrarily'
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], March 28 (ANI): The United States has asked China to release the Muslim minorities "arbitrarily detained" by the communist country and "end its repression".
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US criticises Pak for discriminatory policies against minorities
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 17 (ANI): The United States on Sunday criticised Pakistan for using discriminatory policies against Ahmadiyya community and other religious minorities including Sikhs, Christians, and Shias.
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Islamists misusing blasphemy law to harass Christians in Pakistan:Activist
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 17 (ANI): Pakistani Christians living in parts of Europe held a protest rally in Geneva to raise their voice against Islamic hardliners who are persecuting minorities in the name of blasphemy.
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30 students fall ill after having breakfast in Telangana School
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): More than 30 students of Telangana Minorities Residential Girls School fell ill allegedly after having breakfast provided by the school on Thursday.
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Beijing snubs US report on China's abuse of Muslim community
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 14 (ANI): Rejecting US State Department's report criticising China's abuse of its Uyghur Muslim minorities, Beijing on Thursday said that the said report was full of "ideological prejudice and groundless accusations".
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US: Minorities bear disproportionate burden from air pollution, study sugg
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 12 (ANI): According to a recent study, Black and Hispanic Americans population bear a disproportionate burden from air pollution caused mainly by non-Hispanic white Americans.
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SC issues notice to Centre, Assam govt on plea challenging Citizenship (A
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from Centre and Assam government on a plea challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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SC asks states, UTs to take strong action to prevent attacks on Kashmiris
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India) Feb 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday directed the chief secretaries and the directors general of police of all state and Union territories to take strong and necessary measures to prevent attacks on Kashmiris and other minorities in the aftermath of the Pulwama terr
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