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Pulwama terror attack: Mehbooba Mufti appeals Rajnath Singh to provide sec
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti on Friday appealed Home Minister Rajnath Singh to provide security in the backward areas of the state as minorities are being targeted by the miscreants after the Pulwam
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'Pakistan PM’s remarks an egregious insult to Indian citizens'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): India slammed Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan's remarks about the status of minorities in India during an event at Nankana Sahib on Saturday.
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Country will not succeed till minorities will suffer : Tharoor
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 07 (ANI): In a bid to woo minorities ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor here on Thursday said the country will not succeed till minorities in India will continue to suffer.
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Delegation from Nepal visits NHRC in New Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): A delegation from Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is visiting the Indian NHRC from February 4 to February 8 to have an overview of the functioning of the Commission.
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Cong did nothing for minorities: Amit Shah
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Keeping up its tirade against Congress, BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government had ensured the development of the poor and the minorities and also said the exit of Congress rule saw an end to communal riots in
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Muslims, minorities being subjected to abuse, injustice in J&K, alleges PD
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday alleged that Muslim and minority communities in Jammu and Kashmir are being subjected to abuse and injustice.
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Sexual minorities more prone to severe substance use disorders: Study
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): Substance use disorders are more prevalent--and more severe--among sexual minorities, a recent study suggests.
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Myanmar Court rejects appeal of Reuters journalists
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Jan 11 (ANI): The Myanmar High Court on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters journalists challenging the seven-year prison sentence handed to them under the country's Official Secrets Act in September for allegedly possessing illegal documents related to the situati
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1984 anti-Sikh riot culprits must be punished irrespective of identity: Ra
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): "I am very clear on 1984 that anybody, regardless of where he comes from, if he has harmed members of the minority community, he should be punished," asserted Congress President Rahul Gandhi while speaking about alleged insecurities among minorities in the co
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KCR's prerogative to decide if he wants to attend a rally or not: TRS
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) spokesperson and former Minorities Commission Chairman Abid Rasool Khan on Thursday asserted that it is the prerogative of TRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao to attend or not to attend a rally and same can be decided
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Minority panel hails 10 per cent quota Bill, thanks PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has hailed the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 as 'historic' which gives 10 per cent reservation to poor among the general category in government jobs and admissions in government academic institutions.
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Amid protests, Lok Sabha passes bill to grant citizenship to certain minor
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 8 (ANI) A contentious bill seeking to accord Indian citizenship to certain minority community refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday amid strong objections by some Opposition parties and a shutdown in the North Eastern parts o
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