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Increasing atrocities against Dalits, minorities could harm democracy: Man
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday raised concern on the growing inequality towards the Dalits and minorities in the country and said if it not kept in check, it could harm the Indian democracy.
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K'taka govt. seeks recognition of Lingayats, Veerashaivas as religious min
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): Following the declaration of minority status to the Lingayat and Veerashaiva communities, the State government wrote to the Centre recommending the official recognition of the two communities as religious minorities.
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'Pak Army supports jihadis, uses them against minorities'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 22 (ANI): The Pakistan Army in the last few years has become radical and begun supporting jihadist groups, which are being used to kill minorities and rights activists in the Islamic nation, a Washington-based activist said on Wednesday.
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K'taka Govt. approves separate religion status for Lingayats
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Mar 19(ANI): The Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka Government on Monday accepted the suggestions of Nagamohan Das committee to form a separate religion status of the Lingayats community.
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Mohajirs considered as 'anti-national' in Pak: MQM Chief
Updated : 8 years ago IST
London [UK], Mar 16 (ANI): The founder leader of Pakistan's political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain claimed that the Mohajirs in Pakistan were considered "anti-national", adding that they were being "deported and killed" by the Pakistani forces.
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Akhilesh dedicates bypoll victory to poor, minorities
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday termed the party's victory on the two Lok Sabha seats as the victory of the poor, the youth and the minorities.
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Women activists highlight persecution of Christians in Pak at UN
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 13 (ANI): Christian women activists on Monday raised the issue of persecution of minority community by the hands of Islamic fundamentalists and the misuse of blasphemy law in Pakistan during the 37th session of human rights council session in Geneva.
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India slips to 42nd position in EIU Democracy Index
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Jan 31 (ANI): India slipped to 42nd position out of 167 countries in the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Global Democracy Index report due to a rise of conservative religious ideologies, increasing atrocities against minorities as well as other dissenting voices, according t
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After backlash, K'taka Govt drops 'minorities' from circular
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) (India) January 28 (ANI): After facing a huge backlash, the Karnataka government has replaced the words "innocent minorities" with "all innocent" in its revised circular.
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K'taka minister brushes off minorities circular row
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India] January 27(ANI): Karnataka Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Saturday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for creating a fuss over minorities circular matter.
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Karnataka to drop riot cases against minorities
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan. 26 (ANI): Karnataka Director General of Police Neelamani N Raju on Friday released a circular to withdraw cases against people belonging to minority community who were allegedly involved in the communal riots in the last five years.
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Awareness program on minority upliftment in education held at BCTA campus
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI-NewsVoir): To create awareness about schemes for minority in private and government schools, an awareness program has been organised by Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) in Baptist Church Trust Association (BCTA) campus on Civil Line, Raj Niwas Marg, and was at
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