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Mohan Bhagwat as President will dispel notion that minorities are against
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru(Karnataka) [India], Apr.04 (ANI): Endorsing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Mohan Bhagwat as Presidential candidate, Karnataka Congress leader Jaffer Sharief on Sunday said the former, being a patriot will able to take responsibility of ensuring safety to the nation and th
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Sixth attack on Shias in Parachinar highlights growing intolerance in Paki
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr. 1 (ANI): The latest attack on a Shia Mosque in Parachinar in Pakistan's North West Tribal region's Khurram agency was the sixth such attack on Shias in this town since 2012 highlighting their worsening plight and other minorities living in Pakistan.
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Naidu slams Opposition for creating uproar, delaying Parliament proceeding
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): Slamming the Opposition over the delaying in filling up vacancies in the statutory commissions for minorities, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu asserted that the Congress still cannot accept their defeat in the recent Assembly Elections and was coming up with &
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Identifying minorities matter: SC asks Centre, J-K to file reply within fo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir Government asking them to file a reply on the issue of getting benefits by the minority community in the state within four weeks.
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CPEC will reduce Baloch into minority in their own homeland: Noordin Menga
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 17 (ANI): Asserting that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will convert the Baloch people into minorities in their own homeland, Human rights campaigner from Balochistan Noordin Mengal stated that with an influx of outsiders due to the project, the identi
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'Terrorism factory' Pak mistreats religious minorities: India�
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 15 (ANI): Slamming Pakistan's intentions of making fallacious references about situation of minorities in India, New Delhi on Wednesday said not only has Islamabad become a terrorism factory but has also alienated its own people through continued mistreatment
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Pak PM Nawaz Sharif calls out party leader for being 'overweight'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Mar. 15 (ANI): While delivering his Holi address in Karachi, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif spoke on a range of issues including protection of minorities in Pakistan, but the speech took an awkward turn when he brought PML(N) leader Khialdas Kohistani into the conversation a
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Pak human rights violation: JKIPA calls on UN to send 'fact finding&#
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 14 (ANI): United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) chairman Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has said that Jammu and Kashmir International People's Alliance (JKIPA) is seriously concerned about the massive human rights violations committed against minorities i
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Muslims should stand equal with Hindus by ridding off 'minority'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Mar. 7 (ANI): After stoking a controversy by demanding a review on the definition of 'minorities', Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday while defending his earlier remark, asserted the Muslim community should be brought above the 'minority' categ
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China using new counter-terrorism policy to repress Tibetans, Uyghurs: Eur
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Feb.15 (ANI): In an in-depth discussion about the adverse effects China's counter-terrorism policy on minority groups such as Tibetans and Uyghurs, leaders of the European Parliament (EP) have said that they are well aware of the fact that Beijing is primarily using
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'Inflammatory' pastor to preach to Trump ahead of swearing-in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan. 20 (ANI): A pastor with a long history of inflammatory remarks against religious minorities including Muslims, Mormons, Catholics and even gays is scheduled to preach at a private service for Donald Trump and his family on Friday, shortly before the President-elect takes
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Telangana CM bats for development and welfare of minorities
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad [India], Jan. 19 (ANI): Pitching for the development of the minorities, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has said that the government has allocated Rs. 1,030 crores in the first state budget for the welfare and development of the minorities.
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