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"Trying to divide people by creating confusion": Jagdambika Pal on AIMPLB'
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Amidst the ongoing row on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal has said that the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) wants to create a confusion among the minorities of the country.
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Tamil Nadu: DMK's T Siva backs party chief Stalin's commitment to safeguar
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP T. Siva on Tuesday assured that his party will always stand by minorities, particularly Muslims. He also expressed his support for party chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's commitment to safeguarding the rights of Muslims.
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"Who is doing politics of religion?": BJP MP slams Congress
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Days after the Karnataka government granted four per cent reservation to minorities in public contracts, BJP MP Mayank Nayak on Monday slammed the move and accused the Congress of playing "politics of religion."
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RSS calls to stand in solidarity with Hindu society of Bangladesh, express
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) - RSS' highest decision making body- also called the "oppression" of minorities in Bangladesh a "serious" violation of human rights.
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Maharashtra: Nagpur Police arrest MDP's Hamid Engineer in violence case
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Hamid Engineer, working president of the Minorities Democratic Party, was arrested by Nagpur Police late on Friday night in relation to the ongoing Nagpur violence case.
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India's UN Representative raises voice at UNHRC over persecution of Hindus
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Christians (2.4 billion) and Hindus (1.2 billion) are considered minorities in Pakistan, constituting only over 3 per cent of the country's total population, and they endure severe persecution.
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"We condemn any instances of violence," Secy of State on B'desh violence a
Updated : 1 year ago IST
On being asked about the recent remarks of US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding Bangladesh, Bruce said that the US welcomed efforts by the interim government in reducing the instances of the said violence.
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"Reach at least minimum agreement": Congress' Harish Rawat amid Muslim law
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"The Muslim Personal Law Board is an umbrella organisation of the minorities. If it says something, it should be taken seriously. If something is done that the minorities don't agree with, we should try to reach at least a minimum agreement so that they don't feel unheard. The country must e
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Congress violating Constitution by granting quota to minorities: BJP MP Ba
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to the media in New Delhi today, he said the Karnataka government, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is deceiving the backward classes and said the 4 per cent reservation to minorities is unconstitutional.
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"Calculated move to appease vote bank...": BJP slams Karnataka govt over "
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Reservations solely based on religion are unconstitutional and is not permitted. Despite being fully aware of this legal position the Siddaramaiah government in a very calculated move to appease and send a message to its vote bank has indulged in this constitutional adventure. This is be
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Who said reservation is only for Muslims?: Karanataka Dy CM Shivakumar
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to reporters at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee's office, Shivakumar said, "The reservation of contracts for minorities is only up to Rs 2 crores. In the past, similar arrangements were done for SC/STs. This is for all minorities and not just for Muslims."
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"BJP is basically jealous": Congress's Sowmya Reddy defends Karnataka's 4
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Reddy added that the Congress government in Karnataka believes in "serving people" without regard to their religion, language, or caste. She said that the BJP was "jealous" of the good works being carried out by the state government.
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