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Bangladesh Supreme Court slashes controversial job quota after deadly prot
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The unrest was sparked by students who have long demanded an overhaul of the quota system, which originally reserved 30 per cent of government jobs for descendants of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.
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Assam government decides to repeal Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Regi
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Assam government on Thursday decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act of 1935 to prevent child marriage and ensure parity in marriage and divorce registration.
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Union Minister Rijiju visits Kargil, announces development initiatives for
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Key announcements included the establishment of a cultural centre with an educational institution.
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Urumqi Massacre: Haunting example of China's strategic genocidal acts
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Urumqi Massacre, is remembered as one of the blackest chapters in the history of China's systematic oppression and genocide of ethnic minorities.
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Modi Mania grips Times Square: Multi-faith leaders, Indian diaspora celebr
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Several religious leaders of minority communities and the Indian diaspora in the United States praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ensuring the inclusive growth of minorities in India and making them equal partners in the nation's global rise in the past decade.
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"Social justice will only be achieved when caste-based census is conducted
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In his maiden speech as an MP in the Lok Sabha, Azad emphasized the atrocities the minorities, SC, ST, and OBC are facing in the country,
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Portions of Rahul Gandhi's speech in Lok Sabha expunged
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Among the portions of Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha speech that got expunged were his accusations against the BJP, stating that the party was treating minorities unfairly and perpetrating violence. Portions of the Congress MP's remarks on industrialists Adani and Ambani and on the Agniveer Sch
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Samajwadi Party workers celebrate Akhilesh Yadav's 51st birthday by planti
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
On the occasion of the 51st birthday of Samajwadi Party Chief and MP Akhilesh Yadav, party workers and supporters planted saplings named as Pichhadha, Dalit, Alpsankhyak (PDA) saplings referring to the upliftment for backward, Dalit and minorities. They celebrated and danced outside the Sama
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Pakistan SC questions Election Commission over exclusion of Imran Khan's p
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A full-court bench of the Supreme Court heard the Sunni Ittehad Council's (SIC) appeal against the denial of reserved seats for women and minorities. Justice Minallah directed the ECP to satisfy the court that it provided a level playing field to all political parties, including PTI, before,
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Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act marks progress amid ongoing challenges
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The law aims to deter and punish companies participating in or benefiting from Chinese state-sponsored forced labour in the Uyghur region of Western China - Xinjiang.
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Suvendu Adhikari writes to NCW, NHRC; urges to send team to West Bengal to
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
West Bengal's Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday wrote a letter to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), the National Commission for Women (NCW), and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and urged the Commission to send a team to West Bengal to inve
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US claims 'concerns' on alleged discrimination of minorities in India
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A detailed section of the report also mentioned the "targeted attacks against religious minorities in India."
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