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Congress to extend legal aid to victims in cases of lynching, party's mino
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Chairman of Congress Minorities Department Imran Pratapgarhi on Thursday said that the party will extend legal aid to victims of lynching and mob thrashing incidents and the minority department will make a legal team for the task.
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VHP chief lauds Allahabad HC's observation on the cow, says it's erudite
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): The issue of cow protection was more important to Mahatma Gandhi than Swaraj and when the majority community has such a belief, why should the minorities insist on eating beef? asked Vishva Hindu Parishad international working president Alok Kumar on Thu
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Pakistan underscores yet another abyss, undercounts minorities in census
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): Minorities in Pakistan have accused the government of undercounting them in the sixth Population and Housing Census, according to a media report.
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Think tank flags concerns over China's use of DNA profiling against Uyghur
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 30 (ANI): Amid the mounting accusation of large-scale human rights violations and persecution of Uyghurs by China, fresh reports have emerged where the Chinese authorities are said to be racially profiling minority group to build a large DNA database.
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3 churches demolished during anti-encroachment drive in Karachi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The minorities in Pakistan face uneneding violence, intolerance and discrimination and with each passing day, more and more incidents of atrocities against them are being reported from across the country.
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Minorities chief victims of forced conversions in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Minorities in Pakistan are the main victims of forced conversions as there have been numerous complaints of underage Hindu, Christian girls, or other minorities being made to marry and forcibly converted to other religions in Pakistan, a media report sa
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Congress slams KCR for neglecting minorities in Telangana
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 25 (ANI): All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson Dasoju Sravankumar slammed the Telangana government for ignoring the minorities in the state.
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Taliban silent on rights of minorities, we had high hopes from peace proce
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Afghan Member of Parliament (MP), Anarkali Kaur thanked the Indian government for evacuating Afghan nationals at this juncture when the country is in turmoil as the Taliban took over control of the war-ravaged country and dislodged the Ashraf Ghani governm
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Bengal post-poll violence: HC's order for CBI probe is first step towards
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): After the Calcutta High Court's order for a CBI inquiry into the post-poll violence in West Bengal, Atif Rasheed, Vice Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities on Thursday said the order is the first step towards justice to the innocent voters of
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Taliban attempt to present themselves as different from past, experts doub
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Taliban have after over two decades again seized control of Afghanistan's capital Kabul. This time, however, they have pledged to protect the rights of women and minorities and assured that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan would not pose a threat to a
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TPCC President Revanth Reddy alleges minorities in Telangana suffering
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 15 (ANI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Revanth Reddy on Saturday alleged that the minorities in the state are suffering.
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Pakistan's minorities in shambles, continue to suffer
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan has failed to uphold the promise which was everything for minorities that is safeguarding fundamental rights and freedom of religious minorities which was promised on August 11, 1947, but they still continue to suffer.
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