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Special Olympics Bharat athletes honoured at grand national send-off cerem
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
India will be sending a contingent comprising 198 Athletes and Unified partners and 57 Coaches to participate across 16 Sports at the prestigious event. The ceremony was graced by Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports and Department of Information and Broadcast
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UPSC 2022: 29 Muslim candidates crack merit list
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) witnessed a three per cent rise in the number of Muslims candidates who cracked the most competitive exam in the country this year.
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Training session held for officials to be on Haj duty in Saudi Arabia
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A total of 468 officials to be on deputation have been selected including 339 medical professionals (173 doctors and 166 Paramedics), 129 for administrative duties including 29 Gr A officers.
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Hajj: Congress leader K Sudharkaran urges Centre to waive submission of pa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Congress' Kerala president K Sudhakaran on Monday asked Union Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani to waive off submission of passports for NRIs selected for this year's Hajj pilgrimage through the government quota.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's response on PIL challenging decision to allow only
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought responses on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging office Memorandum (OM) issued by Haj Division, Ministry of Minority Affairs on 20th March 2023, according to which only the Central Police Force employees will be allowed to serve & trave
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PIL in Delhi HC against Minority Affairs Ministry's decision to allow only
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court challenging office Memorandum (OM) issued by Haj Division, Ministry of Minority Affairs on March 20, 2023, according to which only Central Police Force employees will be allowed to serve and travel to the Kingdom of Saudi
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Extensive health infrastructure creation in Mecca, Medinah, Jeddah to ensu
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Each year Saudi Arabia hosts around 25 lakhs to 30 lakh pilgrims from across the globe to visit Mecca and India sends the third largest contingent of pilgrims in the world.
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In a first, over 4,000 women from India apply for Haj travel without 'male
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
For the first time in the history of Haj pilgrimage, 4,314 women have applied to go on the pilgrimage without a 'Mehram' or male guardian with blood relation, said sources in India's Minority Affairs Ministry.
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West Bengal: Ghulam Rabbani removed as Minority Affairs Minister; CM Baner
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
CM Banerjee will be looking after the department, and the concerned Minister has been transferred to the Horticulture dept of West Bengal.
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Future of Livelihoods - AIF's Annual Livelihoods Knowledge Event unpacks t
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI/PNN): The American India Foundation, catalyzing social and economic change in India for the past 22 years, organized the annual Livelihoods knowledge event 'Future of Livelihoods' at Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi today. Starting with the Keynote
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30 pc of minority seats earmarked for girls, Smriti Irani tells Rajya Sabh
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Responding to a question from Rajya Sabha MP KR Suresh Reddy on what the government plans to do to reduce the dropout rates amongst minority children, especially girls, Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani, said 30 per cent seats for minority students have been earmarked for
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Union Minister John Barla urges people of Nagaland to vote for right candi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahead of the Nagaland Assembly polls, Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs, John Barla arrived at Seyochung Headquarters in Kiphire district of Nagaland on Wednesday for kickstarting the campaign of Bharatiya Janata Party candidate V Kashiho Sangtam.
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