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Anti-Pakistan protest in New York on International Day of Victims of Enfor
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Aug 31 (ANI): On the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, scores of people protested outside the Pakistan consulate in New York against the forceful abductions of people from the minority communities in Pakistan by its Army and intelligence.
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Sikh community welcomes resolution introduced in US Congress
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 20 (ANI): Jackie Speier introduced a House Resolution in the Congress condemning targeted terrorist attacks against members of the Sikh, Hindu, and other religious minority communities in Afghanistan.
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145 candidates from minority communities selected in civil services exam t
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday that government's "resolute and effective efforts for promotion and progress" of meritorious youths from minority communities have resulted in selection of 22 youth from poor, weaker
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Bengaluru violence: SDPI, Congress must not exploit the poor in minority c
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): In connection with the Bengaluru violence, former Karnataka Minister Roshan Baig on Saturday said that the poor sections of the minority communities should not be exploited by the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) or the Congress.
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COVID-19: Minority community in Sindh appeals for aid denied by Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Minority communities in Sindh have appealed to influential people and governments to provide them food aid as Pakistan is not providing them proper assistance during the ongoing crisis triggered by coronavirus spread.
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25,782 long term visas granted to minorities from Bangladesh, Afghanistan,
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday said that 26,786 long term visas (LTV) were granted to foreigners including 25,782 to the people belonging to minority communities in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in last five years.
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Ahead of Trump's visit, National Akali Dal to protest against Pak violence
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI): Members of the National Akali Dal will stage a protest against violence inflicted by Pakistan on its minority communities, including Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, and Ahmadiyya Muslims, at Jantar Mantar here on Sunday afternoon.
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Entire opposition misleading the country over Citizenship Act: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the opposition parties accusing them of misleading the members from minority communities over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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SC junks plea seeking minority communities to be defined on basis of state
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition seeking for minority communities to be defined on the basis of state-wise population data instead of national data.
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BJP to organise series of workshops on Citizenship (Amendment) Act across
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 13 (ANI): After its big push that helped Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 sail through Parliament and subsequently turning into an Act with the Presidential assent, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now decided to organise a series of zonal workshops across cou
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Woman activist exposes atrocities on minorities by Pak army
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 28 (ANI): Gulalai Ismail, Pakistan human rights activist who was forced to flee after being accused of treason by Islamabad, on Friday (local time) said that thousands of people from minority communities in the country were killed in Pakistan in the name of eradicating te
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Withdraw Pakistan's GSP plus status: EICC
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 15 (ANI): The Europe India Chamber of Commerce (EICC) has written a letter to the EU Commissioner for Trade, European Commission, Cecilia Malmstrom, calling to immediately withdraw Generalised System Preferences (GSP) plus status to Pakistan, over the country's contin
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