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"All will come under this reservation, not just one community": Karnataka
Updated : 1 year ago IST
After the Karnataka government approved a 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in government contracts, state Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Monday said that all 5 to 6 minority communities will come under this reservation.
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Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar clarifies 4% reservation in Govt contracts
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday clarified that the state government's decision to provide a four per cent reservation in government contracts is not exclusive to Muslims but extends to all minority communities and backward classes.
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"Modern Muslim League Budget": BJP slams Karnataka govt Budget
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Pradeep Bhandari said, "In Karnataka, Congress party has passed a modern Muslim League Budget. In this modern Muslim League Budget, Congress party is increasing the honorarium of Imams to Rs 6000. Waqf is being given Rs 150 Crores. Money for self-defence training is being
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"Anti-marginalised mentality": Mallikarjun Kharge hits out at BJP-ruled st
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"In Parliament, Home Minister Amit Shah insults Babasaheb Ambedkar and the same anti-marginalised mentality is being repeated in BJP-ruled states," Kharge posted on X.
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Muslim clerics, locals from Hazrat Nizamuddin meet Delhi LG, raise concern
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A delegation of Ulemas (clerics) and residents of Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah and Basti area met Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena on Saturday and expressed concerns over the attacks on Hindus and other minority communities in Bangladesh.
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US Congressman Sherman calls on Bangladesh to protect Hindu minority
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
US Congressman Brad Sherman issued a statement on Tuesday calling on Bangladesh's interim government to protect its Hindu minority and address the ongoing protests by Hindus and minority communities over recent attacks and harassment.
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"Sheikh Hasina destroyed unity, integrity of country": Historian Irfan Hab
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Historian Irfan Habib condemned the ongoing violence against minority communities in Bangladesh and said that former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina "destroyed the unity and integrity" of the country.
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"When minorities unite, they are capable of immense strength," says Jasdee
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
At the launch of the Association of Indian American Minorities (AIAM) in Maryland, Jasdeep Singh Jassi, President of the organisation, emphasised the power of unity among minority communities. Speaking about the significance of the newly-formed association, Jassi highlighted the importance o
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PM Modi honoured with Global Peace Award as Indian American minorities uni
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Global Equity Alliance Summit in Washington marked 10 years of the Indo-US Strategic Partnership, focusing on minority empowerment and education. PM Modi was honoured with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Global Peace Award for Minority Upliftment, recognizing his decade-long reforms fo
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"Despicable, yet entirely predictable": India slams Pakistan at UN for rak
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Exercising its right to reply during the UN Security Council Debate on Women building peace in a changing environment, India called out Islamabad over the "deplorable" condition of women from minority communities in Pakistan.
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"Eight-point demand must be accepted," says Bangladesh minority alliance i
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A minority alliance in Bangladesh took to the streets of Dhaka on Friday, demanding that the government accept their eight-point demand to ensure the safety and well-being of minority communities. The alliance made this demand at a mass rally at the central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka. Thousan
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"Minority Affairs Ministry works for all communities, not just for muslims
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday asserted that the role of the Minority Affairs Ministry is not focused solely on the Muslim community but works for the benefit of all minority communities in the country.
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