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SC gives 6 weeks to Centre for consultations on granting minority status t
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted six more weeks' time to the Central government to hold consultations with various State governments on the issue of granting minority status to Hindus in states where other communities outnumber them.
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SC gives 3 months to Centre for consultations on granting minority status
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three months time to the Central government to hold consultations with various state governments on the issue of granting minority status to Hindus in states where they are outnumbered by other communities.
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States can declare a community minority, Centre tells Supreme Court
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): The Central government has told the Supreme Court that certain States, where Hindus or other communities are less in number, can declare them as minorities within their own territories, to enable them to set up and administer their own institutions.
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Delhi HC issues notice to union ministries on plea seeking minority status
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to the Union Ministries of Home Affairs, and Law and Minority Affairs on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking minority status to Hindus in nine states.
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SC dismisses PIL seeking redefinition of 'minorities' to include Hindus in
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking redefinition of 'minorities' to include Hindus in the states where their population is less than other communities.
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Minorities Commission to meet on giving minority status to Hindus
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) will meet on June 14 and decide on giving minority status to Hindus in seven states and one union territory.
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Delhi HC recalls order against minority status to Jamia Milia
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday recalled order opposing minority status to Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university.
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After K'taka, Lingayats in Maharashtra demand minority status
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Aurangabad, (Maharashtra) [India] Apr 8 (ANI): The All India Lingayat Coordination Committee carried out a protest rally outside the Divisional Commissioner's office in Maharashtra's Aurangabad on Sunday demanding a constitutional recognition for Lingayat community.
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Minority status given to Lingayat to 'polarise votes': Amit Shah
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Saturday called the decision of the Karnataka government to give minority status to Lingayat community as a strategy to 'polarise votes'.
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K'taka govt. seeks recognition of Lingayats, Veerashaivas as religious min
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): Following the declaration of minority status to the Lingayat and Veerashaiva communities, the State government wrote to the Centre recommending the official recognition of the two communities as religious minorities.
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Chitradurga Mutt's head seer urges Amit Shah to support minority status fo
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Tumkur (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): Seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga Mutt on Wednesday wrote a letter to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah, requesting him to support the Karnataka government's decision of granting minority status to Lingayats community.
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Religious minority status to Lingayats granted in view of K'taka polls: Ve
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, claimed that the Karnataka Government's move to grant a separate religion status to the Lingayat community was clearly made keeping forthcoming assembly elections in mi
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