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Haj committees, Waqf board, others to be roped in to remove COVID vaccinat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): To clear hesitancy and misconception against COVID vaccination, social and educational organisations like Haj committees, Waqf board, Central Waqf Council and self-help groups would be roped in the "Jaan Hai To Jahaan Hai" campaign, said Union
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Former Chinese policeman reveals chilling account of Uyghurs in China's Xi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], June 8 (ANI): After a four-day hearing at a London-based tribunal on the treatment of Uyghurs, chilling testimony regarding torture of the Muslim minority has been revealed by a witness depicting blatant humans rights violation taking place in northwest China's Xinjiang province
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Covid-19: Naqvi slams Cong for trying to create 'havoc, confusion, fear'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday hit out at the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi for trying "to create havoc, confusion and fear among people" about Covid-19.
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2021 Hajj will depend on Saudi Arabia govt's decision: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI):Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that no decision has been taken by the Central government on the 2021 Hajj pilgrimage yet, adding that India will stand with the Saudi Arabia government's decision for annual Hajj yatra a
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Amid human rights abuses by China, Australia's Uyghurs in despair over dis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], June 4 (ANI): As Beijing continues its human rights abuses against ethnic minority communities in Xinjiang, Uyghurs living in Australia are left in despair over the 'disappearance' of their relatives in China.
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Kerala CM calls all-party meet on June 4 to discuss minority scholarships
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 2 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called a virtual all-party meeting on June 4 to discuss the minority scholarships issue.
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Australia, New Zealand concerned over Hong Kong developments, chide Chines
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 31 (ANI): Australia and New Zealand expressed "deep concern over developments that limit the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong" and also criticised China's treatment of the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.
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Afghan Sikh refugees residing in Punjab for more than 5 years hope to beco
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 29 (ANI): As the Central Government invited applications from the immigrants belonging to minority communities from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh for Indian citizenship, several Sikh refugees from Afghanistan living in India for more than five years
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MHA invites applications for Indian citizenship from 'minority community'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday invited applications from the immigrants belonging to minority communities from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian
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Allotting 80 pc minority scholarships to Muslim community cannot be legall
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 28 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Friday held that action of the state government in sub classifying the minorities by providing merit-cum-means scholarship at 80 per cent to the Muslim community and 20 per cent to the Latin Catholic Christians and converted C
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Lithuanian parliament latest to term China's treatment of Uyghurs 'genocid
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], May 21 (ANI): The parliament in Lithuania on Thursday became the latest to describe China's treatment of its Uyghur minority as "genocide", voting to call for a UN probe of the internment camps in the country's northwest region of Xinjiang.
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Goldman Sachs invests in Aragen Life Sciences
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Aragen Life Sciences ("Aragen"), formerly known as GVK Biosciences and a leading contract research organization (CRO), announced today that Goldman Sachs, an active investor in India, has taken a significant minority stake in t
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