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Capitol Hill rioters 'more upset about the election than you are': Trump t
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump reportedly told House of Representatives Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy during a phone call on January 6 that the rioters were "more upset about the election" than the California Republican.
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US: McConnell not pressuring Republicans to acquit Trump
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is not pressuring fellow Republicans to acquit former President Donald Trump as the impeachment trial appears poised to wrap as soon as this weekend.
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SC issues notice to Centre on petition to define 'minority'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre after hearing a petition filed by lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking the apex court's order to define the term minority and issue necessary guidelines
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Goa CM reaches out to minorities ahead of state assembly elections
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], February 9 (ANI): Gearing up for the 2022 Assembly polls, Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Tuesday expressed confidence in regaining the trust of the minority community in the state.
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Sodexo BRS India makes equity investment in National Payment Corporation o
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai ( Maharashtra) [India], February 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Sodexo BRS India, the leader in digital employee benefits, acquired a minority stake in the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) as part of a Private Placement Exercise inviting wider participation from RBI regulated payment
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Hindu holy sites in Pakistan presents 'picture of decay, obliteration': Re
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 8 (ANI): A recent report by a minorities' rights commission in Pakistan has revealed a "dismal" picture of most revered Hindu sites in the country and slammed the statutory board responsible to maintain the ancient sites of the minority community.
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Some people hatching 'criminal conspiracy' against nation in guise of farm
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 7 (ANI): A day after a flag with a portrait resembling Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was spotted in Punjab during 'chakka jam' by farmers, Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that some people have been hatching 'crim
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More than 29 lakh people visited "Hunar Haat", organised in Lucknow
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 7 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs on Sunday informed that more than 29 lakh people visited "Hunar Haat", organised by it at Avadh Shilpgram in Lucknow from January 22 to February 7.
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Rejection of British National Overseas passports leaves ethnic minority co
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 2 (ANI): Thousands of members of ethnic minority communities in Hong Kong - Indians, Pakistanis, Nepalese - who only have a British National Overseas BN (O) passport are facing fresh hurdle in going abroad after the government said it no longer recognised the document
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BJP won't get seats in minority dominated areas, says Assam minister Himan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 31 (ANI): Ahead of the Assam Assembly polls slated for later this year, State minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not get any seats in areas dominated by Miya Muslims as they do not vote for the BJP.
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Pakistani rights group joins hands with Taiwanese NGO to raise minority ri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Faisalabad [Pakistan], January 30 (ANI): The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), a human rights group based in Faisalabad, has joined hands with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) to raise the issue of rights for minorities in Pakistan on international platforms.
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British Jews condemn Uyghur persecution in China on Holocaust Remembrance
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 28 (ANI): On the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday, prominent Jewish figures spoke out over China's state-run campaign against its minority communities including Uyghurs in the Xinjiang province.
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