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George Floyd unrest may threaten jump in COVID-19 cases among minority gro
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): Health officials have expressed distress that the ongoing protests against police brutality toward African-Americans and Latino populations, spurred by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, could result in another jump in coronavirus cases in the comi
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US House passes Bill to sanction Chinese officials for Uyghur treatment
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) overwhelmingly passed legislation on to hold China accountable for human rights violations of Uyghur Muslims and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang region.
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Eid-ul-Fitr: Naqvi offers Namaz at his residence
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown, Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi offered Namaz at his residence on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
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Passengers arrive at Mumbai airport as domestic air travel resumes amid lo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 25 (ANI): Passengers on Monday arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here as domestic flight operation resumes in the country amid the nationwide lockdown.
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COVID-19 would not deter festive spirit of Eid, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Sunday that this time Eid-ul-Fitr would be unique due to COVID-19 pandemic but it would not deter the festive spirit.
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Hunar Haat to reopen from Sept 25 with theme of 'local to gobal', says Naq
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Hunar Haat, where an opportunity is given to artisans/craftsmen from across the country to showcase and market their handmade and indigenous products, would reopen with a theme of 'local for global' from September 25, said Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar
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Trump administration blacklists dozens of Chinese entities over human righ
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 23 (ANI): The Trump administration has put new restrictions on two sets of Chinese entities--targeting one group which is pursuing military technology and another which is aiding Beijing's crackdown on China's Muslim minority groups.
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Indian Democracy: The Envy of Islamic Supremacist Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], May 18 (ANI): The constitution of Pakistan bars anyone who is not a Muslim from becoming the head of the state. Ahmedi Muslims were declared non-Muslims by a parliamentary amendment in the constitution in 1974 and are not allowed to participate in the general elections un
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Mumbai Cong leader appeals for Eid celebration by helping needy
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 17 (ANI): Mumbai Congress Minority Cell vice president Mudassir Patel has appealed to the Muslim community to celebrate Eid by helping the people in view of coronavirus crisis.
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16 Haj Houses given to state governments for quarantine, isolation facilit
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Saturday that more than 1500 health care assistants, who have been trained under skill development programme of the ministry, were assisting in treatment coronavirus patients.
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Plea in HC against Delhi Minority Commission Chairman over controversial p
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking action against Chairman of Delhi Minorities Commission Zafarul-Islam Khan for allegedly making inflammatory and threatening statements in a social media post.
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NEET is necessary in national interest, doesn't violate rights of any mino
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Supreme Court in its judgement today held that the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test), examination (medical and dental courses) does not violate the right of minorities to run their own institutions and impart education.
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