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Govt to organise mushairas for Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 23 (ANI): The Ministry of Minority Affairs will organise mushairas across the country to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The first event will take place on 6th October in the national capital.
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TRS resorting to minority appeasement: Amit Shah
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah, who launched the party's poll campaign in Hyderabad on Saturday, said the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is resorting to minority appeasement and vote bank politics.
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UNHRC Special Rapporteur's report links inflammatory remarks by BJP leader
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): E. Tendayi Achiume, the Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, in her report on 'Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia', has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India has been linked to
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Congress is a sinking ship of corruption: Naqvi
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 09 (ANI): The Congress party is a sinking ship of corruption, and anyone who supports the party will sink with it, said Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, a day ahead of the nationwide strike called for by the Congress party agains
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US Congressmen urge Pak to stop persecution of ethnic, religious groups
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington, DC [USA], Sep 7 (ANI): Scores of South Asian experts, members of the US Senate and House of Representatives flocked Capitol Hill to urge Pakistan to stop the persecution of ethnic and religious groups.
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International Criminal Court to investigate crimes against Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
The Hague [The Netherlands], Sep 07 (ANI): The International Criminal Court (ICC) has the jurisdiction to investigate the crimes that have been committed against the Muslim minority Rohingya community in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the court ruled on Thursday.
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Bharat Bandh: Bihar MP Pappu Yadav allegedly attacked
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Sep 7 (ANI): Madhepura Member of Parliament and Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav on Thursday claimed that he was attacked in Muzaffarpur in the wake of 'Bharat Bandh', which was announced by several minority rights organisations, against amendments in the Sch
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Bharat Bandh: Security heightened in MP
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Security was heightened in various parts of Madhya Pradesh in view of Bharat Bandh announced by several minority rights organisations against amendments in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Thursday.
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Issue of minorities' persecution in Pak to be raised at US Capitol Hill
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sep 01 (ANI): Voice of Karachi (VOK) and South Asia Minorities Alliance Foundation (SAMAF) will jointly hold an event at the United States Capitol Hill on September 5 to highlight the issue of religious freedom and minority rights in Pakistan.
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Minority sentiments hurt by ad carried by Pakistan daily
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Aug 31 (ANI): Advertisements for jobs usually bring excitement. But an advertisement for recruitment by the Pakistan Rangers has created furor in Pakistan. An advertisement carried by a leading daily recently drew flak for marginalising the minority communities in the c
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Naqvi calls Rahul 'Gappu', says his political journey is full of lies
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his latest remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the Rafale deal and demonetization.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Kalash lawmaker vows to fight for minorities
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], Aug 14 (ANI): Wazirzada, the first elected member to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from the Kalash minority community, has pledged to fight for the rights of all religious minorities in the province.
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