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Tripura Muslim body urges State govt to take steps for peaceful Bakra Eid
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Tripura's Jamiat Ulama-e Hind, one of the oldest bodies of the minority Muslim population of the state, appealed to the new ruling BJP-IPFT government to take necessary appropriate measures so that the Muslim population can celebrate the upcoming Eid
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Are LGBQ teens more prone to diabetes?
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 1 (ANI): Diabetes risk is higher among LGBQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Questioning) teens as compared to heterosexual teens, according to a study.
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Minority groups in China facing repression, says Ministerial to Advance Re
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 27 (ANI): The first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, that held its meeting in Washington this week, has expressed serious concerns over restrictions on religious freedom in China, particularly on the minority groups such as Uighurs, Hui, Kazakh Musli
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India shouldn't be governed by sentiments: Owaisi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President, Asaduddin Owaisi said that India should be governed according to the Constitution and rule of law, not by sentiments of majority/minority, which will lead to anarchy.
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'Bridge course' to open doors for formal education: Naqvi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said the motive to introduce the 'Bridge Course' is to open the doors for formal and mainstream education for dropout students.
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Prudent Corporate Advisory Services offering minority stake to TA Associat
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 14 (Businesswire-India): Prudent Corporate advisory Services Ltd ("Prudent"), a leading independent distributor of mutual fund and other wealth products, today announced that it has completed a process of offering minority investment in to TA Associates, a
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MEA condemns Sikh policeman's eviction in Pak
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 12 (ANI): Breaking silence on the reports of a Sikh policeman being forcefully evicted from his home in Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday condemned the incident and said that it was not the first time religious minority in the country was
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Govt data shows select schemes not reaching Muslims: Ansari
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Former vice president Hamid Ansari on Thursday said certain government schemes were not reaching certain minority communities, based on government data.
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Ghani visits Gurdwara Kart-e-Parwan in the wake of Jalalabad blast
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 5 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani paid a visit to Gurdwara in Kart-e-Parwan area of Kabul and offered condolences to the Afghan Sikh Community following the deadly suicide attack in Jalalabad City.
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Record number of Haj Pilgrims from India this year: Naqvi
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that a record number of Muslims, including a large number of women, will be going to Haj this year even after the subsidy has ended.
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Now no marriage certificate needed at passport offices: Swaraj
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday announced that marriage certificates will no more be required at the passport offices.
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi hosts Iftar party
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday hosted an Iftar party at his ministerial bungalow in the national capital.
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