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Fabindia MD pumps Rs. 3Cr into Wow! Momo
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Fabindia Managing Director William Bissell announced an investment of Rs. 3 crores as a minority stake into home-grown Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain, Wow! Momo.
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Extremist attacks force minority Sikhs to flee Peshawar
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): The minority Sikh community in Peshawar, Pakistan, is moving to other parts of the country following repeated attacks by Islamic fundamentalists.
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Naqvi to host iftar party for divorced women, their families tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will host an iftar party for divorced women and their families on Wednesday.
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Myanmar, UN ink deal to repatriate Rohingya
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar] June 7 (ANI): Myanmar and the United Nations agencies have inked an agreement which could facilitate repatriation of about 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees.
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BJP, RSS oppose Naqvi's statement on Ram Mandir
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 5 (ANI): Reacting to Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's statement on Ram Mandir, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vinay Katiyar said it will remain a priority for the party, and will play a pivotal role in the 2019 general elections.
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US Congressman vows to curb Pak oppression on minorities
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI): United States Congressman vowed to use every tool at his disposal to prevent Pakistan from oppressing its minority communities.
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Minorities Commission to meet on giving minority status to Hindus
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) will meet on June 14 and decide on giving minority status to Hindus in seven states and one union territory.
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Do not carry minority complex, we are all Indians: Top Catholic priest
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), Cardinal Oswald Gracias, on Thursday urged the minority communities not to carry the minority complex, saying, "We are all Indians and all Indians have equal rights and all the Indians live tog
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Sikhs facing persecution in Pakistan-DSGMC chief
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi[India]/Peshawar[Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Predominantly living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces, the Sikhs are a small population in Pakistan. However, this minority community is deprived of their religious and constitutional rights.
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Archbishop letter row: Naqvi defends the Prime Minister
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working towards the inclusive growth of the country, irrespective of any religion and castes.
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Pak in deeper isolation if minorities issue remains unaddressed: Nusrat
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], May 19 (ANI): South Asia Minority Alliance Foundation (SAMAF) Chairman Nadeem Nusrat has warned that Pakistan would plunge into further diplomatic isolation if immediate measures are not taken to address the grievances of the country's ethnic and religious mino
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Chinese Christians stopped from praying in Sichuan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], May 12 (ANI): Cracking down on the minority Christian community once again, police in Chengdu, the capital of China's southwestern Sichuan province, prevented them from holding a special prayer meeting on Saturday on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the earthquake
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