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K'taka govt. seeks recognition of Lingayats, Veerashaivas as religious min
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): Following the declaration of minority status to the Lingayat and Veerashaiva communities, the State government wrote to the Centre recommending the official recognition of the two communities as religious minorities.
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Chitradurga Mutt's head seer urges Amit Shah to support minority status fo
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Tumkur (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): Seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga Mutt on Wednesday wrote a letter to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah, requesting him to support the Karnataka government's decision of granting minority status to Lingayats community.
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BJP defends its IT head over K'taka poll dates row
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday defended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell head Amit Malviya for his tweet on Karnataka assembly election dates.
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Religious minority status to Lingayats granted in view of K'taka polls: Ve
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, claimed that the Karnataka Government's move to grant a separate religion status to the Lingayat community was clearly made keeping forthcoming assembly elections in mi
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K'taka Govt declares religious minority status to Lingayats
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Begaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Karnataka Government on Friday declared minority status to the Lingayats community.
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KKR-backed Emerald Media acquires significant minority stake in Global Spo
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 23 (Businesswire-India): Emerald Media, the Pan-Asia company backed by leading global investment firm KKR, to invest in the fast-growing media, entertainment, consumer tech and B2B industries, today announced that it has acquired a significant minority stake
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Lingayat members to hold 'Mahamorcha'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Lingayat [Mumbai] [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Lingayat community members on Friday said its members from the Marathwada region will carry out a 'Mahamorcha' for their long pending demand of constitutional recognition to Lingayat religion in Maharashtra and minority status on the National l
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'EU must take note of human rights violations in Pak'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 20 (ANI): A former member of the European Parliament, Paulo Casaca, recently raised questions over the European Union's ignorance towards human rights violations, minority rights, and terror-funding activities in Pakistan.
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PM sends 'chaadar' to Ajmer Sharif Dragah
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday handed over the 'Chaadar' to be offered at Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer Sharif, to Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
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Sidelining minority led to party's loss in UP, says BJP leader
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramakant Yadav on Thursday acknowledged his party's defeat in the Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha bypolls, saying it was the result of sidelining the minority.
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Pakistan Army carrying out ethnic cleansing of minority groups: Nadeem Nus
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): Nadeem Nusrat, the spokesperson for the 'Free Karachi' campaign has said that the Pakistan Army was carrying out "ethnic cleansing" on the minority groups in Pakistan, adding that they were in grave danger.
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Short films, posters on persecution of Christians in Pak showcased in Gene
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland] Mar 14 (ANI): Short films depicting the persecution of the Christian minority in Pakistan was showcased during the 37th session of United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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