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Women activists highlight persecution of Christians in Pak at UN
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 13 (ANI): Christian women activists on Monday raised the issue of persecution of minority community by the hands of Islamic fundamentalists and the misuse of blasphemy law in Pakistan during the 37th session of human rights council session in Geneva.
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Ex-Sri Lankan cricketers condemn Kandy riots
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 7 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan cricketers Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena on Tuesday took to Twitter to condemn the recent acts of violence against the minority Muslim community in Kandy district that claimed two lives.
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Emergency imposed in Sri Lanka, curfew in Kandy
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 6 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday has decided to impose a state of emergency for 10 days to control law and order in the country, following the violence against the minority community in Kandy district over the last two days.
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Jinnah didn't want a separate country: Farooq Abdullah
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir) [India], Mar. 03 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said that Muhammad Ali Jinnah didn't want a separate country for Muslims, but happened due to Indian leaders' refusal to accept minority status for Muslims and Sikh in the coun
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Kerala Haj Committee files plea challenging Centre's Haj pilgrim selection
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 19 (ANI): The Kerala Haj Committee on Monday filed a plea challenging the Centre's guidelines in Haj pilgrim selection.
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Owaisi meets Telangana Dy. CM, discusses education for minority
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb. 17 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi met Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari in Secretariat on Saturday to discuss issues related to the higher education of minority students.
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Congress politicising national security issues: Naqvi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said the Congress party is politicising issues related to national security.
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Minority status to non-Muslims: J-K to submit blueprint
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (J-K) [India], Feb.09 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the state minority commission will submit a blueprint in connection with a plea to grant minority status to non-Muslims in the state within four weeks.
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Pelosi sets record with 8-hour speech on immigration
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Feb 8 (ANI): United States House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has spoken for more than eight consecutive hours in a record-breaking marathon speech protesting a budget deal reached by Senate leaders.
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Telangana govt to offer overseas study for minority students
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] January 29 (ANI): The Telangana government has come up with a scheme to educate girls from minority community by encouraging them to study abroad.
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Minority circular row: K'taka govt. unbiased, says Reddy
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): In the back drop of minority circular row, Karnataka Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Sunday asserted that the state government is not biased.
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K'taka CM criticizes BJP for 'communalising' circular issue
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) India January 28 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday cried foul over the minority circular row and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of communalising the issue.
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