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Queen's speech: Government will deliver eight separate bills on Brexi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], June 21 (ANI): As Britain's embattled Prime Minister Theresa May officially begins leading a minority government, Queen Elizabeth II read out a list of the government's intentions along with eight draft laws to take Britain out of the European Union.
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Cong. made Dalit president 15 years ago: Azad downplays NDA's Preside
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday downplayed the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) decision of naming Bihar Governor Ramnath Kovind for the post of President and said it's not the first time when a person belonging to the minority comm
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Lucknow: CM Adityanath chairs review meeting
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh),[India] June 18 (ANI): A review meeting of six departments, including Social Welfare, Disabled Welfare, Minority Welfare, Backward Class Welfare, Women Welfare, Food Safety and Drugs departments, chaired by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was held here on
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Presidential polls: Swamy ridicules 'minority party' Congress af
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): With the Congress party seeking for names and consensus over presidential election from the ruling dispensation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said the "minority party" has no right to make such demand names from
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UP minister demands CBI probe of Waqf affairs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] June 16 (ANI): With the Uttar Pradesh Government giving its nod for the dissolution of Shia and Sunni Waqf Boards in the wake of corruption charges against them, Waqf and Minority Affairs Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary on Friday said there is a need for a Ce
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Warburg Pincus to invest USD 360 mn to acquire minority stake in Tata Tech
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): An affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm has committed to invest around USD 360 million for approximately 43 percent equity stake in Tata Technologies Ltc., a global leader in engineering outsourcing and product development IT ser
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Britain to have more black, Asian, ethnic minority MPs than ever before
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom] June 10, (ANI): A record number of 51 black, Asian and ethnic minority MPs have been elected to the British Parliament in the 2017 General Election that was held on Thursday.
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Congress soft on terror, hard on nationalists: Centre
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday hit back at the Congress Party, saying that the government endorses the idea of India and development-related initiatives as one, while the grand old party is the one that has divided India in the name of minority, majority, backward a
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Najma Heptulla appointed Jamia Milia Islamia's new Chancellor
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Manipur Governor and former minority affairs minister Najma Heptulla has been given the additional charge of being the chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University.
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UP Min. Shastri rubbishes report on scrapping of minority quota
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 22 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh's Social Welfare Minister Ramapati Shastri on Monday denounced media reports that the Yogi Adityanath-led government was planning to scrap 20 percent quota for minorities in welfare schemes.
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Will correct anomalies in minority quota: UP Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] May 22 (ANI): The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government has confirmed that it is contemplating to correct the anomalies in the minority quota that was announced by the erstwhile Samajwadi Party (SP) Government led by Akhilesh Yadav.
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Jaipur: Gujjar community back under OBC category
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 20 (ANI): With the Gujjar community set to be included under the OBC category, Rajasthan Social Justice & Empowerment, Minority Affairs Minister Arun Chaturvedi on Saturday assured that the main motive of the Rajasthan government is to protect the jobs of
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