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KKR-backed Emerald Media leads USD35 million round in Amagi Media Labs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec.15 (ANI-Businesswire India): Emerald Media, the Pan-Asia company backed by leading global investment firm KKR for investing in the media and entertainment sector, today announced that it has acquired a significant minority stake in Amagi Media Labs ('Amagi'), th
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Myanmar military burned Rohingya villages, says Human Rights Watch
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec. 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch has claimed that the Myanmar military deliberately burned the houses of Rohingya, a Muslim minority in the Buddhist majority country.
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Minority in LS not being allowed to perform its functions: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 11 (ANI): Refuting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that he is not being allowed to speak in Parliament over the demonetisation move, the Congress Party on Sunday said it is the minority in Lok Sabha which is not being allowed to perform its function of e
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co. advises on Rs. 450 crore investment by
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI-NewsVoir): Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co. acted as the legal counsel to International Finance Corporation (IFC) and IFC EAF Apollo Investment (both part of World Bank Group) in relation to acquisition of a minority stake (29 percent stake) in Apollo Health
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Protests in Malaysia in support of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Dec. 4 (ANI): Thousands of Malaysians and Rohingya refugees gathered at Titiwangsa Stadium to protest against the alleged state-endorsed persecution of the Muslim minority group in Myanmar on Sunday.
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Oppn wants to demolish discussion in parliament: Naqvi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov. 24(ANI): Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that the opposition wants to demolish discussion in parliament and does not want to have a debate.
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Human Rights Watch asks Afghan Govt for plan protecting Shia minority
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov. 22 (ANI): Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that the Afghan government should develop a security plan to better protect minority Shia during high-profile public events.
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Demonetisation revolution will benefit poor, weaker sections of society: N
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 19 (ANI): Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that instead of a united opposition creating a ruckus in Parliament on demonetisation, they should support this economic revolution which will directly benefit the poor and weaker s
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Black, Asian defendants more likely to be jailed in UK, says study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov. 19 (ANI): An official analysis has suggested that Black and ethnic minority defendants are more likely to be jailed for some crimes than whites.
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Azad statements unfortunate, answerable to Parliament: Naqvi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 18 (ANI): Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's remark on demonitisation were 'unfortunate' and suggested that the congress is losing ground without valid facts to prove its points.
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Study reveals how kids perceive race and gender identities
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 16 (ANI): A recent study published in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology journal has revealed how children perceive their social identities in middle childhood and what they think about their race and gender identities.
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People opposing demonetisation are protecting black money mafias: Naqvi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 14 (ANI): Hailing demonetisation as a 'revolutionary change', Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said the people opposing the move are possibly trying to protect black money or the black money mafias.
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