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PM Hasina appeals Muslims to ensure safety of minorities
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov. 12 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a video conference, has urged the countrymen to put in their best efforts to maintain communal harmony and ensure safety and security of the people of minority communities in the aftermath of attacks on Hindu temp
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Congress, Kejriwal champions of political hypocrisy, says BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 12 (ANI): Rejecting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's allegations against the Centre over demonetization as laughable, Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told ANI, "I can see that Congress and Kejriwal are all about politic
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"Uniformity is not the guarantee for equality": CPI (M) on tripl
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has supported the demand of Muslim women against the arbitrary practice of triple talaq and alleged that the ruling dispensation at the Centre was not interested in securing women's equality but in targeting the mi
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Muslim Board indulging in propaganda: RSS on UCC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 17(ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday alleged that the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) was indulging in propaganda over the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and blamed the successive governments for institutionalizing majority and minority.
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Naqvi calls for healthy debate to reach decision on Uniform Civil Code
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 13 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that a healthy debate should take place between different communities on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to reach a decision on this issue.
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Law Commission's questionnaires on Uniform Civil Code arbitrary, ille
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct. 13 (ANI): Asserting that India is a multi-cultural and a multi-religious society which gives constitutional rights to different communities, Chairman of the state's Minority Commission, Abaid Rasool, on Thursday said the questionnaire prepared by the
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KKR-backed Emerald Media invests USD 50mn in YuppTV
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Oct.11 (ANI-Businesswire India): Emerald Media, a Pan-Asian platform established 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 YuppTV for USD 50 million.
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Exposure to community violence leads to violent behaviour in teenage boys:
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C. (USA), Oct. 5 (ANI): According to a recent research, increased exposure to community violence in minority teen boys leads to symptoms of violent behaviour while abating the signs of depression.
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'Progress Panchayat' for minorities to be launched today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 29 (ANI): Centre will today launch Progress Panchayat to reach out to the minority community and publicise the various welfare measures taken by the NDA government for their betterment.
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Pakistan is not Pak, it is Na-pak , says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Sept. 23 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today described Pakistan as "Na-Pak" and also dubbed it as a "factory of terrorism" which had become a threat to the world.
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Pakistan might be 'pretending' to take action against 26/11 mast
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 8 (ANI): After a Pakistani court reportedly issued notice against 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday showed doubts on Pakistan's inte
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Aadhar Card for students: Delhi HC issues notice to Centre
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Centre and asked as to why Aadhar Card is mandatory for the students from minority communities to avail various central scholarships.
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