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Baloch rights group holds march in Islamabad against abduction, torture by
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 18 (ANI): In a bid to highlight the plight of minority communities in Pakistan, a rights group -- Baloch Voice of Missing Persons (BVMP) has been holding demonstrations in Islamabad over the issue of forced abduction, torture, and harassment of the people of
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Congress, Left hold meeting with Indian Secular Front over seat-sharing fo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 18 (ANI): Congress and the Left on Wednesday held their first meeting the Indian Secular Front (ISF), recently floated by influential minority leader Abbas Siddique over seat-sharing for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls.
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Trump slams former ally McConnell, calls him 'dour, sullen and unsmiling
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): After being acquitted in the second impeachment trial, US former President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) called his former ally and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell "a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack".
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi offers 'Chadar' on behalf of PM at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], February 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi offered 'Chadar' on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the dargah of Sufi Saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on 807th Urs at Ajmer Sharif.
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Human rights group from Kashmir asks UN to probe mass graves in Gilgit, Ba
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 16 (ANI): In a bid to highlight the plight of minority communities in Pakistan, a human rights group from Kashmir has issued a memorandum calling on United Nations to look into the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and probe the m
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PM hands over 'chadar' for Ajmer Sharif Dargah
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has handed over a 'chadar' to Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi that would be offered at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on the 809th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.
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Congress should explain its opposition to CAA: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday challenged the Congress party to explain its opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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SC adjourns hearing on Shillong Times journalist's plea to quash FIR again
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for February 16 plea filed by Editor of Shillong Times, Patricia Mukhim, challenging the Meghalaya High Court order which had dismissed her plea to quash an FIR against her for a Facebook post condemning violence aga
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The saga of China's crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 14 (ANI): China's sweeping crackdown on Muslim ethnic minority, Uyghurs in Xinjiang since 2017 in the name of counterterrorism has drawn global ire, particularly US State Department, that has classified it as 'genocide', reported The Washington Post.
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Capitol Hill rioters 'more upset about the election than you are': Trump t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump reportedly told House of Representatives Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy during a phone call on January 6 that the rioters were "more upset about the election" than the California Republican.
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US: McConnell not pressuring Republicans to acquit Trump
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is not pressuring fellow Republicans to acquit former President Donald Trump as the impeachment trial appears poised to wrap as soon as this weekend.
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SC issues notice to Centre on petition to define 'minority'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre after hearing a petition filed by lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking the apex court's order to define the term minority and issue necessary guidelines
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