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UN experts urge Pakistan to address human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"Pakistan appears to conflate legitimate human and minority rights advocacy and public demonstrations with terrorism, threatening freedoms of expression, assembly, and association," the experts said. "Repeated internet blackouts in Balochistan have impeded freedom of information, transpar
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3 Uyghur men resettled in Canada after 10 years in Thai detention, escape
Updated : 11 months ago IST
These men were part of a larger group of over 300 Uyghurs who fled China in 2014, where this ethnic minority endures ongoing persecution, only to be captured by Thai authorities, leading to a lengthy dispute regarding their future.
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Video postcard from Manipur becomes example of communal harmony
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Despite being a Christian-majority area, Tamenglong is home to a vibrant Hindu minority that practices its faith freely and without fear.
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Liberals projected to win fourth term in Canada, majority still unclear
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Canada's Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, is projected to win a fourth consecutive term in Canada's federal election, although it remains unclear if it will be a minority or majority government. The result marks a rare political achievement amid U.S. trade tensions and a
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President Murmu attends Pope Francis' funeral in Vatican City
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Minority Affairs, George Kurian and Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Joshua De Souza, who are part of the official Indian delegation, also attended the ceremony.
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"One has to reap fruits of their deeds": Union Minister Giriraj Singh hits
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"Our policy is 'Live and let live'. The majority community in India has never done anything to the people of the minority community. In Bangladesh, it has become difficult for Hindus to stay alive. Temples were torched, they have done such a big injustice," Singh told reporters in Kolkata.
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"He keeps giving hate speeches": Pyare Khan slams Nitesh Rane
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Maharashtra Minority Commission Chairman Pyare Khan on Saturday slammed Nitesh Rane and said he keeps giving such hate speeches.
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President Droupadi Murmu departs for Vatican City to attend Pope Francis'
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday departed for Vatican City to attend the State Funeral of Pope Francis. Accompanying her on this visit are Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju; Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry
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Union Minister Rijiju departs for Vatican City to attend State Funeral of
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Rijiju said that the delegation also includes Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries George Kurian and Goa's Deputy Speaker Joshua Peter De Souza.
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American congressional delegation visits Israel on holocaust remembrance d
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hosted a bi-partisan American congressional delegation headed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat, New York). The delegation was in the country to honor Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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"Two main objectives were to benefit poor Muslims and stop looting, misuse
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday expressed concerns over misuse of Waqf properties and emphasised the need for proper utilisation to benefit poor Muslims, during a press conference in Mumbai.
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"One Nation, One Election is need of this innovative India": UP Minister D
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Minority Welfare Danish Azad Ansari on Tuesday said that the people of the country are welcoming the One Nation, One Election as the Bill is the need of the "innovative India."
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