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Andhra Dy CM Pawan Kalyan condemns death of 2 Pakistani Hindu girls
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has condemned the tragic deaths of two Hindu girls, aged 15 and 17, in Pakistan's Islamkot area. The girls, identified as Hema and Venti, were found hanging from a tree.
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"Infiltration major issue; Hemant govt going away and NDA coming to power"
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday lashed out at the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) over the welfare of tribals and stated that the tribal population in Santhal has decreased from 44 per cent to 28 per cent. He added that the tribal society has become a minority in Pakur.
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"What is JMM doing for tribal welfare," questions Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Ahead of Jharkhand assembly elections, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday lashed out at the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) over the welfare of tribals and stated that the tribal population in Santhal has decreased from 44 per cent to 28 per c
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PM Modi accuses Congress of "dangerous intentions" towards minority reserv
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at Congress for what he called "dangerous intentions" regarding reservations for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) during a campaign rally in Sarath.
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Union Minister Chirag Paswan expresses concern over rising radicalism targ
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"The way this radical thinking is dominating in different parts of the world and the minority community, mostly Hindus, is being targeted, is a matter of concern. With this thinking, when the central government brings a scheme, many opposition leaders criticise it and spread confusion about
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"Till BJP is present in the country, no religion based reservation," says
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Addressing a public rally in PaIamu, Jharkhand, Amit Shah said, "Congress talks about reservation, but in our constitution, there is no such provision to give reservation on the basis of religion. In Maharashtra, a group of some 'Ulemah' submitted a memorandum to them about 10 per cent re
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"Important day for Muslims of India," says AIMIM President after SC overtu
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Shortly after the Supreme Court of India of India overruled its 1967 verdict on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University, AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Assaduddin Owaisi hailed the decision on Friday, saying that the right of minorities to educate themselves has been upheld.
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"Very likely AMU going to meet all requirements to be minority institution
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
After Supreme Court's decision to overrule the S Azeez Basha versus Union of India case which in 1967 held that since the Aligarh Muslim University was a Central university, it cannot be considered a minority institution, Lawyer and petitioner Shadan Farasat stated that it is 'very likely' t
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SC decision on AMU minority status: VC Naima Khatoon says "We honour judge
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Following Supreme Court's decision to overrule the S Azeez Basha versus Union of India case which in 1967 held that since the Aligarh Muslim Univeristy was a Central university, it cannot be considered a minority institution, Vice Chancellor Naima Khatoon said that she would discuss the j
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Supreme Court overrules 1967 verdict on Aligarh Muslim University minority
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday overruled by 4:3 S Azeez Basha versus Union of India case which in 1967 held that since AMU was a Central university, it cannot be considered a minority institution.
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"It is disheartening that SC stayed silent on constitutional rights of mad
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"In Paragraph 76 of the judgement, the Supreme Court mentioned the verdict of Pramati Education Society and others vs the Union of India. With the mention of the Pramati Education Society, we had hoped that the apex court would transfer the case to a larger bench. Earlier, a constitutional b
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"Projected it differently": Karnataka minister Zameer Ahmed Khan slams BJP
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Karnataka Waqf and Minority Affairs minister Zameer Ahmed Khan slammed the opposition BJP in state for row over waqf notice to farmers and alleged that it was "projected differently."
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