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Pakistan: 3 minority Ahmadiyya community members detained to prevent them
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Notably, the Ahmadiyya community is a minority in Pakistan. Frequent incidents are reported of the community facing religious persecution and discrimination.
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KMDC advances Rs 72.78 crore to 7616 students for higher education
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
After reviewing the progress of the KMDC here on Tuesday, Housing and Minorities Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan told reporters that a maximum loan of Rs 5 lakh has been sanctioned to the poor students belonging to minority communities studying medicine, engineering, Ayush, dental and pha
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee extends Yogyashree scheme to students of mi
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted that "Yogyashree" scheme designed to offer free-of-cost training to SC/ST students of the state for admission in engineering and medical courses would now be extended to boys and girls of Minority, OBC and General categories also.
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"INDIA alliance is the voice of the poor, deprived, and oppressed": Hemant
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren emphasized the inclusive mission of the INDIA bloc stating that it is the voice of the poor, deprived, oppressed, tribal, Dalit, backwards, and minority communities and this voice will continue to resonate strongly in the Parliament.
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Pakistan: Mob assaults Christian man, torches house over 'blasphemy' in Sa
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
This is one of the many episodes that highlight the precarious situation faced by religious minorities in Pakistan, who continue to face the threats of persecution and attacks.
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"Not doing any Hindu-Muslim politics": PM Modi criticises Opposition for e
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reiterated that he has never indulged in Hindu-Muslim politics and slammed the Opposition for engaging in appeasement politics adding that his speeches target parties undermining India's secularism.
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Activists decry China's repression, call for ending Uyghur and Tibetan opp
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Abduweli Ayup, a Uyghur linguist and poet accused the Chinese government of implementing forced sterilisations and abortions among the Muslim minority in Xinjiang.
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YSRCP MLA slaps voter after casteist slurs amid polls in Andhra
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"The man in question was drunk, was creating a nuisance, and was abusing me and my wife. He accused me of supporting the BC, SC, ST, and Minority communities despite being a Kamma. I got enraged over his baseless accusations and the yellow media blew the incident out of proportion without kn
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"Muslims need to stop calling themselves minority," Giriraj Singh expresse
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday expressed concerns about the "declining population" of Hindus in the country and stressed that Muslims need to stop calling themselves minority.
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"False narrative on 'minority in danger' exposed": PM Modi on EAC report r
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that the wrong narrative of "minority in danger" has been exposed while highlighting the report published by the Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC-PM).
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Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy makes big statment, says "4% Muslim re
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing debate between BJP and the Opposition leaders about the reservation and minority quota, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said 4 per cent of Muslim reservations will remain and that is YSR Congress Party's final word on it.
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Haryana political crisis: "Based on moral grounds, govt should resign imme
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Amidst the ongoing Haryana political crisis, Congress candidate from Rohtak Lok Sabha constituency Deepender Singh Hooda on Thursday said that after the three independent MLAs withdrew their support, the government in the state has come into a minority and should resign immediately.
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