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Women's safety still a big question in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): The murder of a Hindu girl in Pakistan, has raised the question about women's safety in the country, especially of women from the religious minority communities.
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Issue of barring Muslim vendors near Temple in Karnataka to be resolved so
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], March 24 (ANI): Karnataka State Minorities Commission chairman Abdul Azeem on Wednesday said that talks are being held in connection with the Udupi temple's decision to not allow non-Hindus to put up shops in the temple's annual fair.
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Making Women Visible - V-WA Launches the Second Edition of Its Leadership
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Despite the strides that they have made in society, and in spite of their contributions to the world and to workplaces, women remain a minority in positions of leadership. V-WA 50 aims to change this. Launched by the Vedica Women's Allian
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Beijing threatens reciprocal sanctions after US unveils visa curbs on Chin
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): China has threatened the United States with retaliatory sanctions after Washington announced visa restrictions on officials over human rights violations in the country.
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Rights activist says no value of Sindhi life in Pakistan, pleads for justi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Sindhi-American activist Fatima Gul on Tuesday highlighted the plight of Sindhi people in Pakistan and said there is no value of minority communities in the country as anyone can violate their rights, especially women.
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At UN, Baloch activist raises concern about rights violation in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Munir Mengal, a Baloch political and human rights activist on Tuesday raised concerns about the violation of the ongoing rights against minority communities in Pakistan.
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Uyghur woman in Xinjiang sentenced to 20-yr imprisonment for speaking to T
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): A Uyghur woman has been sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for speaking to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to China's Xinjiang region in 2012, said a media report citing the woman's husband.
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US imposes travel bans on Chinese officials for repression of ethnic, reli
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], March 22 (ANI): The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials for their involvement in the repression of ethnic and religious minority groups inside and outside the border of China.
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US to declare Myanmar junta committed genocide against Rohingya
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI): The United States is set to declare that the Myanmar military's violence against the Rohingya minority amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, media reports said on Sunday.
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Rashid Alvi asks Sonia Gandhi to skip Yogi Adityanath's oath ceremony, war
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): With speculations doing the rounds of the likelihood of her attending the swearing-in ceremony of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, senior Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Saturday said that the interim president of the party Sonia Gandhi shou
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VHP condemns Dhaka temple attack, calls for safety of Hindus
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Condemning the attack on an ISKCON temple in Dhaka, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called upon Bangladesh to take measures to ensure the safety of the minority Hindus in the country.
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Nation celebrates Holi, Shab-e-Barat same day, this is beauty of India: Un
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 18 (ANI): As the country celebrates Holi and Shab-e-Barat on Friday, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that this is the beauty of our country that the people celebrate all festivals.
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