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PM Modi a 'trouble-shooter' who fought from front during COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhule (Maharashtra) [India], December 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "trouble-shooter leader", who fought from the front to get the world's largest democracy out of the "big
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Kerala leader VD Satheesan writes to PM Modi over 'attacks against minorit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan has sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing his concern over the alleged wave of attacks against minority groups.
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Naqvi terms Hunar Haat as brand ambassador of Swadeshi Heritage, says fulf
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Union Cabinet Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi termed Hunar Haat as the brand ambassador of Swadeshi Heritage and said it fulfils Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mission of 'Vocal for local'.
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US calls on China to end genocide, crimes in Xinjiang province: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): The US called on China to immediately end genocide and crimes against Muslim Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang province.
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UK report says Pak Muslim men target minority girls for forced
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 23 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim men target minority girls for forced marriage and push them into prostitution forcibly as observed by the UK parliamentary panel report.
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Power centralisation under Rajapaksa family underscores S. Lanka's democra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 23 (ANI): Sri Lanka is witnessing a democratic backsliding with the Rajapaksa government's hardline posture offering little hope of addressing minority concerns or pursuing a genuine reconciliation process promised since the end of the civil war, according to an
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Cong appoints new minority department chief in MP
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): The Congress has appointed Sheikh Alim as chairman of the party's minority department in Madhya Pradesh.
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Women's constitutional rights should not be influenced by 'Talibani thinki
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Hitting back at the criticizers of the Centre's decision to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that the constitutional rights of women in India should not get
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Minorities' protests more frequent, widespread in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): Amid the already deteriorating conditions of the minority communities in Pakistan, the protests in the country has become more frequent and widespread, said a Canada-based think tank, adding that religious minorities in the country are on the edge and
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre against appointment of member of NCMEI
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre and others on a petition challenging the appointment of one of the members of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI).
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Oppn hampering Parliament's productivity, exposing themselves: Mukhtar Abb
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday slammed the Opposition for creating repeated ruckus inside Rajya Sabha over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident that led to the adjournment of the House for the day and said that they are hampering the p
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UN experts condemn conviction of Pakistani activist Idris Khattak, call fo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): As many as UN independent experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of Pakistani minority civil society activist Idris Khattak.
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