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"Decision taken to prioritise productivity": Assam CM Sarma after assembly
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Following the decision of Assam Assembly to scrap the rules that facilitated Muslim members, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the decision was taken to prioritise the productivity of the assembly.
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Assam Assembly ends practice of two-hour Jumma break, running since 1937
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The order stated that the amendment was done to scrap the colonial practice which aimed at dividing the society on a religious basis.
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"Not making sincere efforts..." Rajnath Singh's swipe at Bengal government
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke against the banned practice of triple talaq in an event on Friday, remarking that the practice was a 'big issue' for Muslim women.
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Mukhtar Naqvi urges Muslims to replace fashion of blocking BJP with passio
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Senior BJP leader and former Union Cabinet Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here today that the minorities, especially the Muslims, should replace their "fashion" of "blocking" the BJP with the "passion" for "following" the party.
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AIUDF to move court if Assam govt repeals Muslim Marriages Act
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
If Assam Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma tries to forcibly repeal Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935, the AIUDF will approach the court, said party MLA Dr Rafiqul Islam on Thursday.
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Human Rights Watch bashes China for continuous atrocities in Xinjiang
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights watchdog, in a recent statement lamented the Chinese government for its human rights abuses in Xinjiang, claiming that the authorities have been persistently committing human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xin
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Assam Assembly passes bill to abolish Muslim marriages, divorces act
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Assam State Assembly on Thursday passed the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024, which abolished the 89-year-old Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act and Rules of 1935.
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Congress-led 'United Opposition Forum' lodges FIR against Assam CM Himanta
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amid the row sparked over Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's "Miya Muslim" remarks, the Congress-led United Opposition Forum in Assam lodged an FIR against Assam Chief Minister alleging that the Chief Minister is trying to promote enmity between different groups on the ground of religion and
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Assam: Police push back three Bangladeshi nationals on border says CM Hima
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Earlier on August 25, Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that Hindus are not attempting to enter India from Bangladesh and they are fighting there.
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"Next step is banning Polygamy," says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sharma
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Wednesday said that the Assam government is not looking to bring a comprehensive Uniform Civil Code, citing Muslim Marriage registration and banning polygamy as more pressing issues for the government.
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"CM was in favour of one community and against other": AIUDF MLA on Himant
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The opposition Congress and AIUDF brought an adjournment motion in Assam Assembly on Tuesday to discuss the law and order situation in the state in the backdrop of a 14-year-old minor girl gang rape incident that took place in Dhing area in Nagaon district and a recent incident in Upper Assa
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AIUDF demands 10 pc reservation for Muslims in Assam
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has demanded 10 per cent reservation for Muslims in Assam.
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