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Delhi HC declines to entertain plea on inclusion of other minority communi
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court declined to entertain a petition seeking directions to the Centre to consider members of minority communities other than Muslims and Sikhs for appointment as the Chairperson of NCM.
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"Work done by PM Modi, Amit Shah have been balm on our wounds": Sikh leade
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Recently, a war of words erupted between Congress and BJP leaders over Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the USA. He had said that that fight in India as a Sikh was about whether he would be allowed to wear a turban or kada, or allowed to go to a Gurudwara.
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Suvendu Adhikari writes to NCW, NHRC; urges to send team to West Bengal to
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
West Bengal's Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday wrote a letter to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), the National Commission for Women (NCW), and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and urged the Commission to send a team to West Bengal to inve
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CPI MP Viswam writes to PM Modi about Christian community not being repres
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Communist Party of India MP Binoy Viswam on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pointing out that the Christian community is not currently being represented in the National Commission for Minorities.
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Pakistan: HRCP calls for establishment of national commission for rights o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
HRCP's director Farah Zia recalled that the national commission for minorities that was established in 2020 failed to meet the demands of minorities. She stressed the need for an autonomous commission formed along the lines of the Paris Principles.
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Pakistan: Content against minorities in textbooks has increased, says repo
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) issued the "Human Rights Observer 2023", an annual fact sheet. The report covers five key issues impacting religious minorities including discrimination in the education system, the prevalence of forced faith conversions, abuse of blasphemy laws, the estab
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Pakistan: Human Rights Observer report highlights increase in content agai
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) on Thursday issued the "Human Rights Observer 2023", an annual fact sheet. The report covers five key issues impacting religious minorities including discrimination in the education system, the prevalence of forced faith conversions, abuse of blasphemy law
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MEA and National Commission for Minorities rescue all Indians stranded in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Iqbal Singh Lalpura on Sunday said that Indians stranded in Libya have been evacuated by the NCM with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Embassy in Tunisia.
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India moving ahead with spirit of people's welfare inspired by Guru Nanak
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
PM Modi expressed his happiness for having the opportunity to celebrate key Prakash Parvs such as 350th Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind Singh, 400th Prakash Parv of Guru Teg Bahadur and 550th Prakashotsav of Guru Nanak Dev.
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PM Modi offers prayers on eve of Guru Nanak Jayanti
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
PM Modi offered prayers to Guru Nanak Dev and also addressed the gathering on the occasion. Meanwhile, the Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar has greeted the nation on the eve of Guru Nanak Dev's birthday.
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Minority Commission seeks reply from Uttarakhand Chief Secretary on Gurpre
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): National Commission for Minorities on Wednesday sought a reply from the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand, following the death of a woman named Gurpreet Bhullar in a clash between Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Police by October 31.
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India raised matter through diplomatic channels: Jaishankar to minorities
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Responding to National Commission for Minorities' concerns over the reports of the abduction and forced conversion of a Sikh woman in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed the commission that India has r
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