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  Haj 2025: India salvages 10,000 slots after private operators miss Saudi deadline

  India | April 15, 2025 12:00 IST

  India salvaged 10,000 Haj slots after private operators missed Saudi deadlines for critical arrangements. The Ministry of Minority Affairs intervened at high levels after Saudi authorities raised safety concerns and declined deadline extensions.

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  Smriti Irani gets additional charges of Minority Affairs, Jyotiraditya Scindia of Steel

  India | July 07, 2022 6:31 IST

  As advised by Prime Minister Modi, the President directed that Smriti Irani, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, in addition to her existing portfolio and Ministry of Steel to Jyotiraditya Scindia.

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  'Minorities' does not mean 'Muslims' only, says union ministry while questioning post-Sachar report

  India | February 16, 2015 9:20 IST

  New Delhi: The Ministry of Minority affairs has questioned the report by Post Sachar Evaluation Committee headed by Amitabh Kundu on certain crucial points. The Committee  had been set up by the UPA government and

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  NDA will work towards providing security to minorities: Naqvi

  Politics | November 11, 2014 17:13 IST

  New Delhi: The role of the Minority Affairs Ministry has become crucial at a time when a “political effort” is on to create a sense of mistrust among minorities, its newly-appointed Minister of State Mukhtar

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  Mayaram shifted twice in 2 weeks, now to Minority Affairs ministry

  Politics | October 30, 2014 23:05 IST

  New Delhi: In a sudden development, senior IAS officer Arvind Mayaram was today made Secretary of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, two weeks after he was shifted from the post of Finance Secretary to the

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  Ministry of Minority Affairs gets higher outlay in Union Budget

  July 11, 2014 9:05 IST

  New Delhi:  The budget of BJP-led NDA government on Thursday announced a higher outlay of Rs. 3,734.01 crore for the Ministry of Minority Affairs and announced schemes for skill upgradation of minorities and Rs. 100-crore

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  Ministry of Minority Affairs gets higher outlay in budget

  India | July 10, 2014 20:50 IST

  New Delhi: The budget of BJP-led NDA government today announced a higher outlay of Rs 3,734.01 crore for the Ministry of Minority Affairs and announced schemes for skill upgradation of minorities and Rs 100-crore for