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  Pakistan: Islamabad police forms 'Minority Protection Unit' after churches vandalised over blasphemy

  World | August 17, 2023 16:51 IST

  Pakistan has faced renewed criticism after several churches were vandalised and torched in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations.

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  US fumes as several churches vandalised over blasphemy reports in Pakistan's Faisalabad

  World | August 17, 2023 10:19 IST

  Notably, the Biden administration's response came after a mob allegedly led by the Pakistani Taliban, formally called the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan-- an umbrella organisation of various Islamist armed militant groups operating along the Afghan-- attacked several churches over alleged blasphemy.

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  UCC has potential to create deep divisions, social unrest among religious communities: MK Stalin

  July 13, 2023 17:40 IST

  Conveying his concerns to the Law Commission chairperson, Stalin said he "strongly" opposes the Uniform Civil Code flagging a series of objections.

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  India lives democracy, no discrimination against minorities: PM responds to reporter

  India | June 23, 2023 4:52 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India lives democracy and its does not discriminate on the basis of caste, creed or religion.

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  Provide electricity connections to 200 migrant families from Pakistan: Delhi HC directs Tata Power

  India | November 10, 2022 23:47 IST

  The Division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the direction and disposed of the plea moved by a social worker.

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  Centre to grant citizenship to minorities of Pak, B'desh, Afghanistan under Citizenship Act, 1955

  India | November 01, 2022 10:30 IST

  According to a notification by the Union Home Ministry, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians residing in the districts of Anand and Mehsana in Gujarat will be allowed registration as a citizen of India.

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  Decision to notify minorities will be taken after discussion with states, stakeholders: Centre to SC

  India | May 09, 2022 20:34 IST

  The apex court had earlier granted four weeks to the Centre to respond to a plea, which has sought directions for framing of guidelines for the identification of minorities at the state level, contending that Hindus are in minority in 10 states.

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  'States where Hindus/other communities are less can declare them minorities': Centre tells SC

  India | March 28, 2022 0:00 IST

  The Ministry of Minority Affairs, in an affidavit, said that it is submitted that the state governments can also declare a religious or linguistic community as a minority community within the said state.

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  'Bulli Bai' app row: 21-year-old engineering student arrested in Bengaluru

  India | January 04, 2022 0:04 IST

  Terming the matter "serious", Delhi Minorities Commission earlier issued a notice to city police chief Rakesh Asthana seeking an action-taken report on January 10. It said the interests of Muslim women need to be safeguarded by nabbing the culprits.

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  Report: Taliban killed minorities, fuelling Afghans' fears

  World | August 20, 2021 16:23 IST

  The Taliban have sought to project moderation and have pledged to restore security and forgive those who fought them in the 20 years since a U.S.-led invasion. 

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  Nepal: Protests against desecration of Hindu shrines in Pakistan

  News | January 28, 2021 19:04 IST

  A protest was organised outside the Pakistan embassy on Wednesday against desecration of Hindu shrines in Pakistan and persecution of minorities.

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  Anti-Pakistan protest in New York over atrocities on minorities

  News | August 31, 2020 10:20 IST

  Members of minority communities from Pakistan held a protest outside Pakistan Consulate in New York over atrocities committed against minorities in Pakistan on International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.

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  'Cannot do terror politics just because we have numbers': Chandra Kumar Bose on CAA

  India | January 20, 2020 9:32 IST

  Speaking on CAA amid continuing protests taking place in the country, BJP leader Chandra Kumar Bose said, "Our job is to explain to people that we are right and they are wrong. You cannot be abusive. Just because we have numbers today we cannot do terror politics. Let us go to people explaining benefits of CAA."

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  India expresses concerns over abduction of minor Hindu girls in Pakistan

  India | January 18, 2020 11:35 IST

  India on Saturday expressed its concern over the abduction of minor Hindu girls in Pakistan. A senior official of the Pak High Commission in New Delhi was summoned to lodge a strong protest and share serious concerns about the recent cases of abduction of minor girls belonging to the minority Hindu community of Pakistan.

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  CAA is a humanitarian act: Expat Bangladesh minorities

  World | December 27, 2019 10:26 IST

  A group of individuals and organizations, representing religious and ethnic minorities of Bangladesh described the amended Citizenship Act as humanitarian,adding that through the law, India has partially fulfilled its duty towards millions of non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who had to flee to the country in recent years but could not claim their rights.

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  SC rejects PIL seeking minority status for Hindus in eight states

  India | December 17, 2019 12:35 IST

  The SC on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the Centre's 26-year-old notification declaring five communities -- Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis -- as minorities

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  Pakistan, China exposed at United Nations: UK, US, Canada slam 'all-weather friends' for abuse of minorities

  World | August 23, 2019 11:04 IST

  All-weather friends, Pakistan and China, were slammed at a meeting of the United Nations for human rights violations and abuse of religious minorities. The United States, United Kingdom and Canada raised the issue of suppression of religious freedom by Pakistan and China.

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  Shia cleric withdraws call for nationwide camps for arms licences

  India | July 22, 2019 16:25 IST

  Shia cleric and Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind General Secretary Maulana Kalbe Jawwad on Monday withdrew a call for the nationwide camps to help Muslims, Dalits and tribals fill up forms for arms licenses.

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  Bangladesh: debate over exodus of religious minorities resurfaces during NGO head and Trump meet

  World | July 21, 2019 8:36 IST

  A video of the exchange, which went viral, shows Biswas telling Trump: "I am from Bangladesh. Here 37 million Hindus, Buddhists and Christians disappeared. Please help us. We want to stay in our country. Still, there are 18 million minority people."

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  50 per cent nominated posts in Andhra for SCs, STs, BCs, minorities

  India | July 20, 2019 8:19 IST

  The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday decided to give 50 per cent of the nominated posts and 50 per cent of the contracts on nomination basis to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes and minorities.