Minorities
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50 per cent nominated posts in Andhra for SCs, STs, BCs, minorities
India | Jul 20, 2019, 08:19 AM ISTThe 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.
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India committed to tolerance, proud of secular credentials: MEA rejects US report on minorities status
India | Jun 23, 2019, 11:23 AM ISTThe Ministry of External Affairs rejected the findings of a report US state department's 2018 International Religious Freedom on Sunday and said 'India is proud of its secular credentials and is committed to tolerance and inclusion.
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Uttarakhand BJP keeps Quran at party library
India | May 30, 2019, 03:17 PM ISTBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state media head Devendra Bhasin claimed that the move was in line with the party's "philosophy" of treating every religion equally.
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PIL in Supreme Court Seeks Minority Status for Hindus in Eight States
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40 pc reservation for girls at planned schools, higher education institutes for minorities: MA Naqvi
National | Aug 20, 2017, 01:06 PM ISTUnion minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said the government has decided to offer 40 pc reservation for girls at 100 Navodaya-type schools and five higher education institutes it plans to set up for minority community students.
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Minority issues being raised for ‘political purposes’: Venkaiah Naidu
India | Aug 10, 2017, 06:29 PM ISTVenkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that "people try to use minority issues for political purposes," a day after outgoing Hamid Ansari said a sense of “unease” has gripped the Muslim community of the country.
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Muslims 'educationally most disadvantaged' among minorities: Panel
India | Jul 09, 2017, 04:50 PM ISTMuslims are the "educationally most disadvantaged community" among the minorities, a panel formed by a government-funded agency has said.
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Sadhvi Prachi makes a controversial remark against the minorities
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UNHRC: 'India a secular country with no state religion'
World | May 04, 2017, 10:04 PM ISTIndia on Thursday said it is a secular state with no state religion and safeguarding the rights of minorities forms an essential core of its polity.
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Minorities sometimes feel like second-class citizens in India: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
National | Oct 06, 2016, 03:35 PM ISTIn an embarrassment to the Narendra Modi-led central government, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that minorities in India sometimes feel like second-class citizens.
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Bilawal wants equal rights for Pakistan's minorities
World | Mar 25, 2016, 07:18 AM ISTKarachi:PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today called for equal rights for all citizens in Pakistan, irrespective of their religion, and said the minorities must have the opportunity to hold important government positions. "If a
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Considerable fear in minds of minorities, says Narayana Murthy
Oct 31, 2015, 08:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Saturday expressed concerns that there is considerable fear in the minds of minority in India and said the governments should bring back the sense of confidence in
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Minorities Commission yet to receive report on Dadri lynching
India | Oct 08, 2015, 11:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Commission for Minorities is yet to receive a report from the local administration on the Dadri lynching incident in which a man was beaten to death by a mob over rumours
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Telangana Government sets up study circle for minority students
India | Aug 03, 2015, 11:25 PM ISTHyderabad: The Telangana government has decided to set up Minorities Study Circle in Hyderabad to prepare students from minority communities for competitive exams.It is one of the measures being taken by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi
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Inter-ministerial meet discusses decriminalising sex work
India | Jul 20, 2015, 11:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Suggestions to decriminalise sex work were made at an inter-ministerial meeting conducted by the Women and Child Development ministry here on Monday.The meeting, in which experts from all over the country took part,
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Pro-Mandal intellectuals vow to defeat Nitish-Lalu alliance
National | Jun 28, 2015, 06:24 PM ISTPatna: Pro-Mandal Commission intellectuals today vowed to defeat candidates of JD(U)-RJD alliance in the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled in September-October this year and make all-out efforts to ensure victory of Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) and
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Minorities can self-attest community certificates to get benefits of govt schemes
India | Jun 28, 2015, 10:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: People belonging to minority communities will no longer have to secure certificates from officials to avail of benefits of welfare schemes, with the government making it clear that self-attestation was enough."In this context,
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Not just today, Muslims feeling alienated since 1947: Najma Heptulla
National | May 24, 2015, 11:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla has rejected the contention that Muslims are feeling insecure under the BJP-led regime and said the community has felt alienated since Independence because of the policies of successive
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Surya Namaskar made mandatory in Rajasthan schools, objections raised by Arya Samaj and minorities
India | Feb 04, 2015, 10:21 AM ISTNew Delhi: After Madhya Pradesh made Surya Namaskar voluntary in schools, another BJP-ruled state has now gone a step further.The Rajasthan government has made it mandatory for school students perform the Surya Namaskar.In an order
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Centre committed to development of minorities: Naqvi
National | Jan 18, 2015, 07:19 AM ISTMumbai: The Central government yesterday said that it was committed to overall socio-economic development of minorities and asked Maharashtra government to speed up implementation of schemes for them in the state and also utilisation of