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  India committed to tolerance, proud of secular credentials: MEA rejects US report on minorities status

  India | June 23, 2019 11:23 IST

  The 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 15:17 IST

  Bharatiya 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

  News | November 01, 2017 20:18 IST

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  40 pc reservation for girls at planned schools, higher education institutes for minorities: MA Naqvi

  Politics | August 20, 2017 13:06 IST

  Union 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 | August 10, 2017 18:29 IST

  Venkaiah 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 | July 09, 2017 16:50 IST

  Muslims 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

  News | June 12, 2017 9:15 IST

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  UNHRC: 'India a secular country with no state religion'

  World | May 04, 2017 22:04 IST

  India 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

  Politics | October 06, 2016 15:35 IST

  In 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 | March 25, 2016 7:18 IST

  Karachi: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

  October 31, 2015 20:40 IST

  New 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 | October 08, 2015 23:11 IST

  New 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 | August 03, 2015 23:25 IST

  Hyderabad:  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 | July 20, 2015 23:16 IST

  New 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

  Politics | June 28, 2015 18:24 IST

  Patna: 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 | June 28, 2015 10:34 IST

  New 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

  Politics | May 24, 2015 11:28 IST

  New 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 | February 04, 2015 10:21 IST

  New 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

  Politics | January 18, 2015 7:19 IST

  Mumbai: 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

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  Government will protect minorities: Najma Heptullah

  Politics | January 08, 2015 8:10 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah on Wednesday said the central government wants a "tranquil" atmosphere in the country and will protect the minorities.During an interaction with women journalists at the Indian Women