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  Minorities have realised that Narendra Modi is working for all sections: BJP

  Politics | October 10, 2014 13:17 IST

  New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the minorities in the country have realised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not working for any particular community, but for all sections of society."Our so-called

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  India asked to end violence against women, minorities

  World | January 21, 2014 17:36 IST

  New York: The Indian government's inability to protect women and children from rape and sexual violence undermines its commitment to uphold the rights of all Indians, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.During 2013, the authorities

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  Modi's Goa rally getting tremendous response from minorities, claims BJP

  Politics | January 09, 2014 13:33 IST

  Panaji:  BJP has claimed that it has garnered “tremendous” response among various minority groups who have expressed their eagerness about attending Narendra Modi's rally here on Sunday.“The response from minorities for Modi's rally is tremendous.

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  LS polls 2014: Akhilesh govt to spend 20 pc of all welfare funds on minorities

  Politics | August 21, 2013 13:26 IST

  Lucknow: Akhilesh Yadav led SP govt in UP has decided to spend 20 percent of all welfare funds on religious minorities.  The decision was taken by UP government on Tuesday. The move assumes significance as

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  Pakistan's minorities have no faith in democracy

  World | May 07, 2013 17:54 IST

  Lahore, May 7: In majority Muslim Pakistan, religious minorities say democracy is killing them.Intolerance has been on the rise for the past five years under Pakistan's democratically elected government because of the growing violence of

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  Republicans to spend millions to reach minorities

  Politics | March 19, 2013 12:36 IST

  Washington, Mar 19: The Republican National Committee plans to spend $10 million this year to send hundreds of party workers into Hispanic, black and Asian communities to promote its brand among voters who overwhelmingly supported

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  Does Mumbai Police scheme have Govt nod, asks Minorities panel

  India | January 19, 2013 7:40 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 19: The Maharashtra Minorities Commission has written to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, asking if 'Mission Mrityunjay', a Mumbai Police initiative trope in students to help police detect crime, especially against women, has the

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  PM playing vote bank politics with minorities: Modi

  Politics | December 09, 2012 21:23 IST

  Valsad, Dec 9: Rebutting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's charge that minorities were feeling “insecure” in BJP-ruled Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi today accused him of playing votebank politics with the minority community.  “The Prime Minister,

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  Justice Lokur elevated to Supreme Court

  India | June 04, 2012 18:45 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 4: Justice Madan Madan Bhimarao Lokur, who as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court recently struck down the Centre's order on 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities in educational institutions and

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  Swamy condemns move to challenge HC order on minority quotas

  Politics | May 29, 2012 18:41 IST

  New Delhi, May 29 : Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy today condemned the government's decision to challenge the Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing the proposed 4.5 per cent reservation to minorities within the OBC

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  It Was A Slip Of Tongue, Says Beni Prasad Verma

  India | February 18, 2012 20:49 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 18: Days after "daring" the Election Commission (EC) to take action against him over his remarks on sub-quota for minorities Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma termed the controversial comments as "a

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  Cong Playing Dangerous Game On Minorities Quota Issue, Says Jaitley

  India | January 23, 2012 20:52 IST

  Ludhiana, Jan 23: Accusing the Centre of trying to divert people's attention from major issues of corruption and development by offering reservation to minorities within OBC quota, BJP leader Arun Jaitley today warned the Congress

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  Rahul Hard Sells Reservation For Minorities In UP

  Politics | December 30, 2011 21:32 IST

  Saharanpur, Dec 30: Hoping to woo Muslims voters in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi was today out to hard sell Centre's decision on sub-quota for minorities and attacked the BSP and SP for “doing nothing” for

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  Political Row Over 4.5 PC Sub-Quota For Minorities

  Politics | December 23, 2011 18:52 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 23: A political row erupted over Centre's decision to fix a 4.5 per cent share for minorities within the existing 27 per cent OBC reservation with BJP and ally JD(U) firmly opposing

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  4.5 PC Sub-Quota For Minorities Within 27 PC OBC Quota

  India | December 22, 2011 21:58 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 22: The government tonight decided to carve out a sub-quota of 4.5 per cent for minorities within the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs, a move which comes ahead of the Uttar

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  Fresh Controversy Over Lokpal Bill Before Introduction In LS

  India | December 22, 2011 13:18 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 22 : The new Lokpal Bill was today at the centre of a fresh controversy before its introduction in the Lok Sabha, with RJD, SP, BSP and AIMIM members protesting exclusion of

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  MPs Want Quota For SC, Minorities, Women In Lokpal

  India | December 07, 2011 16:44 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 7: A group of MPs today demanded reservation for SCs, STs, minorities and women in the institution of Lokpal and the judiciary and said they will be forced to disrupt proceedings in

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  PM Asks Police Chiefs To Take Care Of Minorities

  India | September 16, 2011 16:37 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 16: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday asked security agencies to take urgent steps in removing a “perceived bias” sometimes against minorities as it would be otherwise inimical to effective policing.Dr. Singh