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"Nothing Like Minority And Majority Here": Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina To Hindu Community
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the country's Hindus not to consider themselves minorities. She said the country belongs to everyone as they fought for its independence against Pakistani forces in 1971.
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"Cannot Pass" Directions On Hindus As Minorities In States: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said that pleas seeking guidelines for identification of minorities at the district level is "contrary" to the law as the religious and linguistic minority status have to be considered state-wise.
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In Plea For Minority Status To Hindus, Supreme Court Wants "Concrete Examples" Of Denial By States
Plea challenges law that declares six religious communities as national minorities; wants district-wise identification, state-wise status
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34 J&K Minorities Killed In Terror Incidents In Last 5 Years: Home Ministry
According to data from the last three years, as many as 14 Hindus have been killed in Anantnag, Srinagar, Kulgam, and Pulwama. Four of them were Kashmiri Pandits.
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States Can Declare A Community Minority, Centre Tells Supreme Court
State governments can declare any religious or linguistic community, including Hindus, as a minority within the said state, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
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Tamil Nadu Society Moves Supreme Court, Seeks Benefits For Minorities In Running Educational Institutes
Citizens Education Society, which runs schools for Malayalam-speaking linguistic minority students in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, has sought to intervene as a party in a pending PIL on grant of minority benefits to Hindus in 10 states including Punjab and Mizoram.
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"Can't Hide Behind UN Resolution": India To Pak Over Temple Vandalism
India has called out Pakistan for co-sponsoring a UN resolution on culture of peace while rights of minorities are "emasculated" in the country, saying Pakistani law enforcement agencies stood as "mute spectators" when a historic Hindu temple was attacked and set on fire by a mob.
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"Their PM Admits Training Terrorists For J&K": India Shreds Pak At UN
India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an "epicenter of terrorism" and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians.
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply After Plea Says "Hindus Minority In 10 States"
The Supreme Court today sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking directions to the Centre to frame guidelines for identifying minorities at the state level as Hindus are in a minority in 10 states.
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Coronavirus: US Slams Pakistan For Reportedly Denying Food To Hindus, Christians
Terming as "reprehensible" the reports of food being denied to Hindu and Christian communities in Pakistan amidst the coronavirus crisis, a US government organisation has urged Islamabad to ensure that food aid from distributing organisations is shared equally with all religious minorities in the country.
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If Country Happy With Citizenship Bill Why Is Northeast Protesting: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad asked on Wednesday why the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill does not include Hindus from Sri Lanka and Christians from Bhutan, as he alleged that the government has no data on persecuted minorities in neighbouring countries.
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On Minority Status For Lingayats, Centre's Reply To Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court was on Monday told by the central government that the Lingayats were treated as Hindus since the first census in 1871 following which it disposed of pleas challenging the recommendations of a panel to grant religious minority status to the sect.
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16 Collectors Get Power To Grant Citizenship Rights To Minority Migrants
The government has authorised 16 collectors across seven states to register members of minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh as Indian citizens. A notification from the Home Ministry said Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from the three countries can avail of this facility.
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"Government Doesn't Care": Anger After Sikhs, Hindus Die In Afghan Attack
Afghanistan Attack: Grief mixed with anger among Afghanistan's minority Sikh and Hindu community on Monday as they prepared for funerals of loved ones, including an election candidate, killed in a suicide attack.
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431 Pakistani Minorities Get Long-Term Indian Visa, Can Get PAN, Aadhaar, Buy Property
As many as 431 Pakistani nationals, mostly Hindus, have been granted long-term visas by the government, thus making them eligible for PAN and Aadhaar cards as well as allowing them to buy property, a home ministry official said.
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"Nothing Like Minority And Majority Here": Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina To Hindu Community
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the country's Hindus not to consider themselves minorities. She said the country belongs to everyone as they fought for its independence against Pakistani forces in 1971.
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"Cannot Pass" Directions On Hindus As Minorities In States: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said that pleas seeking guidelines for identification of minorities at the district level is "contrary" to the law as the religious and linguistic minority status have to be considered state-wise.
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In Plea For Minority Status To Hindus, Supreme Court Wants "Concrete Examples" Of Denial By States
Plea challenges law that declares six religious communities as national minorities; wants district-wise identification, state-wise status
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34 J&K Minorities Killed In Terror Incidents In Last 5 Years: Home Ministry
According to data from the last three years, as many as 14 Hindus have been killed in Anantnag, Srinagar, Kulgam, and Pulwama. Four of them were Kashmiri Pandits.
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States Can Declare A Community Minority, Centre Tells Supreme Court
State governments can declare any religious or linguistic community, including Hindus, as a minority within the said state, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
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Tamil Nadu Society Moves Supreme Court, Seeks Benefits For Minorities In Running Educational Institutes
Citizens Education Society, which runs schools for Malayalam-speaking linguistic minority students in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, has sought to intervene as a party in a pending PIL on grant of minority benefits to Hindus in 10 states including Punjab and Mizoram.
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"Can't Hide Behind UN Resolution": India To Pak Over Temple Vandalism
India has called out Pakistan for co-sponsoring a UN resolution on culture of peace while rights of minorities are "emasculated" in the country, saying Pakistani law enforcement agencies stood as "mute spectators" when a historic Hindu temple was attacked and set on fire by a mob.
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"Their PM Admits Training Terrorists For J&K": India Shreds Pak At UN
India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an "epicenter of terrorism" and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians.
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply After Plea Says "Hindus Minority In 10 States"
The Supreme Court today sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking directions to the Centre to frame guidelines for identifying minorities at the state level as Hindus are in a minority in 10 states.
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Coronavirus: US Slams Pakistan For Reportedly Denying Food To Hindus, Christians
Terming as "reprehensible" the reports of food being denied to Hindu and Christian communities in Pakistan amidst the coronavirus crisis, a US government organisation has urged Islamabad to ensure that food aid from distributing organisations is shared equally with all religious minorities in the country.
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If Country Happy With Citizenship Bill Why Is Northeast Protesting: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad asked on Wednesday why the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill does not include Hindus from Sri Lanka and Christians from Bhutan, as he alleged that the government has no data on persecuted minorities in neighbouring countries.
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On Minority Status For Lingayats, Centre's Reply To Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court was on Monday told by the central government that the Lingayats were treated as Hindus since the first census in 1871 following which it disposed of pleas challenging the recommendations of a panel to grant religious minority status to the sect.
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16 Collectors Get Power To Grant Citizenship Rights To Minority Migrants
The government has authorised 16 collectors across seven states to register members of minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh as Indian citizens. A notification from the Home Ministry said Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from the three countries can avail of this facility.
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"Government Doesn't Care": Anger After Sikhs, Hindus Die In Afghan Attack
Afghanistan Attack: Grief mixed with anger among Afghanistan's minority Sikh and Hindu community on Monday as they prepared for funerals of loved ones, including an election candidate, killed in a suicide attack.
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431 Pakistani Minorities Get Long-Term Indian Visa, Can Get PAN, Aadhaar, Buy Property
As many as 431 Pakistani nationals, mostly Hindus, have been granted long-term visas by the government, thus making them eligible for PAN and Aadhaar cards as well as allowing them to buy property, a home ministry official said.
