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Some Parties Running Campaign That India Unsafe For Minorities: Minister Kiren Rijiju
Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday that a campaign was being run in India and outside to project that minorities were not safe in the country and accused some parties and organisations of defaming the nation through overseas media.
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"Imagine, A Civic Body HQ Became Waqf Land": Minister Counters Opposition
A handful of people captured Waqf boards in the country and ordinary Muslims did not get justice, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha today, countering the Opposition's charge on the Waqf (Amendment) Act that was introduced today.
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Waqf Act Amendment Bill To Be Introduced In Lok Sabha Today
Waqf Act Amendment Bill: The BJP-led government is slated to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday to amend the Waqf Act, 1995.
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Smriti Irani Meets Umrah Pilgrims, Indian Volunteers In Saudi Arabia
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Smriti Irani accompanied by Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday met with Indian volunteers who provide dedicated service to Indian Haj pilgrims and also interacted with Umrah pilgrims.
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S Jaishankar Speaks In Favour Of Sikh Community Amid "Extremism" In Canada
Emphasising that the Modi government has paid a lot of attention to the issues of the Sikh community, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the extremist elements are just a "small minority" and do not represent the entire community.
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"Show Me Discrimination...": S Jaishankar's Dare On Minorities In India
Weighing in on the state of minorities in India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday dismissed concerns around discrimination on grounds of religion, saying everything has become fairer.
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"No Waqf Board Has Authority To...": Smriti Irani Amid Ahmadiyya Row
Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said no Waqf Board in the country has the authority to expel a person or a community from a religion, remarks that come amid a row over the Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board passing a resolution
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"After 2014, Christians Safe Across India": Union Minister In Kerala
Union minister of state for minority affairs John Barla on Tuesday met Syro-Malabar Church major archbishop Mar George Alencherry in Kochi, and said that Christians are 'safe' under PM Narendra Modi's government.
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Mamata Banerjee Removes Bengal Minority Affairs Minister, Takes Charge
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday removed Ghulam Rabbani as Minority Affairs Minister during the state Cabinet meeting.
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PM Modi Offers 'chadar' For Ajmer Dargah
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday handed over a "chadar" to Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani and others, which would be offered on the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.
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JNUTA Demands 'Immediate Reversal' Of Government Decision To Withdraw Fellowship For Minority Students
Last week, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani announced the decision to discontinue the Maulana Azad National Fellowship from the 2022-23 academic session, saying it overlapped with various other fellowship schemes for higher education.
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JNU Teachers' Association Expresses Dismay Over Scrapping Of Maulana Azad Fellowship
In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani had said the government provided fellowship for higher education through various schemes, including the Maulana Azad National Fellowship, implemented by different ministries or departments.
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Sleaze Video Of Rajasthan Minister Is Viral, Demands For His Removal
A sleazy video purportedly showing Rajasthan Minority Affairs Minister Saleh Mohammad has gone viral on social media, prompting the BJP to demand his dismissal.
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"Not OK To Associate Population Explosion With Religion": BJP Leader
BJP leader and former Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said that "population explosion" is not the problem of a particular religion but an issue plaguing the entire country.
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Ensured "No Symbolism" As Minister Of Minorities: BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that during his tenure as the Minority Affairs Minister he ensured there was no "symbolism".
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Some Parties Running Campaign That India Unsafe For Minorities: Minister Kiren Rijiju
Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday that a campaign was being run in India and outside to project that minorities were not safe in the country and accused some parties and organisations of defaming the nation through overseas media.
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"Imagine, A Civic Body HQ Became Waqf Land": Minister Counters Opposition
A handful of people captured Waqf boards in the country and ordinary Muslims did not get justice, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha today, countering the Opposition's charge on the Waqf (Amendment) Act that was introduced today.
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Waqf Act Amendment Bill To Be Introduced In Lok Sabha Today
Waqf Act Amendment Bill: The BJP-led government is slated to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday to amend the Waqf Act, 1995.
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Smriti Irani Meets Umrah Pilgrims, Indian Volunteers In Saudi Arabia
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Smriti Irani accompanied by Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday met with Indian volunteers who provide dedicated service to Indian Haj pilgrims and also interacted with Umrah pilgrims.
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S Jaishankar Speaks In Favour Of Sikh Community Amid "Extremism" In Canada
Emphasising that the Modi government has paid a lot of attention to the issues of the Sikh community, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the extremist elements are just a "small minority" and do not represent the entire community.
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"Show Me Discrimination...": S Jaishankar's Dare On Minorities In India
Weighing in on the state of minorities in India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday dismissed concerns around discrimination on grounds of religion, saying everything has become fairer.
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"No Waqf Board Has Authority To...": Smriti Irani Amid Ahmadiyya Row
Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said no Waqf Board in the country has the authority to expel a person or a community from a religion, remarks that come amid a row over the Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board passing a resolution
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"After 2014, Christians Safe Across India": Union Minister In Kerala
Union minister of state for minority affairs John Barla on Tuesday met Syro-Malabar Church major archbishop Mar George Alencherry in Kochi, and said that Christians are 'safe' under PM Narendra Modi's government.
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Mamata Banerjee Removes Bengal Minority Affairs Minister, Takes Charge
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday removed Ghulam Rabbani as Minority Affairs Minister during the state Cabinet meeting.
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PM Modi Offers 'chadar' For Ajmer Dargah
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday handed over a "chadar" to Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani and others, which would be offered on the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.
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JNUTA Demands 'Immediate Reversal' Of Government Decision To Withdraw Fellowship For Minority Students
Last week, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani announced the decision to discontinue the Maulana Azad National Fellowship from the 2022-23 academic session, saying it overlapped with various other fellowship schemes for higher education.
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JNU Teachers' Association Expresses Dismay Over Scrapping Of Maulana Azad Fellowship
In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani had said the government provided fellowship for higher education through various schemes, including the Maulana Azad National Fellowship, implemented by different ministries or departments.
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Sleaze Video Of Rajasthan Minister Is Viral, Demands For His Removal
A sleazy video purportedly showing Rajasthan Minority Affairs Minister Saleh Mohammad has gone viral on social media, prompting the BJP to demand his dismissal.
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"Not OK To Associate Population Explosion With Religion": BJP Leader
BJP leader and former Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said that "population explosion" is not the problem of a particular religion but an issue plaguing the entire country.
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Ensured "No Symbolism" As Minister Of Minorities: BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that during his tenure as the Minority Affairs Minister he ensured there was no "symbolism".
