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"Concerns Over Extremist Rhetoric": India On Bangladesh Violence
- Friday November 29, 2024
- World News | Written by Abhishek Chakraborty
India has conveyed its "serious concern" to Bangladesh over the "increasing incidents of violence" against the minority Hindu community in the neighbouring country. New Delhi has also shared its worry with Dhaka over the "surge in extremist rhetoric"
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Opposition Protests BJP Member's Derogatory Remarks, Walks Out Of Waqf Bill Joint Committee Meeting
- Tuesday October 15, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Several opposition MPs on Tuesday walked out of a meeting of the joint committee on the Waqf Bill, alleging derogatory remarks against them by a BJP member.
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S Jaishankar's Assurance As Indian Girl Taken Away From Parents In Germany
- Friday August 30, 2024
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Foreign Ministry is making efforts to push for an early return of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from Thane, who has been in foster care in Germany for the last 36 months following allegations of minor physical abuse, local MP Naresh Mhaske said.
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First Meeting Of Parliament Panel On Waqf Amendment Bill Underway
- Thursday August 22, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Parliament's Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met in Delhi for the first time today where officials from the minority affairs and law ministries are briefing them about the various amendments proposed in the draft law.
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Petition Challenging To Scrap Maulana Azad Education Foundation Rejected
- Tuesday April 16, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that had sought quashing of Ministry of Minority Affairs's decision to dissolve the Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF).
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CBI Files Case Over Alleged Minority Scholarship "Scam"
- Tuesday August 29, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A case has been filed in connection with the alleged minority scholarship scam, in which 830 "fake" institutions were benefitting, causing a loss of about Rs 144 crore to the Ministry of Minority Affairs during 2017-22, officials said on Tuesday.
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4,314 Indian Women To Perform Hajj Without Male Companions This Year
- Wednesday March 29, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
As many as 4,314 Indian women are set to perform Hajj without 'Mehram (male companion)' this year, the largest since the reform in 2018 which did away with the compulsion of a male companion with women on the pilgrimage, officials said.
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Indians Stuck In Libya Rescued By Minorities Commission, Foreign Ministry
- Sunday March 5, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Iqbal Singh Lalpura on Sunday said that Indians stranded in Libya have been evacuated by the NCM with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Embassy in Tunisia.
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Budget 2023: Allocation For Minority Affairs Ministry Reduced By Over 38%
- Wednesday February 1, 2023
- Business | Press Trust of India
Budget 2023: The budgetary allocation for the Minority Affairs Ministry has been reduced by over 38 per cent to Rs 3097.60 crore for 2023-24 as compared with the last fiscal.
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JNU Teachers' Association Expresses Dismay Over Scrapping Of Maulana Azad Fellowship
- Tuesday December 13, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
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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14 States Furnished Views On Indentifying Minorities: Centre In Court
- Tuesday November 22, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has held consultative meetings with all state governments, Union territories and other stake holders on the issue of identification of minorities at the state level.
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Government Encourages Online Dating To Bump Up Parsi Population
- Sunday July 17, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Minority Affairs ministry has devised a scheme to restore' the Parsi population in country, which apparently has been seen to be dwindling because of little interest in marriage among the eligible bachelors.
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Drones, Radio Track Tags To Monitor Amarnath Yatra That Begins June 30
- Friday May 13, 2022
- India News | Written by Neeta Sharma
The Ministry of Home Affairs has reviewed preparedness for the annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra amid a series of targeted attacks on migrant workers and members of the minority community in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Hindus A Minority In 10 States? Supreme Court To Hear Case Today
- Tuesday May 10, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday that the power to notify minorities is vested with the Union government and any decision in this regard will be taken after discussion with states and other stakeholders.
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Minority Affairs Ministry Allocated Over Rs 5,020 Crore In Budget 2022
- Tuesday February 1, 2022
- Business | Press Trust of India
The Minority Affairs Ministry was allocated Rs 5020.50 crore in the 2022-23 Union Budget on Tuesday which is Rs 674.05 crore more than the revised figures of the previous fiscal.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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"Concerns Over Extremist Rhetoric": India On Bangladesh Violence
- Friday November 29, 2024
- World News | Written by Abhishek Chakraborty
India has conveyed its "serious concern" to Bangladesh over the "increasing incidents of violence" against the minority Hindu community in the neighbouring country. New Delhi has also shared its worry with Dhaka over the "surge in extremist rhetoric"
- www.ndtv.com
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Opposition Protests BJP Member's Derogatory Remarks, Walks Out Of Waqf Bill Joint Committee Meeting
- Tuesday October 15, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Several opposition MPs on Tuesday walked out of a meeting of the joint committee on the Waqf Bill, alleging derogatory remarks against them by a BJP member.
- www.ndtv.com
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S Jaishankar's Assurance As Indian Girl Taken Away From Parents In Germany
- Friday August 30, 2024
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Foreign Ministry is making efforts to push for an early return of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from Thane, who has been in foster care in Germany for the last 36 months following allegations of minor physical abuse, local MP Naresh Mhaske said.
- www.ndtv.com
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First Meeting Of Parliament Panel On Waqf Amendment Bill Underway
- Thursday August 22, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Parliament's Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met in Delhi for the first time today where officials from the minority affairs and law ministries are briefing them about the various amendments proposed in the draft law.
- www.ndtv.com
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Petition Challenging To Scrap Maulana Azad Education Foundation Rejected
- Tuesday April 16, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that had sought quashing of Ministry of Minority Affairs's decision to dissolve the Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF).
- www.ndtv.com
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CBI Files Case Over Alleged Minority Scholarship "Scam"
- Tuesday August 29, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A case has been filed in connection with the alleged minority scholarship scam, in which 830 "fake" institutions were benefitting, causing a loss of about Rs 144 crore to the Ministry of Minority Affairs during 2017-22, officials said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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4,314 Indian Women To Perform Hajj Without Male Companions This Year
- Wednesday March 29, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
As many as 4,314 Indian women are set to perform Hajj without 'Mehram (male companion)' this year, the largest since the reform in 2018 which did away with the compulsion of a male companion with women on the pilgrimage, officials said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indians Stuck In Libya Rescued By Minorities Commission, Foreign Ministry
- Sunday March 5, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Iqbal Singh Lalpura on Sunday said that Indians stranded in Libya have been evacuated by the NCM with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Embassy in Tunisia.
- www.ndtv.com
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Budget 2023: Allocation For Minority Affairs Ministry Reduced By Over 38%
- Wednesday February 1, 2023
- Business | Press Trust of India
Budget 2023: The budgetary allocation for the Minority Affairs Ministry has been reduced by over 38 per cent to Rs 3097.60 crore for 2023-24 as compared with the last fiscal.
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
JNU Teachers' Association Expresses Dismay Over Scrapping Of Maulana Azad Fellowship
- Tuesday December 13, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com/education
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14 States Furnished Views On Indentifying Minorities: Centre In Court
- Tuesday November 22, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has held consultative meetings with all state governments, Union territories and other stake holders on the issue of identification of minorities at the state level.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Government Encourages Online Dating To Bump Up Parsi Population
- Sunday July 17, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Minority Affairs ministry has devised a scheme to restore' the Parsi population in country, which apparently has been seen to be dwindling because of little interest in marriage among the eligible bachelors.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Drones, Radio Track Tags To Monitor Amarnath Yatra That Begins June 30
- Friday May 13, 2022
- India News | Written by Neeta Sharma
The Ministry of Home Affairs has reviewed preparedness for the annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra amid a series of targeted attacks on migrant workers and members of the minority community in Jammu and Kashmir.
- www.ndtv.com
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Hindus A Minority In 10 States? Supreme Court To Hear Case Today
- Tuesday May 10, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday that the power to notify minorities is vested with the Union government and any decision in this regard will be taken after discussion with states and other stakeholders.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Minority Affairs Ministry Allocated Over Rs 5,020 Crore In Budget 2022
- Tuesday February 1, 2022
- Business | Press Trust of India
The Minority Affairs Ministry was allocated Rs 5020.50 crore in the 2022-23 Union Budget on Tuesday which is Rs 674.05 crore more than the revised figures of the previous fiscal.
- www.ndtv.com/business