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Opinion: The Looming Irrelevance Of The Bahujan Samaj Party
BSP leaders, in a last-ditch effort to salvage their political futures, are fleeing to safer havens, leaving the once formidable party in a state of deep limbo.
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"Muslim Brothers Being Misled": Centre's Clarifications On Citizenship Law
Home Minister Amit Shah today said the Citizenship Amendment Act, which cleared parliament in December 2019, will be implemented before the Lok Sabha election due in two months. He made the remarks at the ET Now-Global Business summit.
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Denmark Parliament Approves Bill To Stop Quran Burnings In Public Places
Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.
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Parliament Panel Move Against BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri And MP He Abused
A week after BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri used communal slurs against a Muslim MP in the Lok Sabha, the matter has been referred to the Privileges Committee.
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"No Comments, Speaker Will...": Ramesh Bidhuri On Abusing MP In Parliament
BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, under fire for his communal slurs at a Muslim MP inside the parliament, today while refusing to comment on the issue said the Speaker, Om Birla, will look into it.
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BJP Leader Gets Notice From Party For Abusing Muslim MP In Parliament
BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, whose egregious communal comments in parliament have ignited massive outrage, received a warning today of "severe action" from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. His comments have been expunged from the records.
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Asaduddin Owaisi Opposes Women's Reservation Bill, Says It Will Benefit Only Savarna Women
AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi opposed the women's reservation bill, saying it would benefit only "savarna women" and questioned why OBC and Muslim women are not being given any quota.
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Parliament Rejects Resolution Seeking Funds To Modernise Madrasas
Rajya Sabha on Friday rejected a resolution which sought creation of a special fund for modernisation of madrassas in view of educational and social backwardness of Muslims, especially women.
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Canada Moves To Take In 10,000 Uyghur Refugees
Canada's parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China but are now facing pressure to return.
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Genocide Risk In Xinjiang, European Parliament Demands China Sanctions: Report
The European Parliament advocated additional sanctions targeting Chinese high-ranking officials, such as Chen Quanguo, Zhao Kezhi, Guo Shengkun and Hu Lianhe over human rights abuses of Uyghur's in China's Xinjiang province.
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"BJP Busy Promoting Movies": Sena's Sanjay Raut Over Kashmir Killings
Shiv Sena Member of Parliament(MP) Sanjay Raut on Sunday criticised the ruling BJP at the centre, claiming the party was busy promoting some movies amid the "targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits and Muslim security personnel" in Jammu and Kashmir.
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BJP May Have No Muslim Face In Parliament After Rajya Sabha List
The party has announced 22 candidates for the upper house elections to be held on June 10, and none of them is a Muslim.
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Hijab For Muslims Like Hindu's Mangalsutra, Sikh's Turban: Kerala Congress MP
As the controversy over wearing 'hijab' on campus raged in Karnataka, Congress MP from Kerala TN Prathapan on Monday raised the issue in Lok Sabha, saying the garment of the Muslim women is like "mangalsutra for Hindus, the crucifix of the Christians
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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Wins Iraq Vote, Ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki Close Behind: Officials
Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party was the biggest winner in an Iraqi election on Monday, increasing the number of seats he holds in parliament, according to initial results, officials and a spokesperson for the Sadrist Movement.
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Sri Lanka Arrests MP Rishad Bathiudeen, His Brother Over Easter Attacks
Sri Lanka's police Saturday arrested a top Muslim leader and member of parliament in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed 279 people as pressure to speed up the investigation mounted.
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Opinion: The Looming Irrelevance Of The Bahujan Samaj Party
BSP leaders, in a last-ditch effort to salvage their political futures, are fleeing to safer havens, leaving the once formidable party in a state of deep limbo.
-
"Muslim Brothers Being Misled": Centre's Clarifications On Citizenship Law
Home Minister Amit Shah today said the Citizenship Amendment Act, which cleared parliament in December 2019, will be implemented before the Lok Sabha election due in two months. He made the remarks at the ET Now-Global Business summit.
-
Denmark Parliament Approves Bill To Stop Quran Burnings In Public Places
Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.
-
Parliament Panel Move Against BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri And MP He Abused
A week after BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri used communal slurs against a Muslim MP in the Lok Sabha, the matter has been referred to the Privileges Committee.
-
"No Comments, Speaker Will...": Ramesh Bidhuri On Abusing MP In Parliament
BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, under fire for his communal slurs at a Muslim MP inside the parliament, today while refusing to comment on the issue said the Speaker, Om Birla, will look into it.
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BJP Leader Gets Notice From Party For Abusing Muslim MP In Parliament
BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, whose egregious communal comments in parliament have ignited massive outrage, received a warning today of "severe action" from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. His comments have been expunged from the records.
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Asaduddin Owaisi Opposes Women's Reservation Bill, Says It Will Benefit Only Savarna Women
AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi opposed the women's reservation bill, saying it would benefit only "savarna women" and questioned why OBC and Muslim women are not being given any quota.
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Parliament Rejects Resolution Seeking Funds To Modernise Madrasas
Rajya Sabha on Friday rejected a resolution which sought creation of a special fund for modernisation of madrassas in view of educational and social backwardness of Muslims, especially women.
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Canada Moves To Take In 10,000 Uyghur Refugees
Canada's parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China but are now facing pressure to return.
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Genocide Risk In Xinjiang, European Parliament Demands China Sanctions: Report
The European Parliament advocated additional sanctions targeting Chinese high-ranking officials, such as Chen Quanguo, Zhao Kezhi, Guo Shengkun and Hu Lianhe over human rights abuses of Uyghur's in China's Xinjiang province.
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"BJP Busy Promoting Movies": Sena's Sanjay Raut Over Kashmir Killings
Shiv Sena Member of Parliament(MP) Sanjay Raut on Sunday criticised the ruling BJP at the centre, claiming the party was busy promoting some movies amid the "targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits and Muslim security personnel" in Jammu and Kashmir.
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BJP May Have No Muslim Face In Parliament After Rajya Sabha List
The party has announced 22 candidates for the upper house elections to be held on June 10, and none of them is a Muslim.
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Hijab For Muslims Like Hindu's Mangalsutra, Sikh's Turban: Kerala Congress MP
As the controversy over wearing 'hijab' on campus raged in Karnataka, Congress MP from Kerala TN Prathapan on Monday raised the issue in Lok Sabha, saying the garment of the Muslim women is like "mangalsutra for Hindus, the crucifix of the Christians
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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Wins Iraq Vote, Ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki Close Behind: Officials
Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's party was the biggest winner in an Iraqi election on Monday, increasing the number of seats he holds in parliament, according to initial results, officials and a spokesperson for the Sadrist Movement.
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Sri Lanka Arrests MP Rishad Bathiudeen, His Brother Over Easter Attacks
Sri Lanka's police Saturday arrested a top Muslim leader and member of parliament in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed 279 people as pressure to speed up the investigation mounted.
