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EC completes hearing on Khurshid`s minority issue

The EC completed its hearing in connection with notice served on Salman Khurshid over his promise ...

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Guj BJP to campaign against sub-quota for minorities

The BJP state executive passed a resolution against the 4.5 percent sub-quota for the minority comm...

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Minorities` Commission seeks powers like NHRC

The Commission has now dropped its demand for constitutional status in lieu of strengthening weaknes...

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Forbesganj firing: Bihar govt, minorities panel at war

Four Muslim youths were killed in June last year in police firing at Forbesganj in Bihar.

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NCM writes to govt on minorities in J&K

The NCM has written to the government to amend the NCM Act to make it applicable to J&K as well.

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JD(U) slams Khurshid`s stand on quota issue

JD(U) slammed Salman Khurshid for his remarks against the controversy surrounding his statement on ...

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BJP raps Salman Khurshid on quota issue

The BJP condemned Union minister Salman Khurshid for standing by his comments on nine per cent reser...

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EC putting on hold sub-quota not a setback: PC

Home Minister P Chidambaram said the notification will remain operative for appointments and admiss...

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No comment by Cong on EC’s order on reservation

Congress declined to comment on the EC putting on hold the govt decision to provide reservation to b...

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Cong manifesto may include 9% sub-quota for minori

Congress is expected to promise a nine percent sub-quota for minorities in its manifesto for the e...

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No violation of code of conduct, says Khurshid

Unfazed by the notice sent by the EC, Law Minister Salman Khurshid maintained that he had not viol...

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BJP is spreading communal poison: Congress

Hitting back at BJP for their ‘second partition’ comment the Cong said that it was the BJP who were ...

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Khurshid is right on sub-quota promise, says Cong

Cong saw nothing wrong in Union Minister Salman Khurshid`s assertion that the party would provide 9 ...

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Modi parries NRI delegate`s question on minorities

Narendra Modi parried a question by a delegate at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on why his "attitude t...

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Ban Congress over minorities quota: VHP to EC

Targeting Congress over the issue of sub-quota for minorities, the VHP on Thursday said the ruling ...

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Minorities commission gets judicial powers in Maha

Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to grant judicial powers to the state minor...

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‘4.5% sub-quota for backwards among minorities’

Only backward sections of the minorities will be entitled to 4.5 per cent reservation within 27 per ...

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‘Stop implementation sub-quota for minorities’

BJP termed as "opportunistic" UPA govt`s move to carve out a 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities w...

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Sub-quota insufficient: Muslim organisations

Several Muslim organisations said the UPA government`s decision to provide 4.5 percent reservation f...

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Maharashtra minister welcomes quota for minorities

Maharashtra`s Minister for Minority Affairs, Naseem Khan, on Saturday welcomed the Centre`s decision...

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HRD Ministry issues notice for minority sub-quota

The Union Cabinet had on December 22 approved a sub-quota of 4.5 percent for minorities within the 2...

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Govt deleted `minorities` from Lokpal Bill?

The government is learnt to have deleted the term `minorities` from the Lokpal Bill with regard to...

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Civic polls: Mumbai Congress to woo minorities

In a bid to woo the minority communities ahead of the civic polls, the city unit of the Congress has...

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‘Decline in number of crime against minorities’

The number of crimes against minorities has declined to 170 up to October of this year in Karnatak...

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‘Want to know Kandhamal riots acquittal reasons’

NCM sought to know the cause behind high rate of acquittal of accused persons in the communal riots...

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Govt considering reservation for minorities

The government is considering a proposal to give reservation to Muslims in government jobs and educa...

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Paswan wants reservation for minorities in Lokpal

LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday demanded reservation for backward classes, minorities and wom...

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Include Dalits, minorities in Lokpal panel: Aruna

National Advisory Committee member Aruna Roy said any law without provisions for these communities ...

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Punjab cabinet Oks State Commission for Minorities

The Punjab cabinet on Friday approved the draft of the Punjab State Commission for Minorities Act, ...

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Police must fine-tune with minorities: Habibullah

NCM Chief Wajahat Habibullah on Friday asked the Rajasthan government to focus on "fine-tuning" coo...

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Hillary appeals for tolerance of Islamic minoritie

Pakistan has witnessed a wave of violence against minorities including members of the Ahmadi sect.

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RTI implementation needs strengthening: Habibullah

National Commission for Minorities Chairperson Wajahat Habibullah Wednesday said there is a need to ...

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Pakistani Sikh leader under threat in Lahore

Sardar Bishon Singh has always been vocal against the Pakistani government`s injustices with Sikhs.

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PMO orders assessment of schemes for minorities

PMO has ordered an urgent study to assess impact of minorities programmes and identify gaps which co...

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Give reservation to minorities: Mayawati to PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Saturday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide...

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Paswan seeks reservation for minorities in Lokpal

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Ram Vilas Paswan plans to take the corruption debate to a whole ...

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And, they promised to live happily ever after!

Govt`s significant initiatives have drawn the success story of minorities in India.

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NCM to file case against Subramanian Swamy

National Commission for Minorities has decided to file a case for "spreading enmity between commun...

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‘BJP lesser evil to Cong in dealing minorities’

Whenever BJP has ruled, Muslims have not been exploited, Mulayam Singh Yadav said.

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Consultations on quota to minorities complete

A new roadmap for providing reservation to socially and educationally backward minorities in centra...

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Pakistan abolishes Religious Minorities Ministry

The abolition is part of a general plan of decentralisation, already approved by Pak Parliament.

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NDA committed to welfare of minorities: Nitish

The NDA government in Bihar is committed to the welfare and progress of minorities and has taken a...

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Tough law to prevent bias against minorities

The government is ready with a draft bill for a new law to protect minorities against discrimination...

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Minorities are made ministers to fill quota: Union Tourism Minister

Sultan Ahmed said that Muslims were not getting due representation in the govts at Centre and the st...

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Minorities must be part of new Mideast: Hillary

Top US diplomat warns that wave of democratic uprisings could be "hijacked".

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Blasphemy laws used to harass minorities: Report

Violence and discrimination against minorities continued in Pakistan, a US report on human rights sa...

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Left did nothing for Bengal minorities: BJP

Charging the ruling Left Front with doing nothing for the development of minorities in West Bengal, ...

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Congress committed to development of minorities: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the UPA government was committed to development of minori...

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