Minorities
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688Seven judge bench of Supreme Court of India to examine minority status of AMU
The Supreme Court of India has appointed a seven-judge bench to examine the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). A three-judge...
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Jammu: After ‘students’ attack stranded Kashmiris with stones, Sikhs throw open Gurudwaras, organise free kitchens
Srinagar: After stranded Kashmiri passengers who were putting up in Jammu’s Auqaf building were pelted with stones by some students in Jammu, the community...
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Top court directs National Commission for Minorities to define ‘minority’, lay down state-level guidelines
The Supreme Court of India on Monday directed the National Commission of Minorities of India to arrive at a decision in three...
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GoI bans SIMI for another five years, lists 58 new cases against members
Government of India has banned the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for five more years under the Unlawful (Activities) Prevention Act. The Government...
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Pakistan SC dismisses petition against acquittal of Christian woman who spent eight years on death row
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking review of the top court’s verdict of acquitting Aasia Bibi, a...
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‘General Secretary of Manipur students’ body protesting against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill picked up by police’
Students’ groups claim Amarjit Ningthouja was picked up from his home The General Secretary of Reformist Students’ Front, a students body in Manipur, which...
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Mizoram boycotts R-Day function in protest against Citizenship Bill, powerful students’ body warn of ‘taking up arms’
In protest agains the citizenship amendment Bill, Mizoram’s powerful NGOs including apex students’ body Mizo Zirlai Pawl MZP and Young Mizo Association (YMA) boycotted...
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Five injured in Manipur as student protestors storm MP’s house against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Five students were injured in Manipur after the police fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators heading towards Rajya Sabha MP, Kshetrimayum...
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‘Congress wants to send a message to Sikhs’: Jagdish Tyler in front row draws flak as Sheila Dikshit takes charge in Delhi
The Congress came under attack from the Akali Dal (Badal) after Jagdish Tytler, an accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case showed...
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India passes ‘communal’ bill to provide citizenship to Non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan
Amid protests both inside and outside the Indian Parliament, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 With...
