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(Search results - 71)IndiaDec 26, 2019, 6:10 PM IST
As if appeasing minorities isn't enough in West Bengal, Didi to give ex-gratia to kin of Mangaluru violence victims
WB CM Mamata Banerjee has announced that her party would give ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin in the Mangaluru violence, days after CM BS Yediyurappa announced that he would a rethink in the wake of the video footage emerging
IndiaDec 24, 2019, 2:49 PM IST
The double standards of the OIC and how it discriminates between Muslims
While the OIC, the collective voice of the Muslim world, has urged India to uphold international law and not discriminate against minorities, one cannot forget how selective it has been in the fight for Muslims
IndiaDec 23, 2019, 4:32 PM IST
No Muslim in India will be affected by CAA, NRC: Former chairman of Karnataka Minorities Commission
Here's why Indian Muslims must put their minds to rest when it comes to the NRC and the CAA. Watch this exclusive interview with former chairman of Karnataka Minorities Commission Anwar Manippady.
IndiaDec 23, 2019, 8:20 AM IST
CAA support: BJP launches social media campaign to reach out to minorities
The BJP has already declared that it will reach out to approximately three crore families and hold public gatherings and 250 press conferences with respect to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
IndiaDec 22, 2019, 2:35 PM IST
CAA protests: We reiterate law has nothing to do with Indian Muslims
The Citizenship Amendment Act provides citizenship for religiously subjugated minorities like Hindus from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and has nothing to do with the Indian citizens, especially, Indian Muslims.
IndiaDec 21, 2019, 5:22 PM IST
CAA support: Protests driven through deliberate obfuscation and fear-mongering, thousand academicians release statement
Even with violent protests against CAA going on across the country, over 1,000 academicians, intellectuals and research scholars have come out in support of CAA and issued a statement supporting the Citizenship Act. The statement congratulated the Parliament for "standing up for forgotten minorities and upholding the civilization ethos of India" and "providing a refuge for those fleeing religious persecution".
ViewsDec 20, 2019, 3:03 PM IST
To hell with CAA protests, time to stand by our religiously persecuted brothers and sisters from Pakistan
While we talk about the protests and the amended citizenship law, we should not forget the pain of the persecuted minorities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan
IndiaDec 19, 2019, 8:26 PM IST
From UN-monitored referendum on CAA to IPL Auction 2020, watch MyNation in 100 seconds
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today dared the ruling BJP to conduct a UN-monitored referendum on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In the midst of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 players auction, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have announced who will captain the side in the next season of the Twenty20 league.Do not miss the headlines of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.
IndiaDec 19, 2019, 3:58 PM IST
Manmohan Singh once supported the Citizenship Amendment Act; BJP posts former PM's speech on Twitter
Taking to Twitter, the BJP posted a video and said that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had asked for a liberal approach to grant citizenship to minorities, who are facing persecution, in neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh and Pakistan
IndiaDec 16, 2019, 7:00 PM IST
Citizenship Amendment Act: BJP reiterates move will help minorities reintegrate emotionally and socially with India
Two BJP Rajya Sabha members Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and GVL Narasimha Rao addressed a presser today to dispel rumours about the CAB
IndiaNov 21, 2019, 4:52 PM IST
Article 370 scrapped: No barrier for Kashmir now
Hitherto the abrogation of Articles 35A and 370, it was the non-Muslim minorities in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir who were getting a step-motherly treatment. But now with the abrogation in place, there is no barrier for Kashmir, writes Surinder Koul in the magazine Spade a Spade. The following article is an exact reproduction of the same.
IndiaNov 19, 2019, 3:10 PM IST
Minority affairs minister slams Mamata Banerjee, says Citizenship Bill has no link with minorities
Day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee raised objections over the Centre's idea of introducing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the Bill has no link with minorities
IndiaNov 19, 2019, 12:43 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee learns her lessons, accepts ‘there are some extremists among minorities’
In a detour from her regular appeasement politics, WB chief minister Mamata Banerjee has openly said there are extremist elements in minorities too.
IndiaOct 9, 2019, 11:13 AM IST
UK Labour MP Barry Gardiner supports Centre’s move to abrogate Article 370
Barry Gardiner from the Labour Party in the UK came out in support of the Centre’s move to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Gardiner stated that the Article 370 was discriminatory towards women, gay persons and minorities in Jammu and Kashmir.
WorldSep 27, 2019, 2:06 PM IST
Digital banners on New York ad vans highlight atrocities against minorities in Karachi
A day after the US acting assistant secretary for South and Central Asia, Alice Wells questioned Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for not showing the same level of concern expressed about Muslims who are being detained in Western China, digital banners on New York ad vans began highlighting atrocities against minorities in Karachi