UNHRC: 'India a secular country with no state religion'
World | May 04, 2017 22:04 ISTIndia on Thursday said it is a secular state with no state religion and safeguarding the rights of minorities forms an essential core of its polity.
India on Thursday said it is a secular state with no state religion and safeguarding the rights of minorities forms an essential core of its polity.
In an embarrassment to the Narendra Modi-led central government, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that minorities in India sometimes feel like second-class citizens.
Karachi:PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today called for equal rights for all citizens in Pakistan, irrespective of their religion, and said the minorities must have the opportunity to hold important government positions. "If a
New Delhi: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Saturday expressed concerns that there is considerable fear in the minds of minority in India and said the governments should bring back the sense of confidence in
New Delhi: The National Commission for Minorities is yet to receive a report from the local administration on the Dadri lynching incident in which a man was beaten to death by a mob over rumours
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has decided to set up Minorities Study Circle in Hyderabad to prepare students from minority communities for competitive exams.It is one of the measures being taken by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi
New Delhi: Suggestions to decriminalise sex work were made at an inter-ministerial meeting conducted by the Women and Child Development ministry here on Monday.The meeting, in which experts from all over the country took part,
Patna: Pro-Mandal Commission intellectuals today vowed to defeat candidates of JD(U)-RJD alliance in the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled in September-October this year and make all-out efforts to ensure victory of Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) and
New Delhi: People belonging to minority communities will no longer have to secure certificates from officials to avail of benefits of welfare schemes, with the government making it clear that self-attestation was enough."In this context,
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla has rejected the contention that Muslims are feeling insecure under the BJP-led regime and said the community has felt alienated since Independence because of the policies of successive
New Delhi: After Madhya Pradesh made Surya Namaskar voluntary in schools, another BJP-ruled state has now gone a step further.The Rajasthan government has made it mandatory for school students perform the Surya Namaskar.In an order
Mumbai: The Central government yesterday said that it was committed to overall socio-economic development of minorities and asked Maharashtra government to speed up implementation of schemes for them in the state and also utilisation of
New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah on Wednesday said the central government wants a "tranquil" atmosphere in the country and will protect the minorities.During an interaction with women journalists at the Indian Women
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the minorities in the country have realised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not working for any particular community, but for all sections of society."Our so-called
New York: The Indian government's inability to protect women and children from rape and sexual violence undermines its commitment to uphold the rights of all Indians, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.During 2013, the authorities
Panaji: BJP has claimed that it has garnered “tremendous” response among various minority groups who have expressed their eagerness about attending Narendra Modi's rally here on Sunday.“The response from minorities for Modi's rally is tremendous.
Lucknow: Akhilesh Yadav led SP govt in UP has decided to spend 20 percent of all welfare funds on religious minorities. The decision was taken by UP government on Tuesday. The move assumes significance as
Lahore, May 7: In majority Muslim Pakistan, religious minorities say democracy is killing them.Intolerance has been on the rise for the past five years under Pakistan's democratically elected government because of the growing violence of
Washington, Mar 19: The Republican National Committee plans to spend $10 million this year to send hundreds of party workers into Hispanic, black and Asian communities to promote its brand among voters who overwhelmingly supported
Mumbai, Jan 19: The Maharashtra Minorities Commission has written to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, asking if 'Mission Mrityunjay', a Mumbai Police initiative trope in students to help police detect crime, especially against women, has the
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