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New Delhi, September 3: A person from minority community including Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian from neighbouring nations including Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who were compelled to seek shelter in India due to religious persecution or fear of it and entered into India on or before 31st December, 2024 - with or without valid documents including passport or other travel documents, will be exempted from any penal action, said a government notification. The declaratio ...Read More >
New Delhi: A person from minority community including Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian from neighbouring nations including Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who were compelled to seek shelter in India due to religious persecution or fear of it and entered into India on or before 31st December, 2024 - with or without valid documents including passport or other travel documents, will be exempted from any penal action, said a government notification. The declaration, allowing n ...Read More >
The Uttarakhand Minority Educational Institutions Bill, 2025, has been cleared by the state cabinet for introduction in the monsoon assembly session beginning Tuesday in Gairsain. The legislation seeks to extend minority status in education beyond the Muslim community to include Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist, and Parsi institutions. Until now, only Muslim-run institutions have enjoyed minority recognition in the state. The proposed law will make Uttarakhand the first state in the country to ...Read More >
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (File Image: X) In a big move, the Uttarakhand Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, approved the Minority Educational Institutions Bill. The bill aims to extend minority status benefits to institutions run by the Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, and Parsi communities in the state. At present, the minority educational institution status is granted only to the Muslim community. ...Read More >
Parsi New Year 2025, also known as Navroz, will be celebrated by many in India on August 15 (as per the Shahanshahi calendar). It coincides with the Independence Day long weekend this year. On this festive occasion, Parsis relish traditional dishes and sweets with friends and family. For non-Parsis, it's an excuse to indulge in the rich flavours of Parsi food. If you're a non-vegetarian interested in the same, there are many tasty treats to look forward to. Here are some of the most iconic Parsi ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 8: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday dismissed claims that the state government has issued any special directive to drop cases of non-Muslim illegal foreigners, stating that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) already ensures their protection. "The state government has not issued any direction, except what has already been provided in the CAA. If there is any cabinet decision, I always come and share it with you. No special decision has been taken," Sarma told ...Read More >
Bank holiday today: All scheduled commercial banks in India remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Digital banking services remain available for transactions, offering convenience during holidays. Upcoming holidays include Tendong Lho Rum Faat and Raksha Bandhan.As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, all scheduled commercial banks in India remain closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. However, they operate as usual on the first, third, and fif ...Read More >
The Secretary of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kumar, convened a key review meeting with Kerala officials in Kottayam on 17th July 2025 to discuss the implementation status of central schemes and the integration of Waqf-related properties into the UMEED portal. In a statement on social media platform X, the Ministry highlighted the focus on the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS), and the Waqf properties' data uploa ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 18 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has alleged that his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee is only concerned about Bengali-speaking Muslims. He cautioned that if she comes to Assam for the sake of Muslim-Bengalis, Assamese and Hindu-Bengalis will "not spare her". "The question is whether Mamata Banerjee likes Bengalis or only Muslim-Bengalis. My answer is only Muslim-Bengalis," Sarma said on Thursday, on the Trinamool Congress chief's recent accusation against ...Read More >
Sitting in the safety of Delhi, away from Raj Thackeray's slap-happy goons, I admit ashamedly that although my formative years were spent largely in Mumbai, my Marathi remains rudimentary. I am not alone -- just 36 per cent of people in the city consider Marathi their mother tongue. Yet, once again, there is a move to exhibit Marathi chauvinism by compelling residents of this cosmopolitan, multi-cultural metropolis to speak the same language as the rest of the state. The champions of 'speak onl ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday told a Delhi court that the Gandhi family's claim of having no control over Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the publisher of National Herald, is false. During the hearing at the Rouse Avenue Court, the agency accused senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of fraudulently acquiring property worth Rs 2000 crore belonging to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the original publisher of the Nati ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The legacy of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, who once stopped the Afghan forces at the Khyber Pass, is not merely history but a living inheritance, said Dr A. Tajinder Pal Singh Nalwa, his descendant. "If we could protect India from invasions then, we must now protect our children's minds from disintegration." Dr Nalwa was speaking to Sikh educators, community members, students, and lawyers at a seminar hosted by the Sikh Education Society at Guru Nanak High School Lecture Hall. Presided ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 2 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday took a jibe at opposition parties in Bihar while addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state executive meeting and said that India has always been secular. The Defence Minister questioned the opposition regarding the definition of secular amid the ongoing controversy over Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Dattatreya Hosabale's suggestion to reconsider the inclusion of words 'secular and socialist' in the Pr ...Read More >
Ooty (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 27 (ANI): On the death anniversary of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, the Madras Regimental Centre, Wellington in Ooty, observed a wreath-laying ceremony at his final resting place. Senior officers, including the Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College, Station Commander and members of the Parsi Community, laid wreaths at the Manekshaw Memorial. A Guard of Honour was presented as a mark of respect, followed by a two-minute silence in memory of the departed ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid tributes to former Congress President Sardar Vallabhai Patel on the occasion of his 74th death anniversary on Sunday. In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi said that the former President was a great freedom fighter, creator of modern India and the symbol of unity and integrity of the country. Also Read | Atul Subhash Suicide Case: Accused Nikita Singhania, Her Mother Nisha Singhania and Brother Anurag Singhania Sent to 14-D ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid tributes to former Congress President Sardar Vallabhai Patel on the occasion of his 74th death anniversary on Sunday. In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi said that the former President was a great freedom fighter, creator of modern India and the symbol of unity and integrity of the country. "Respectful tribute to the great freedom fighter, creator of modern India, symbol of unity and integrity of the country, former Presi ...Read More >
Karachi-born Shane Sabastian Pereira entered India to live in his ancestral village in Goa just four months after his birth, but it has taken him 43 years to obtain Indian citizenship. IMAGE: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant hands over the Indian citizenship certificate to the Karachi-born Shane Sabastian Pereira. Photograph: @DrPramodPSawant/X Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday handed over the Indian citizenship certificate to the Pakistan-born Christian man under the Citizenship (Am ...Read More >
Panaji, Dec 10 (PTI) Karachi-born Shane Sabastian Pereira entered India to live in his ancestral village in Goa just four months after his birth, but it has taken him 43 years to obtain Indian citizenship. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday handed over the Indian citizenship certificate to the Pakistan-born Christian man under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Shane is the second person from the coastal state to receive the certificate, after Joseph Francis Pereira, another Pakistani c ...Read More >
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