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The Centre will reconsider granting 'minority' status to Hindus in some states. This will be discussed with the states where the population of the Hindu community is comparatively less. The Modi government said in an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Monday. The Center told the Supreme Court that it was filing a new affidavit on the matter to avoid unintentional complications in the country in the future. Earlier, on March 27, the Center had opposed a group of writ petitions. The affidavit states that Christians, Sikhs, Muslims, Buddhists, Persians and Jains - these six communities are informed as minorities at the national level. However, where the Hindu community is sparsely populated, the decision on granting minority status to the Hindus may be taken by the concerned State or...

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Petition Filed In Allahabad High Court To Open 22 Closed Rooms In Taj Mahal

Arpita SarkarMay 9, 20220

The BJP approached the court seeking the reopening of '22 houses' locked in the Taj Mahal. At the same time, they have requested to form a fact-finding team to check whether there was any temple in this monument. The media in-charge of the BJP's Ayodhya branch, Rajneesh Singh filed the petition in the registry of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Saturday. "I have applied to the court to open 22 closed rooms in the Taj Mahal," Rajneesh told PTI on Sunday. Whatever the truth, it should be made public." Incidentally, extremist Hindu groups claim that the Taj Mahal is actually a Shiva temple called 'Tejo Mahalaya'. The petition said that a fact-finding team should submit a report to know the history of the monument under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). On...

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Nearly 30% Of Indian Women Are Victims Of Harassment: Central Government

Arpita SarkarMay 9, 20220

About one-third of the country's women are victims of physical or sexual abuse. This was stated in the report of the National Family Health Survey-5. However, the amount of domestic violence against women in the country has decreased slightly. As a percentage, it has come down from 31.2% to 29.3%. According to the report, 30% of women between the ages of 18 and 49 have been victims of physical violence since the age of 15. The report claims that 6% of women have been sexually abused at some point. Health Minister Mansukh Mandabia released the report last Thursday. The report says, "Only 14% of women who have been physically or sexually abused speak out. 32% of married women between the ages of 18 and 49 have been physically, sexually, or emotionally abused by their partners. Phys...

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Narendra Modi Government Is Silent On Bringing Back Vijay Mallya And Nirav Modi; Opposition Takes a Dig!

Arpita SarkarMay 8, 20220

Towards the end of the UPA era, the BJP called Manmohan Singh a "weak prime minister". It was said that if Narendra Modi comes to power, the center will continue with the 'strong' policy. According to political sources, it is easy to talk of 'fifty-six inches' in domestic propaganda. But sitting in government and facing economic and geopolitical challenges is another matter. That fact seems to have come to the fore in bilateral meetings of Indian leaders with heads of state and ministers from Britain, Denmark and Italy in the last two weeks. No effective decision or announcement was made on the return of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Kim Davy, who was involved in the Purulia shootings, and the Marines who shot dead two Kerala fishermen in Indian waters, but no meeting was held after thos...

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Pandemic Lowered Young People’s Faith In Many Governments: International Monetary Fund

Arpita SarkarMay 7, 20220

The experience of the Pandemic around the world has shaken the confidence of the youth in the government. "The results of the COVID epidemic, which researchers have been saying so far from a survey of historical epidemics, have been substantiated," said International Monetary Fund (IMF). The survey however did not say which countries' youth communities were most affected. Prior to COVID, the Treasury team came to this conclusion after combining the experience of the survey with the project on the relevant subject in 140 countries till 2018. According to the survey, those who are between the ages of 18 and 25 who have witnessed the outbreak of COVID have lost faith in the government the most. However, the survey also found that in countries where government policy is generally bel...

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7.5 Lakh Indians Renounced Citizenship Since 2016 And Moved To Abroad: Central Government

Arpita SarkarMay 7, 20220

Seven and a half lakh people have renounced their citizenship in this country from 2016 to last year. This information is from the central government. The Central further claims that they have given up their citizenship for personal reasons and taken refuge in at least 106 countries of the world. During that time, about 6,000 people from neighbouring countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh, were granted asylum in the country, the central government said. A total of 749,765 people renounced their Indian citizenship between 2016 and '21 according to the data submitted by the Ministry of External Affairs. In those six years, the highest number of 1.44 lakh citizens avoided it in '19. On the other hand, 1.41 lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in '16. However, in 2020, t...

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Indian Railways To Reform Their Bomb Squad Department!

Arpita SarkarMay 6, 20220

As Maoist activity increased in neighbouring states, including West Bengal, bomb squads were formed at four branches of the Eastern Railway for the safety of railway passengers. Allegedly, Eastern Railway dismantled the bomb squad in 2020 without the permission of the Railway Board. 65 trained workers working in those four branches were transferred. As a result of not using it for a long time, valuable equipment for identifying and deactivating bombs worth Rs. 20 crore is wasted. Due to the recent rise in Maoist activities in the neighbouring state, the Railway Board has written a letter to the state asking for the cancellation of all transfer orders and was also instructed to form a bomb squad again. After that, the officials of Eastern Railway started working. Param Shiv,...

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‘No Second Hearing Once A Person Declared Citizen’: Gauhati High Court

Arpita SarkarMay 6, 20220

Once the tribunal declares someone an Indian citizen, there will be no second hearing on the question of his citizenship. This was stated by the Foreigners Tribunal Bench of the Gauhati High Court. In many cases since the introduction of the Assam Citizenship Act, notices have been sent to a person more than once to prove his citizenship, even once he has been declared an Indian. Standing in that place, this observation of the High Court is significant. At a recent hearing in a citizenship case, the Guwahati High Court ruled that once a tribunal decides on a person's citizenship, it cannot be brought before the court again. The observation of the Division Bench of Justice N Koteshwar Singh in the hearing of Amina Khatun's case in 2008, that under the Foreigners Act (Article 3)...

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Fresh Heatwave Spell In North India From May 7; Warns MET Office!

Arpita SarkarMay 6, 20220

Again heatwave warning. Temperatures are expected to rise again in north-western and central India from Saturday. The heat may be felt again in the heat of the sun. The recent storms and rains in the capital Delhi will not last long, informs the weather office. Although a heatwave warning has been issued since Saturday, the weather in the capital and adjoining areas will remain pleasant till Sunday. The new heatwave may start in Delhi on Monday. The latest weather forecast issued by India Meteorological Department said that the heatwave will start from Thursday in northern parts of Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Maharashtra. The heatwave is expected in Rajasthan from Saturday to Monday and in Haryana, Delhi, south-western Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha in Mahara...

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PM Modi Assures To Withdraw AFSPA In North-East India!

Arpita SarkarApril 29, 20220

PM Narendra Modi has claimed that the incidence of sabotage and violence in the Northeast has dropped by 75% in the last eight years since the BJP took power at the Center. "The Center is trying to phase out AFSPA from the entire Northeast," Modi said at a public meeting on peace, unity and development in Assam's Karbi Anglo. In Assam, Modi said, "Violence in Assam and the North-East has decreased significantly. The law and order situation has improved. Therefore, AFSPA has been withdrawn in 23 districts of Assam and in different parts of Nagaland and Manipur. Now that the BJP is running a double-engine government at the center and in the states, lasting peace is returning to Assam and rapid development is taking place. We are trying our best to withdraw AFSPA from everywhere." ...

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Intolerance In India Has Increased During Narendra Modi’s Reign: American Commission

Arpita SarkarApril 27, 20220

Religious tolerance in India has declined "significantly" under Narendra Modi, an American commission has said. This independent commission examines the human rights situation in various countries and reports to the US State Department and recommends imposing financial sanctions on that country. For three years in a row, the Commission on International Religious Freedom has reported that religious freedom for minorities in India is being undermined. For this, they have also recommended imposing a bunch of financial sanctions on India. However, in order to maintain good diplomatic relations with India, the Foreign Office has said that it will not resort to any sanctions this time as in the last two years. In their report, the commission highlighted the high incidence of violence