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1916 Lucknow Pact: When Gandhi Met Nehru, Lokmanya Tilak Agreed With Jinnah
In the winter of 1916, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru met for the first time at Lucknow's Charbagh railway station. The two leaders were in the city for the 31st session of the Indian National Congress. It concluded with the Lucknow Pact.
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Opinion | Syria's Druze Community, Bombed By Israel, Has A Curious 'India' Link
The massacre of the Druze minority by Islamist and government forces provided Israel with an excuse to again start bombing Damascus. This time, Israel may have the overt consent of many countries, both in the region and beyond.
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Jews Deboarded From Plane Due To Their Religion? France Begins Probe
French authorities are trying to establish whether a group of young French citizens were removed from a plane bound for Paris from Spain this week because they are Jewish.
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"Very Dangerous": Israel Rejects Syrian Interim President's Renewed Pledge
Israel on Saturday dismissed a renewed pledge by Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect minorities after deadly sectarian clashes, saying it was "very dangerous" to be a minority in the country.
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Interfaith Couple Dies By Suicide In Hyderabad Four Months After Marriage
Asia Hashim Khan, 29, from Uttar Pradesh and Pavan Kumavath, 21, from Rajasthan, who got married four months ago, were found dead in their rented house in Laxmi Nagar, Golnaka.
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Minors Harassed And Filmed With Communal Remarks, 2 Arrested In Karnataka
Two men have been arrested for allegedly harassing two minors and circulating a video with communal remarks on social media in Puttur town of Dakshina Kannada district, police said on Monday.
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Andhra Teen 8 Months Pregnant After Being Raped By 14 For 2 Years
A 15-year-old girl in Andhra Pradesh was repeatedly raped by 14 men over two years and has now been admitted to the hospital after she was found to be pregnant.
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On Allahabad High Court Judge's Impeachment, Congress Sends 'Reminder'
The Congress on Friday 'reminded' Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar to act on a six-month-old notice to impeach an Allahabad High Court judge accused of making communal remarks.
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Karnataka Increases Muslim Housing Quota, BJP Calls It "Unconstitutional"
The Karnataka government's decision to increase reservation for minority communities under housing schemes has sparked strong criticism from the BJP. State party president Vijayendra Yediyurappa has called it "unconstitutional".
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'Sowing Division': BJP After Karnataka Hikes Housing Quota For Minorities
The Karnataka government has increased the percentage of reservation for the downtrodden and minorities under various housing schemes from 10 to 15%, inviting a sharp reaction from the BJP, which has accused the Congress of "pushing religious quotas"
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Many Muslim Workers Quit Karnataka Congress Over Mangaluru Murder
Hundreds of Congress workers belonging to the Muslim community resigned en masse today in Mangaluru, in protest against the murders of young men from the community in the coastal region.
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Fight Over Lemons Sparks Communal Tension In Udaipur, 6 Detained: Police
A minor dispute spiralled into a communal clash in Rajasthan's Udaipur, leaving a vegetable vendor seriously injured, police said on Friday.
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Communal Tension Erupts In Nainital After Minor's Sex Assault
Tension broke out in Nainital after a 12-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 60-year-old man, triggering protests and vandalism.
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Hindu Community Leader Kidnapped, Beaten To Death In Bangladesh
In yet another incident of violence against minorities in Bangladesh, a Hindu leader in Dinajpur's Biral upazila was kidnapped and brutally assaulted to death, as confirmed by the local police and family members.
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Mob Beats Man From Persecuted Ahmadiyya Minority In Pakistan: Police
A mob beat to death a member of the persecuted Ahmadiyya minority on Friday after hundreds of radical Islamists surrounded their place of worship in the port city of Karachi, police said.
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1916 Lucknow Pact: When Gandhi Met Nehru, Lokmanya Tilak Agreed With Jinnah
In the winter of 1916, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru met for the first time at Lucknow's Charbagh railway station. The two leaders were in the city for the 31st session of the Indian National Congress. It concluded with the Lucknow Pact.
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Opinion | Syria's Druze Community, Bombed By Israel, Has A Curious 'India' Link
The massacre of the Druze minority by Islamist and government forces provided Israel with an excuse to again start bombing Damascus. This time, Israel may have the overt consent of many countries, both in the region and beyond.
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Jews Deboarded From Plane Due To Their Religion? France Begins Probe
French authorities are trying to establish whether a group of young French citizens were removed from a plane bound for Paris from Spain this week because they are Jewish.
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"Very Dangerous": Israel Rejects Syrian Interim President's Renewed Pledge
Israel on Saturday dismissed a renewed pledge by Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect minorities after deadly sectarian clashes, saying it was "very dangerous" to be a minority in the country.
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Interfaith Couple Dies By Suicide In Hyderabad Four Months After Marriage
Asia Hashim Khan, 29, from Uttar Pradesh and Pavan Kumavath, 21, from Rajasthan, who got married four months ago, were found dead in their rented house in Laxmi Nagar, Golnaka.
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Minors Harassed And Filmed With Communal Remarks, 2 Arrested In Karnataka
Two men have been arrested for allegedly harassing two minors and circulating a video with communal remarks on social media in Puttur town of Dakshina Kannada district, police said on Monday.
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Andhra Teen 8 Months Pregnant After Being Raped By 14 For 2 Years
A 15-year-old girl in Andhra Pradesh was repeatedly raped by 14 men over two years and has now been admitted to the hospital after she was found to be pregnant.
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On Allahabad High Court Judge's Impeachment, Congress Sends 'Reminder'
The Congress on Friday 'reminded' Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar to act on a six-month-old notice to impeach an Allahabad High Court judge accused of making communal remarks.
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Karnataka Increases Muslim Housing Quota, BJP Calls It "Unconstitutional"
The Karnataka government's decision to increase reservation for minority communities under housing schemes has sparked strong criticism from the BJP. State party president Vijayendra Yediyurappa has called it "unconstitutional".
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'Sowing Division': BJP After Karnataka Hikes Housing Quota For Minorities
The Karnataka government has increased the percentage of reservation for the downtrodden and minorities under various housing schemes from 10 to 15%, inviting a sharp reaction from the BJP, which has accused the Congress of "pushing religious quotas"
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Many Muslim Workers Quit Karnataka Congress Over Mangaluru Murder
Hundreds of Congress workers belonging to the Muslim community resigned en masse today in Mangaluru, in protest against the murders of young men from the community in the coastal region.
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Fight Over Lemons Sparks Communal Tension In Udaipur, 6 Detained: Police
A minor dispute spiralled into a communal clash in Rajasthan's Udaipur, leaving a vegetable vendor seriously injured, police said on Friday.
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Communal Tension Erupts In Nainital After Minor's Sex Assault
Tension broke out in Nainital after a 12-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 60-year-old man, triggering protests and vandalism.
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Hindu Community Leader Kidnapped, Beaten To Death In Bangladesh
In yet another incident of violence against minorities in Bangladesh, a Hindu leader in Dinajpur's Biral upazila was kidnapped and brutally assaulted to death, as confirmed by the local police and family members.
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Mob Beats Man From Persecuted Ahmadiyya Minority In Pakistan: Police
A mob beat to death a member of the persecuted Ahmadiyya minority on Friday after hundreds of radical Islamists surrounded their place of worship in the port city of Karachi, police said.
