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No Provocative Speeches Allowed: High Court On Bengal Waqf Violence
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the central forces to stay put in violence-hit Murshidabad district of West Bengal, where protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent last week.
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Samajwadi Party MLA's "Muslim Population Rising" Remark Draws BJP Fire
A Samajwadi Party MLA's remark in which he said the population of Muslims is increasing and the BJP's rule will come to an end soon has sparked a political row in Uttar Pradesh
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"Assam Muslim Population Now 40%, Matter Of Life And Death": Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himant Biswa Sarma on Wednesday claimed that the Muslim population in his state has now risen to 40 per cent, contending that demographic change is a "big issue" in the northeastern state.
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No Reason For Muslims To Be Insecure: Anurag Thakur On PM Panel's Report
Citing a new report on India's demographic transition, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur wondered how Muslims can feel insecure in the country, especially when their population has reportedly increased by 45 per cent and they
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Reservation In Focus After PM Panel's Findings On Minorities, Says Minister
Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said the ramifications of a new population study, which, among other things, found the Muslim community growing exponentially, have to be examined from various angles to determine its fallouts.
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Hindu Population Fell 7.8% Between 1950-2015, Muslims Up 43.15%: PM's Panel
Hindu population fell by 7.82 per cent between 1950 and 2015 in India, while that of Muslims increased by 43.15 per cent, suggesting that there is a conducive environment in the country to foster diversity, said a recent working paper by the Centre.
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On Bihar Caste Survey, Amit Shah's "Appeasement Politics" Jibe At Nitish Kumar
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday attacked Bihar's Nitish Kumar government, accusing it of deliberately showing inflated Muslim and Yadav population in the state's caste survey as part of its "appeasement politics".
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India Home To Second Largest Population Of Muslims In World: President Murmu
India, as a multi-cultural and multi-religious society, celebrates unity in diversity and its over 200 million Muslims make the country the second largest population of the community in the world, President Droupadi Murmu said on Wednesday.
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"Hindus Should Follow Muslim Formula": Assam's Badruddin Ajmal On Population Boom
Badruddin Ajmal also responded to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's recent comments on "Love Jihad" in reference to the Shraddha Walker murder case.
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"Who's Using Condoms Most? We Are": Asaduddin Owaisi Replies To RSS Chief
The population of Muslims in the country is not increasing, and it is Muslims who are using condoms the most, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said, countering RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's recent remarks on population control.
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RSS Chief Says "Religion-Based Population Imbalance Can't Be Ignored"
Mohan Bhagwat, in call for population control policy at RSS annual Dussehra rally in Nagpur, cites Kosovo and South Sudan as examples of new countries that emerged "because of imbalance" among religions in a population
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37 Government Schools In Bihar Observe Friday As Weekly Holiday Instead Of Sunday; NCPCR Seeks Report
According to media reports, 37 government schools in five blocks of Bihar’s Kishanganj district, which has a significant Muslim population, have been observing Friday as their weekly holiday instead of Sunday.
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"Not OK To Associate Population Explosion With Religion": BJP Leader
BJP leader and former Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said that "population explosion" is not the problem of a particular religion but an issue plaguing the entire country.
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"Indigenous" Muslims: Why Assam Opposition Sees BJP Ploy In Status For 5 Groups
Political watchers in Assam say the BJP -- ruling party at the Centre too -- wants to woo Assamese-speaking Muslims, sensing a vote-bank amid a complex cultural mix.
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Muslim Can Exceed Hindu Population Is Propaganda: Ex Poll Body Chief
Islam is not hostile to the concept of family planning and it is mere "propaganda" that Muslims can overtake Hindus in terms of population numbers, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Monday.
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No Provocative Speeches Allowed: High Court On Bengal Waqf Violence
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the central forces to stay put in violence-hit Murshidabad district of West Bengal, where protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent last week.
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Samajwadi Party MLA's "Muslim Population Rising" Remark Draws BJP Fire
A Samajwadi Party MLA's remark in which he said the population of Muslims is increasing and the BJP's rule will come to an end soon has sparked a political row in Uttar Pradesh
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"Assam Muslim Population Now 40%, Matter Of Life And Death": Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himant Biswa Sarma on Wednesday claimed that the Muslim population in his state has now risen to 40 per cent, contending that demographic change is a "big issue" in the northeastern state.
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No Reason For Muslims To Be Insecure: Anurag Thakur On PM Panel's Report
Citing a new report on India's demographic transition, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur wondered how Muslims can feel insecure in the country, especially when their population has reportedly increased by 45 per cent and they
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Reservation In Focus After PM Panel's Findings On Minorities, Says Minister
Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said the ramifications of a new population study, which, among other things, found the Muslim community growing exponentially, have to be examined from various angles to determine its fallouts.
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Hindu Population Fell 7.8% Between 1950-2015, Muslims Up 43.15%: PM's Panel
Hindu population fell by 7.82 per cent between 1950 and 2015 in India, while that of Muslims increased by 43.15 per cent, suggesting that there is a conducive environment in the country to foster diversity, said a recent working paper by the Centre.
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On Bihar Caste Survey, Amit Shah's "Appeasement Politics" Jibe At Nitish Kumar
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday attacked Bihar's Nitish Kumar government, accusing it of deliberately showing inflated Muslim and Yadav population in the state's caste survey as part of its "appeasement politics".
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India Home To Second Largest Population Of Muslims In World: President Murmu
India, as a multi-cultural and multi-religious society, celebrates unity in diversity and its over 200 million Muslims make the country the second largest population of the community in the world, President Droupadi Murmu said on Wednesday.
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"Hindus Should Follow Muslim Formula": Assam's Badruddin Ajmal On Population Boom
Badruddin Ajmal also responded to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's recent comments on "Love Jihad" in reference to the Shraddha Walker murder case.
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"Who's Using Condoms Most? We Are": Asaduddin Owaisi Replies To RSS Chief
The population of Muslims in the country is not increasing, and it is Muslims who are using condoms the most, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said, countering RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's recent remarks on population control.
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RSS Chief Says "Religion-Based Population Imbalance Can't Be Ignored"
Mohan Bhagwat, in call for population control policy at RSS annual Dussehra rally in Nagpur, cites Kosovo and South Sudan as examples of new countries that emerged "because of imbalance" among religions in a population
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37 Government Schools In Bihar Observe Friday As Weekly Holiday Instead Of Sunday; NCPCR Seeks Report
According to media reports, 37 government schools in five blocks of Bihar’s Kishanganj district, which has a significant Muslim population, have been observing Friday as their weekly holiday instead of Sunday.
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"Not OK To Associate Population Explosion With Religion": BJP Leader
BJP leader and former Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said that "population explosion" is not the problem of a particular religion but an issue plaguing the entire country.
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"Indigenous" Muslims: Why Assam Opposition Sees BJP Ploy In Status For 5 Groups
Political watchers in Assam say the BJP -- ruling party at the Centre too -- wants to woo Assamese-speaking Muslims, sensing a vote-bank amid a complex cultural mix.
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Muslim Can Exceed Hindu Population Is Propaganda: Ex Poll Body Chief
Islam is not hostile to the concept of family planning and it is mere "propaganda" that Muslims can overtake Hindus in terms of population numbers, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Monday.
