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1 month, 1 week ago

Head-on | India’s innate secularism demolishes majoritarian myth

Despite provocations, the majority of India’s 80 per cent Hindu population has not succumbed to majoritarianism. Jews fleeing persecution in Europe and the Middle East too found refuge in India’s southern states, living in peace with Muslims and Christians amid a Hindu majority. The communalisation of Goa’s social fabric was caused not by India’s innate secular ethos but by Portugal’s …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

All minorities should follow Parsis: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said Parsis have made silent but immense contribution to India’s development, and all minorities should follow the community, which “without struggling for rights, lived their lives focussing on their duties”. **EDS: IMAGE VIA @AmitShahOffice** Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah being welcomed by Maharashtra Chief Minster Eknath Shinde upon his arrival, in …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Navroz 2024: Here's all you need to know about the traditional Parsi Gara saree

Hindustan Times

With Parsis dressed to the nines today for Parsi New Year, also known as Navroz, their traditional Gara embroidery is a testament standing the test of time. The floral motifs is done with a realistic and artistic flair, that showcases the beauty of flowers like roses, chrysanthemum, peonies, marigold, and more.” Parsi Gara sarees have stood the test of time …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Don’t refer people covered by CAA to foreigners’ tribunals: Assam govt to cops

Hindustan Times

GUWAHATI: The Assam government has told the state police to stop initiating proceedings against persecuted minorities belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered the country before December 31, 2014, and are entitled to Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act operationalised on March 11 this year. The border police has …

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6 months ago

Karnataka HC Stays Further Probe In FIR Against Organisers Of Event Where Udhayanidhi Stalin Made Allegedly Controversial Remarks On Sanatan Dharma

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed further investigation in an FIR registered against organisers of a meet in Chennai where DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, made controversial remarks about Sanatana Dharma. It said “Issue stay of all further proceedings, in the court below till next date of hearing.” Senior Advocate Professor Ravivarma Kumar appearing for the petitioners argued that the …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Asaduddin Owaisi knocks Supreme Court’s door to ‘stay’ implementation of CAA

Live Mint

Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM chief, Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the Rules, 2024. As reported by ANI, Owaisi said, “No applications seeking grant of citizenship status be entertained or processed by the government under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act,1955 Act, 2019) during …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Vantage | What is CAA and why it is controversial

Firstpost

The Citizenship Amendment Act stands at the intersection of politics, law and societal values in India BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia celebrates with migrants from Pakistan after the central government notified the rules for implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019, in Jalandhar, on 12 March, 2024. The CAA mandates migrants to provide evidence of their country of origin, religion, date of …

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9 months, 1 week ago

‘CAA true act of democracy’: US singer Mary Millben lauds PM Modi's leadership

Hindustan Times

US singer Mary Millben on Friday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “compassionate leadership” over the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in India, saying that it is a “pathway to peace for Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists seeking religious freedom”. Earlier in the day, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the US is closely monitoring CAA's implementation …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Migrants upbeat over CAA, hope for faster Indian citizenship

Hindustan Times

Jayesh, born on February 18, 2015, at the Gangabai Hospital on Natkhera Road in Lucknow, is not an Indian! Despite being born in Lucknow, his father, Sunil Kumar Madan and mother Kanta, who migrated from Ghotki, Pakistan, in 2009, are yet to secure Indian citizenship for Jayesh. The rules aim to confer Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants - including …

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9 months, 1 week ago

HM Amit Shah bursts Kejriwal's false claims on CAA, says Delhi CM has lost control because his corruption got exposed

Op India

Responding to the criticism made by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party supremo’s outburst stemmed from his party’s alleged exposure in corruption cases and said if he is concerned about national security that he must talk about Bangladeshi infiltrators. In an interview with ANI, Amit …

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9 months, 1 week ago

FAQ: What documents are needed for applying for citizenship under CAA?

New Indian Express

The Indian government has released detailed guidelines and a list of documents required for individuals seeking to apply for citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 2019. As per the FAQs released, to be eligible to apply for citizenship under the CAA, the applicant should belong to one of the mentioned religious communities from the three countries, should have entered India on …

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9 months, 1 week ago

India notifies citizenship law for minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

Firstpost

The CAA was passed in December 2019 and subsequently got the president’s assent but there were protests in several parts of the country against it The Prime Minister Modi-led BJP government on Monday notified the Citizenship Amendment Act rules. The Ministry of Home Affairs in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, said, “Ministry of Home Affairs will be notifying today, …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

CJ: Kannada will be my Karma Bhasha

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Addressing members of the Bar and Bench, N V Anjaria, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, on Monday highlighted the bond between Kannada-Karnataka with Gujarati-Gujarat from where he hails by narrating an anecdote at the welcome programme. “When the Parsi community came from Persia to Gujarat and sought asylum near a place called Sanjan, the king responded by sending …

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10 months ago

Faizan Mustafa's tribute | Fali Nariman: The light is gone

New Indian Express

Fali was born in Rangoon in 1929. Fali appeared as a lawyer in almost all historic cases of independent India and his arguments immensely contributed to the development of Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court. Fali also appeared in the famous Golaknath Case in which the Supreme Court had held that Parliament does not have the power to amend the fundamental …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

CAA, 3 criminal laws to be notified 'much before' Lok Sabha poll announcement: Sources

India TV News

Rules for the Citizenship Act of 2019 and the three new criminal laws 2023 will be notified "much before" the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections, a senior government functionary said on Tuesday. Asked whether the rules will be notified before the announcement of the next Lok Sabha elections that are likely to be held in April-May, the functionary said, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

AP, TS institutes named in minority scholarship scam

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: At least five institutes in Andhra Pradesh and 11 institutes in Telangana had indulged in minority scholarship scams. The CBI on Tuesday registered cases against 830 institutes nationwide for misusing Rs 144 crore funds under the minority scholarship programme between 2017 and 2022. Indevar Pandey, secretary of the ministry of minority welfare, lodged a complaint with CBI in Delhi …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Navroz Special : Amyra Dastur wishes to see more Parsis in Indian cinema

Hindustan Times

For actor Amyra Dastur, Navroz is a momentous occasion to joyfully embrace her cultural heritage and partake in the rich tapestry of traditions and rituals that mark the beginning of Parsi New Year. Mom then says a prayer and put a teeka on my and dad’s forehead and then we move towards lot of good food and card games.” Though …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Parsi New Year 2023: Here's why Indians celebrate Navroz twice in an year

Hindustan Times

Navroz, also known as Nowruz or Parsi New Year, marks the beginning of spring and the renewal of nature and is celebrated by different cultures and communities around the world, including in India but many remain confused about the date of the festival as it is celebrated twice a year in India. Parsi New Year 2023: Here's why Indians celebrate …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Navroz 2023: Date, history, significance and celebration of Parsi New Year in India

Hindustan Times

Navroz- translated to 'a new day' - is the time to welcome the new year for Parsi community. Also known as Nowruz or Persian New Year, the first day of Zoroastrian calendar Farvardin is observed all over the world on March 21 around the time of vernal equinox as the triumph of spring over darkness. Nowruz for India falls in …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Communities oppose UCC over lack of transparency, threat to diversity

Hindustan Times

Even as the deadline for sending views on the Uniform Civil Code, which was July 14, was extended to July 28 on Friday, many communities in Mumbai have submitted their dissent. “If there is to be one code for everyone, we need to understand what the code is about.” “The Law Commission of India has asked for people’s opinions on …

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1 year, 5 months ago

'Caste has come to US': Hindu-Americans flag ‘rising violence, bias against religion’

Hindustan Times

A Coalition of Hindus of North America highlighted the challenges being faced by Hindus in the US amid the rising violence against the religion, Hinduphobia, caste laws and academic bias. Hindu American Foundation’s Associate Policy Director Anita Joshi and Board Member Rajiv Pandit displaying types of resources HAF used to educate lawmakers and Hindu American communities. The event titled 'National …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Azad cautions Modi govt on UCC: ‘Don't even think…will not be good for any govt’

Hindustan Times

Former Union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday cautioned the Narendra Modi-led central government over the implementation of a uniform civil code, saying it will annoy all minority communities at once. Not only Muslims, but Christians and Sikhs also, tribals, Jains, Parsis, annoying all these people at once, will not be good for any government," the chairman of the Democratic …

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1 year, 5 months ago

From the India Today archives (2022) | How a Uniform Civil Code can affect divorce

India Today

The constitutional objective of a Uniform Civil Code is to frame religion-neutral common laws on marriage, divorce and inheritance for all Indians. DIVORCE LAWS FOR HINDUS * Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the husband or wife can seek divorce on nine grounds. DIVORCE LAWS FOR MUSLIMS * Under Islamic law, divorce is classified into three categories: talaq or divorce …

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1 year, 5 months ago

From the India Today archives (2022) | How a Uniform Civil Code could impact marriages

India Today

On April 22, Union home minister Amit Shah, while addressing a BJP meeting in Bhopal, reportedly told his colleagues that it was time to focus on the Uniform Civil Code. IMPACT OF UCC ON MARRIAGES A common law can fix minimum legal age for marriage, abolish bigamy and polygamy and encourage interfaith marriages 1. Special provisions the UCC may abolish …

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Head-on | India’s innate secularism demolishes majoritarian myth

All minorities should follow Parsis: Amit Shah

Navroz 2024: Here's all you need to know about the traditional Parsi Gara saree

Don’t refer people covered by CAA to foreigners’ tribunals: Assam govt to cops

Karnataka HC Stays Further Probe In FIR Against Organisers Of Event Where Udhayanidhi Stalin Made Allegedly Controversial Remarks On Sanatan Dharma

Asaduddin Owaisi knocks Supreme Court’s door to ‘stay’ implementation of CAA

Vantage | What is CAA and why it is controversial

‘CAA true act of democracy’: US singer Mary Millben lauds PM Modi's leadership

Migrants upbeat over CAA, hope for faster Indian citizenship

HM Amit Shah bursts Kejriwal's false claims on CAA, says Delhi CM has lost control because his corruption got exposed

FAQ: What documents are needed for applying for citizenship under CAA?

India notifies citizenship law for minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

CJ: Kannada will be my Karma Bhasha

Faizan Mustafa's tribute | Fali Nariman: The light is gone

CAA, 3 criminal laws to be notified 'much before' Lok Sabha poll announcement: Sources

AP, TS institutes named in minority scholarship scam

Navroz Special : Amyra Dastur wishes to see more Parsis in Indian cinema

Parsi New Year 2023: Here's why Indians celebrate Navroz twice in an year

Navroz 2023: Date, history, significance and celebration of Parsi New Year in India

Communities oppose UCC over lack of transparency, threat to diversity

'Caste has come to US': Hindu-Americans flag ‘rising violence, bias against religion’

Azad cautions Modi govt on UCC: ‘Don't even think…will not be good for any govt’

From the India Today archives (2022) | How a Uniform Civil Code can affect divorce

From the India Today archives (2022) | How a Uniform Civil Code could impact marriages