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26-Year Citizenship Battle Ends: Barpeta Tribunal rules Alam Khan is Indian
After decades of uncertainty, the Tribunal finds that credible evidence, not documentary imperfections, determines citizenship under the Foreigners Act
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António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, addresses Member States at the UN General Assembly on International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
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As the date for the general assembly election approaches, hate crimes in India continue
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Ground report: Protests erupt in Assam after portrayal of Muslims as criminals in rally by Bodoland University
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Parents and students protest in Gujarat after girls asked to remove hijab before board exam
The exam administrator has reportedly been suspended after Muslim girl students in Gujarat were asked to remove their hijab before the class X board exams. However, officials from the Gujarat Board have stated that there is no uniform required to sit for the board exams.
Shops reopened in Dharchula, Uttarakhand FIRs filed after calm restored: SP
Shops belonging to the minority community reopened in Dharchula town of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand on Monday, March 18 following the intervention of the district administration.
Uttarakhand: Registration of 91 Muslim shopkeepers cancelled; protest memorandum submitted by delegation of Jan Manch & CPI (ML) to DM, Pithoragarh, highlights selective targeting
Local traders’ association in Dharchula cancelled the registrations of 91 shops after a Muslim youth, who used to work at a barber shop, allegedly eloped with two girls to his home state of Uttar Pradesh; the shopkeepers have been asked to leave the state immediately
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