PM Modi implemented CAA on March 11. Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri took a sharp jibe at the political leaders opposing Citizenship Amendment Act. He said, “There are persecuted minorities in some of our neighbouring countries- Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Hindus, Sikhs, among others... In 1947, the population of Hindus in Pakistan was 24% which stands at 1% today. In erstwhile East Pakistan, there was a certain Hindu population but now there are just 7%. Some of these people who came to India before 2014 are being given a right. The people who are suddenly worried that these few immigrants will take away all jobs and resources need to know that our population is 140 crores and only 1000 people have registered on the portal so far. The number of people who had applied for citizenship under the Citizenship Act of 1955 is also just 4000. What is this completely distorted picture which is being presented? This is not about religion.
14 March,2024 11:27 AM IST
As the Uniform Civil Code Bill is to be tabled in the state legislative Assembly on February 06, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami left from his residence in Dehradun with a copy of the Indian Constitution. CM Dhami will present the Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024 Bill in the State Assembly today. The bill will be tabled during the ongoing four-day special session of the assembly, which began on February 05. On February 04, the Uttarakhand Cabinet approved the final draft of the UCC, which proposes uniform civil laws for all communities in the state. When the bill becomes law, it will replace the personal religious laws that govern marriage, divorce, inheritance etc.
06 February,2024 01:00 PM IST
A recent report by Pew Research Center claimed that 98% of India’s Muslims are free to practice their religion in the nation. The remaining 2% said they were “not too free” to practice their religion, with virtually no one answering “not at all free”. As per its website, Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that talks about the issues, attitudes, trends shaping the world. In an Opinion piece by Washington Examiner, American Sociologist Salvatore Babones quoted this info from Pew Research. He compared the situation of minorities in India and the US, from where several reports questioning India’s democracy are published. Notably, US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its annual report proposed to blacklist India. USCIRF recommended 17 countries (including India) to the State Department to be designated as ‘Countries of Particular Concern’. As per Pew Research Center’s survey, 95% of Muslims said that they were “proud to be Indian”.
18 June,2023 03:20 PM IST
Exercising its Right to Reply India slammed Pakistan for misusing the forum for its malicious propaganda and countered the statement delivered by Pakistan at Human Rights Council. "Pak's representative has once again chosen to misuse august forum for its malicious propaganda against India. No religious minority can freely live or practice its religion in Pakistan today. Worse is the treatment of the Christian community. State institutions officially reserve ‘sanitation’ jobs for Christians. Pakistan is obsessed with India while its population battles for its livelihood,” said First Secretary of Permanent Mission of India to UN, Seema Pujani
04 March,2023 01:50 PM IST | Mumbai
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar started a controversy by saying that the population in the state would not get under control as women are not educated and men are careless. The Janata Dal-United supremo was addressing a public meeting in Vaishali amid his ongoing Samadhan Yatra on Saturday when he made the remark. The Bihar CM's remark was slammed by the opposition and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi.
10 January,2023 04:46 PM IST
‘Population control bill is crucial, we've limited resources. China implemented 'one child policy', controlled population & achieved development. China has 10 children born a minute while India has 30 children born a minute,how'll we compete with China’- Union minister Giriraj Singh
28 November,2022 06:25 PM IST | Mumbai
5 dead & over 8 injured in a car accident at the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. As Government data suggests 18 people die every hour across India due to road crashes. With the rise in number of road crashes & recent death of Cyrus Mistry, Former Chairman of the Tata group, road safety debate is back in public domain. We meet the family of Chetan Kadam who tragically lost his life at the Bandra-Worli Sea Link accident
11 October,2022 03:25 PM IST | Mumbai
Big statement of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari at Bharat Vikas Parishad Paschim Kshetra Sammelan, Nagpur. The Union Minister said, “We are a rich nation with a poor population. Our country is suffering from hunger, poverty, inflation, unemployment"
04 October,2022 12:42 PM IST | Mumbai
'Baarish Ban Jaana' singer Stebin Ben joins mid-day.com to celebrate World Music Day. Watch him speak about his musical journey and look forward to a special performance for our viewers.
07 July,2022 07:12 PM IST | Mumbai
Dr. LIEVE FRANSEN is a senior social and health policy advisor with a range of different institutions, businesses and think tanks. She is a medical doctor specialized in global public health and social policies worldwide and has a PhD in social policies. Dr. Fransen has considerable and recognised experience in development policies and European policies and institutions. She is a well-recognized policy maker at senior management level in the EU (European Union) in a range of different departments in the European Commission. She has received numerous awards and recognitions which include a lifetime achievement award in 2003 in India for her health and human rights work. She was in India end of March till end of May, 2021 providing COVID care to rural Indian population.
26 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
