New Delhi, February 28, 2022: Government notifies the minorities as per Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992, and the Central Government has so far notified six communities as minority communities namely Christians, Sikhs, Muslims, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains. The term “Minority” is not used in Census. However, data on all religions as […]
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Number of educational institutions run by minority communities in India
New Delhi, December 23, 2021: The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) has granted Minority Status Certificate to 13,602 Minority Education Institutions, which includes 14 institutions run by the management belonging to Parsi Community, 5,153 institutions by Muslim community and 7,550 institutions by Christian community, 300 institutions run by the management belonging to Sikh […]
Pakistan: ‘Sikh’ girl kidnapped, converted to Islam and married off, goes missing
New Delhi, June 23, 2020: An underage Sikh girl named Lachmi Kaur, daughter of Amar Das and resident of Sohni Pur, Tehsil Jhat Pat District Jaffarabad, has been forcibly converted to Islam after found missing by her parents. In the affidavit seen by CurrenTriggers, the says that she is ’19’ and not 16 which her […]
Check out the number of Pakistani and Afghan Hindus and Sikh given Indian citizenship
Ever wondered how many persecuted Hindus and Sikhs have got Indian citizenship? Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to a question regarding granting citizenship to refugees from Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Rajya Sabha on December 11th 2019 informed that 391 Afghani and 1595 Pakistani migrants have been granted […]
How many Sikh and Hindu Refugees from Afghanistan and Pakistan have come to India?
On 13th February, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha made some important point with regards to the Hindu and Sikh refugees who have come to India from Afghanistan and Pakistan. He told the House that in the absence of any authentic […]
Government organizes international seminar to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary of Sikh philosopher Satguru Ram Singh
To commemorate the 200th Birth Anniversary of Sikh philosopher, reformer and freedom fighter, Satguru Ram Singh, an International Seminar was inaugurated by the Minister of State for Culture (I/c), Dr Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi yesterday. The seminar was organised by the Union Ministry of Culture in collaboration with Panjab University, Chandigarh and Kuka Martyrs […]
Sikh girls fall prey to sexual grooming by Pakistani Muslim men says report
Pakistani Muslim men have been grooming the British Sikh girls for decades and the girls had to suffer horrific sexual abuse, claimed a report by the Sikh Mediation and Rehabilitation Team. The report titled the ‘The Religiously Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of Young Sikh Women Across the UK’ was accessed by the British paper Daily Mail and […]
No need for Sikh women to wear helmet in Chandigarh
The Union Home Ministry has advised the Chandigarh Administration to follow the notification issued by Delhi Government giving an exemption to Sikh women from wearing protective headgear (helmet) while driving two wheelers in UT Chandigarh. This is in response to the representation received by to the Union Home Minister from representatives of Sikh bodies. Shikhar […]
Sunny Leone in trouble, opposition springs up
Sunny Leone is in trouble for her Bio-pic ‘Karenjit Kaur: The Untold Story of Sunny Leone’. The problem is due to the usage of Kaur in the last name. on July 17th, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had informed the press that it has decided to write to Bollywood star Sunny Leone to remove the […]
Sikh leaders angry at forced conversion bid on girl
After BJP who condemned the attack on Sikh girl, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, a Sikh leader from Akali Dal has also condemned the attack. The Sikh girl, belonging to the minority Sikh community, was attacked by two masked men riding a motorcycle at the Tral bus stand in Kashmir. Devil worshippers! Man says God told him […]