minorities
- India
SC to hear on Monday batch of pleas on identification of minorities at state level
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas seeking the identification of minorities at the state level. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and…
- Telangana
Hyderabad: Samajika Telangana Political Front to be launched on April 11
Hyderabad: Samajika Telangana Political Front (STPF) is set to be launched on April 11 at Baghlingampally in the city. Progressive political parties, forums of marginalised communities and associations, and Telangana social activists…
- Kashmir
SIT to probe illegal lease of minority religious property in J&K
Jammu: The J&K government has ordered a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the illegal lease of temple properties in Kashmir. Officials said that a letter addressed to all the…
- India
Deliberate entry of Ram Navami processions in minority areas without permission: Mamata
Khejuri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the BJP was deliberately taking out rallies in minority areas of the state without permission. Banerjee’s comments come a day after clashes…
- India
BJP’s IT, minorities cells go on overdrive in UP for 2024 general election
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh is the most important state to capture the power in Delhi. For the last two Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has been achieving stupendous success in Uttar Pradesh.…
- India
UP Muslim body urges not to pull down loudspeakers that follow decibel limit
Lucknow: Ashfaq Saifi, the chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Minorities Commission, has written a letter to the state government, urging the latter to not bring down loudspeakers from mosques that follow…
- India
History replete with odious acts of persecution of minorities, says Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday said “history is replete” with acts of persecution against minorities and called for fighting against their “systemic oppression”. On the occasion of…
- Telangana
Telangana: Tariq Ansari is the new Minorities commission chairman
Hyderabad: The Government of Telangana on Friday appointed Tariq Ansari as the new chairman of the state Minorities Commission. The term of the post is a span of 3 years from the…
- India
Won’t let those who seek to marginalise minorities prevail: Lalu
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday called for the protection of the rights of religious minorities. The former Bihar chief minister who recently returned to India following a successful kidney transplant…
- India
Minorities panel received maximum complaints from Muslims in last 5 yrs from UP
New Delhi: As incidents of violence against minority communities in the past few years across the country have seen a spike, what specifically raises eyebrows is the fact that a bulk of…
- India
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind flags ‘rise’ in Islamophobia
New Delhi: Prominent Muslim body Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Friday flagged the alleged rise in Islamophobia and demanded that a separate law be enacted to specifically punish those who incite violence against minorities.…
- Telangana
Budget cuts for minorities, other sections regrettable: Ponalla Lakshmaiah
Hyderabad: Former Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Ponnala Lakshmaiah has said that the central government has reduced the budget of many important sectors this time compared to the previous budget. Commenting on…
- World
President Wickremesinghe calls for ‘reconciliation’, ‘coexistence’ with Tamils
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday called for reconciliation and coexistence in the island nation, saying his government has initiated the process by talking to Sri Lankan Tamils and understanding…
- Hyderabad
TMREIS invites applications for admissions
Hyderabad: B. Shafiullah, IFS, Secretary Telangana Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society on Tuesday stated that online applications are invited from January 17 to 30 through TMREIS official website (click here) or through…
- India
Minority identification: SC unhappy over 6 states, UTs for not giving comments to Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over six states and Union Territories (UTs), including Jammu and Kashmir, not yet giving their comments to the Centre on the issue of…
