minorities
- India
CAA implementation to reduce role of minorities: Amartya Sen
Kolkata: Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen believes implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) could reduce the role of minorities in the country, while encouraging majoritarian forces. In an interview with PTI,…
- Telangana
Response on minorities at district level from 4 states, 2 UTs still awaited: SC
Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it has held consultative meetings with state governments in connection with declaration of a particular community as minority on the basis of state…
- Opinions
Hyderabad: Subsidy loan scheme is not justice but joke with minorities
Hyderabad: The Government of Telangana for the first time in the last 8 years announced a bank-linked loan scheme for minorities and they hoped that the government would take a generous stance…
- India
TN govt always concerned about welfare of minorities: Stalin
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has always been concerned about the welfare of the minorities and been striving for their wellbeing since the times of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, said Chief…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Online applications for minorities under economic support scheme
Hyderabad: Applications are invited for extending financial assistance through bank-linked and non-bank-linked loans under the economic support scheme of the corporation. According to a release from the Telangana State Minorities Finance Corporation…
- India
Maulana Azad Fellowship for minorities to stop from 2023: Centre
The Union government has decided to discontinue the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) from 2022-23 for minorities as according to them, the scheme overlaps with various other fellowship schemes for higher education.…
- World
68% of ethnic minorities in UK finance sector face bias: Report
London: Seven in 10, or 68 per cent of ethnic minority employees including Indians, experienced discrimination in the UK’s financial services industry, which contributes enormously to the country’s GDP, a new report…
- India
Kejriwal wiped out rights of Dalits, minorities with his ‘jhadoo’: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have “wiped out” the rights of Dalits and minorities in Delhi. At a…
- Telangana
Implementing a practical approach to bring change in lives of Muslims: Telangana govt
Hyderabad: Telangana government on Friday in a press note said that it is implementing a practical approach to bring change to Muslim minorities in the state The government said that In the…
- India
Minorities from three countries living in two Gujarat districts to get citizenship
New Delhi: Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to give citizenship rights to the minority community members hailing from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, living…
- Telangana
Telangana: Congress minority leaders to accord a grand welcome to Rahul Gandhi
Hyderabad: The minority leaders of the Congress party are making elaborate arrangements to accord a warm welcome to AICC leader Rahul Gandhi on Bharat Jodo Yatra’s entry in Telangana on Sunday. AICC…
- Telangana
Telangana Congress keen on drawing minorities for Bharat Jodo Yatra
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) minorities department chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail on Thursday said the party would ensure greater participation of minorities in the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Bharat Jodo Yatra led…
- India
SC to examine if educational institutions run by minorities can give them special status
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether an educational institution administered by members of a minority community would result in it being conferred the status of a minority institution.…
- India
No danger to minorities: RSS chief; says concept of ‘Hindu Rashtra’ being taken seriously
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said scare-mongering was being done by some that there was a danger to minorities, but asserted that this is neither the nature…
- India
Minority Affairs Ministry to be scrapped? Centre clarifies
New Delhi: The government on Monday clarified that there is no proposal under consideration to scrap the Ministry of Minority Affairs. The clarification came in response to a media report that claimed that the Centre…
