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Govt openly displaying its anti-minority policy as if it was badge of honour: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the Centre for discontinuing the Maulana Azad National Fellowship, alleging that the government is on an “overdrive” to make life more difficult…
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India’s Haj quota for 2023 fixed at 1,75,025: Govt
New Delhi: India’s Haj quota for this year has been fixed at 1,75,025 according to the bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia, the government said on Thursday. In a written reply to a question…
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Union budget 2023-24 funds for Minority affairs ministry reduced by over 38%
New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the Minority Affairs Ministry has been reduced by over 38 percent to Rs 3097.60 crore for 2023-24 as compared with the last fiscal, according to budget…
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Government decides to do away with VIP Haj quota
New Delhi: The government has decided to do away with the discretionary Haj quota that was available with people in top constitutional posts and the minority affairs ministry, Union minister Smriti Irani…
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WEF Davos meet: Adityanath, Bommai, 100 Indians among attendees
New Delhi: Chief Ministers Yogi Adityanath, B S Bommai and Eknath Shinde as well as senior union ministers Mansukh Mandaviya, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Smriti Irani will be among over 100 Indians at…
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NCW summons Congress leader over ‘misogynistic’ remark against Smriti Irani
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women on Tuesday summoned Congress leader Ajay Rai over his “misogynistic” and “derogatory” remark against Union minister Smriti Irani. The Uttar Pradesh Congress leader had on Monday…
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Smriti Irani comes to Amethi only to show ‘latkas, jhatkas’: Cong leader Ajay Rai
Sonbhadra: UP Congress leader Ajay Rai on Monday took a jibe at Union minister Smriti Irani here, saying that she only comes to her constituency Amethi to show “latkas” and “jhatkas”, an…
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Smriti Irani, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury spar in LS over ‘gentleman’ remark
Delhi: A low-decibel verbal sparring took place in Lok Sabha during Question Hour between Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani. The episode began…
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Demand raised in Lok Sabha for restoring Maulana Azad Fellowship
New Delhi: Several parliamentarians on Tuesday demanded in Lok Sabha that the pre-matric scholarship and Maulana Azad Fellowship for minority students be restored, saying how will the country progress if the minority…
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JNU Teachers’ body expresses dismay over scrapping of Maulana Azad Fellowship
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association has expressed dismay over discontinuation of the Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority students and called it an attack on the values of “inclusivity…
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JNU, JMI students protest over discontinuation of Maulana Azad National Fellowship
New Delhi: Students of many universities, including Jamia Millia Islamia and Jawaharlal Nehru University, on Monday held a protest outside the Ministry of Education here against the discontinuation of Maulana Azad National Fellowship…
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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.…
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‘Ever since I dispatched him from Amethi, he’s been running,’ says Irani on Rahul
Shimla: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday took a dig at Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra’ saying ever since she dispatched Rahul Gandhi from Amethi he has been running and going around the…
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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…
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Dream merchant Kejriwal peddling lies ahead of Gujarat polls: Smriti Irani
Ahmedabad: Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal was peddling “new dreams and lies” during electioneering in Gujarat. She said women…
