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‘Prevent new converts from marrying immediately’

The recommendation from the newly-formed body of minorities was made against the backdrop of a natio...

Andhra HC strikes down minority sub-quota

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday rejected the Centre’s move to create a sub-quota for minorit...

`Police should not pick up innocents as suspects`

National Commission for Minorities has said police should not pick up innocent people from the minor...

RS MPs condemn atrocities on minorities in Pak

Members in RS from various parties expressed concern over the plight of Hindus in Pakistan.

White births now minority in US: Census

For the first time, the present demographics of white births constitute just 36.6% of the total US p...

Plan working group for focus on minority concentration areas

Salman Khurshid said that under the PM`s New 15-Point Programme for welfare of minorities, 9,92,434 ...

‘Minorities sub quota afflictive for backwards’

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi described as "afflictive for backward classes" the Centre`s decision of all...

AIMF to support Cong in MCD polls

The All India Minorities Front will support the Congress in the upcoming municipal polls in the ca...

Forced conversions hike Pakistan minorities` fear

Hindu and Christian representatives say forced conversions to Islam have become the latest weapon of...

‘Implementation of schemes needed at ground-level’

Muslim bodies have stressed on ensuring the government schemes meant for minorities be implemented o...

RSS demands rejection of 4.5 % minority sub-quota

The RSS adopted a resolution seeking rejection of 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities within the ...

Bhatt, ex Guj DGP depose before minorities panel

Suspended IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt, former DGP of Gujarat RB Sreekumar, DIG Rahul Sharma and four o...

UP: Petition filed challenging minorities quota

A petition challenging the decision to carve out a 4.5 % sub-quota for minorities was on Friday fil...

Bilawal pledges to protect minorities in Pakistan

Bilawal said the PPP will continue to stand by Pakistan`s religious minorities.

SC refuses to hear plea against minorities quota

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging Centre`s decision to carve out ...

Khurshid censured over minority quota remarks

Election Commission on Thursday censured Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his remarks on sub-quota o...

‘UPA, SP playing politics in name of reservation’

Terming the Centre`s proposed quota to Muslims as "unconstitutional", Nitin Gadkari blamed the UPA a...

EC completes hearing on Khurshid`s minority issue

The EC completed its hearing in connection with notice served on Salman Khurshid over his promise ...

Guj BJP to campaign against sub-quota for minorities

The BJP state executive passed a resolution against the 4.5 percent sub-quota for the minority comm...

Minorities` Commission seeks powers like NHRC

The Commission has now dropped its demand for constitutional status in lieu of strengthening weaknes...

Forbesganj firing: Bihar govt, minorities panel at war

Four Muslim youths were killed in June last year in police firing at Forbesganj in Bihar.

NCM writes to govt on minorities in J&K

The NCM has written to the government to amend the NCM Act to make it applicable to J&K as well.

JD(U) slams Khurshid`s stand on quota issue

JD(U) slammed Salman Khurshid for his remarks against the controversy surrounding his statement on ...

BJP raps Salman Khurshid on quota issue

The BJP condemned Union minister Salman Khurshid for standing by his comments on nine per cent reser...

EC putting on hold sub-quota not a setback: PC

Home Minister P Chidambaram said the notification will remain operative for appointments and admiss...

No comment by Cong on EC’s order on reservation

Congress declined to comment on the EC putting on hold the govt decision to provide reservation to b...

Cong manifesto may include 9% sub-quota for minori

Congress is expected to promise a nine percent sub-quota for minorities in its manifesto for the e...

No violation of code of conduct, says Khurshid

Unfazed by the notice sent by the EC, Law Minister Salman Khurshid maintained that he had not viol...

BJP is spreading communal poison: Congress

Hitting back at BJP for their ‘second partition’ comment the Cong said that it was the BJP who were ...

Khurshid is right on sub-quota promise, says Cong

Cong saw nothing wrong in Union Minister Salman Khurshid`s assertion that the party would provide 9 ...

Modi parries NRI delegate`s question on minorities

Narendra Modi parried a question by a delegate at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on why his "attitude t...

Ban Congress over minorities quota: VHP to EC

Targeting Congress over the issue of sub-quota for minorities, the VHP on Thursday said the ruling ...

Minorities commission gets judicial powers in Maha

Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to grant judicial powers to the state minor...

‘4.5% sub-quota for backwards among minorities’

Only backward sections of the minorities will be entitled to 4.5 per cent reservation within 27 per ...

‘Stop implementation sub-quota for minorities’

BJP termed as "opportunistic" UPA govt`s move to carve out a 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities w...

Sub-quota insufficient: Muslim organisations

Several Muslim organisations said the UPA government`s decision to provide 4.5 percent reservation f...

Maharashtra minister welcomes quota for minorities

Maharashtra`s Minister for Minority Affairs, Naseem Khan, on Saturday welcomed the Centre`s decision...

HRD Ministry issues notice for minority sub-quota

The Union Cabinet had on December 22 approved a sub-quota of 4.5 percent for minorities within the 2...

Govt deleted `minorities` from Lokpal Bill?

The government is learnt to have deleted the term `minorities` from the Lokpal Bill with regard to...

Civic polls: Mumbai Congress to woo minorities

In a bid to woo the minority communities ahead of the civic polls, the city unit of the Congress has...

‘Decline in number of crime against minorities’

The number of crimes against minorities has declined to 170 up to October of this year in Karnatak...

‘Want to know Kandhamal riots acquittal reasons’

NCM sought to know the cause behind high rate of acquittal of accused persons in the communal riots...

Govt considering reservation for minorities

The government is considering a proposal to give reservation to Muslims in government jobs and educa...

Paswan wants reservation for minorities in Lokpal

LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday demanded reservation for backward classes, minorities and wom...

Include Dalits, minorities in Lokpal panel: Aruna

National Advisory Committee member Aruna Roy said any law without provisions for these communities ...

Punjab cabinet Oks State Commission for Minorities

The Punjab cabinet on Friday approved the draft of the Punjab State Commission for Minorities Act, ...

Police must fine-tune with minorities: Habibullah

NCM Chief Wajahat Habibullah on Friday asked the Rajasthan government to focus on "fine-tuning" coo...

Hillary appeals for tolerance of Islamic minoritie

Pakistan has witnessed a wave of violence against minorities including members of the Ahmadi sect.

RTI implementation needs strengthening: Habibullah

National Commission for Minorities Chairperson Wajahat Habibullah Wednesday said there is a need to ...

Pakistani Sikh leader under threat in Lahore

Sardar Bishon Singh has always been vocal against the Pakistani government`s injustices with Sikhs.

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