Minority
- Kerala
Kerala: SC/ST Commission registers case against police over atrocities
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes took a suo moto case against the policemen of Haripad police station on alleged atrocities committed in Alappuzha district’s Champakkada colony .…
- India
Having failed with Shias, BJP eyes OBC Muslims to make inroads into community
New Delhi: With the denial of a Rajya Sabha seat to Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the BJP seems to be shifting focus from the Shia Muslims who were being targeted for…
- Hyderabad
TMREIS witnesses irregularities in appointments
Hyderabad: There were cases of irregularities on a wider scale in the department of minority affairs. Now several cases of regularities are also being reported from the Telangana Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society (TMREIS).…
- Telangana
Telangana state minority study circle to begin classes in May
Hyderabad: The Telangana state minority study circle (TSMSC) will begin coaching courses for government jobs in the first week of May. From Monday, applicants can submit their documents at the TSMSC office…
- Telangana
Telangana: Minority finance corporation subsidy, other schemes in dormant for many years
Hyderabad: The KCR-led TRS government always claims to work for the progress of minorities particularly the Muslims. However, on closer scrutiny, it becomes clear that the real situation is quite contrary to…
- Hyderabad
Rs 900 cr spent on minority progress: K Ishwar
Hyderabad: The minister for Minority Welfare K Ishwar congratulated Muslims on the advent of the Holy month of Ramadan. “On the sighting of the New Moon, I offer my hearty congratulations to…
- News
563 Muslim students from Telangana admitted to MBBS colleges
Hyderabad: The Siasat Daily and MS Education have organised a felicitation ceremony for 563 Muslim students who have been admitted to various MBBS colleges following NEET counselling. Of the 2800 seats, 563…
- India
Karnataka govt order says no to hijab in minority institutions
Bengaluru: In further hardening of the stand, the Karnataka government on Thursday issued a circular which says that wearing of hijab is not permitted in minority institutions run under the state government.…
- Opinions
Minority holds ‘majority hope’ for SP-alliance contestants in 2nd phase
By Kulsum Mustafa If democracy is all about numbers, it is primarily the minority that is holding up majority hope for the Samajwadi Party and its alliance partners in the crucial second…
- Pakistan
Human Rights Watch airs concern over civil rights abuses in Pakistan
Islamabad: The Human Rights Watch portrays a grim picture of civil rights abuses in Pakistan and the increasing persecution of religious minorities and marginalised groups. In its chapter on Pakistan, the US-based…