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Mehbooba Mufti calls for dialogue, release of Kashmir prisonersPDP leader Mehbooba Mufti asserted that the BJP's Mughal rhetoric is misplaced, stating the real heirs are not poor Muslims but royals clos...
Naqvi hits out at 'Talibani mentality' opposing women empowermentAddressing an event here to mark "Minorities Day", Naqvi said those who opposed making the social evil of instant triple talaq a crime or r...
Secularism constitutional, moral commitment for BJP: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviAttacking the Congress, he alleged that since independence "political merchants of minority votes" have played tricks to dupe the minoritie...
On the frontline: Afghan woman governor recruits anti-Taliban militia"Homeland... I sacrifice my life for you," the song goes -- and, these days, she is asking her constituents to do just that.
With CAA, NRC dominating 2019, Naqvi says constitutional rights of Muslims safeNaqvi's assurance to Muslims comes at a time when the focus is on them due to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Population ...
Apolitical drives may benefit Karnataka CongressBS Yeddyurappa, dismissed the upcoming campaigns by theatre person and activist Prasanna and multilingual film actor and director Prakash R...
Empowering minorities educationally high on 2018 agenda: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviThe government increased the ministry's budget to Rs 4195.48 crore for 2017-18 from Rs 3827.25 crore in 2016-17, an increase of about 9.6 p...
View: It's time to create a genuine welfare structure for Muslims in IndiaSecularism as practised in India has been reduced to electoral management, that first sees Muslims as a herd and then tries to keep that he...
Demonetisation ghost stalks weavers, farmers, tradersBJP politicians are careful not to mention it in campaign speeches, Mayawati and the Akhilesh-Rahul duo invariably rake it up.
2015 was a hectic year for Minority Affairs MinistryThe year saw the government approving doubling of authorised share capital of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation.
Minorities can self-attest community certificates to get benefits of government schemesThe decision also comes in wake of the ministry launching programmes for raising the socio-economic profile of the minorities.
Thatheras, keeping utensil-making culture of India aliveThis particular utensil making technique got inscribed in the 2014 list of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage, the first ever by a tradi...
PM Modi in Varanasi; says global e-commerce market awaits textile sectorPraising the weaver community, Modi said, "Just like the way the weavers weave clothes, this sector weaves together all sections of the soc...
Varanasi awaits big announcements during PM Narendra Modi's visitThe PM will also lay the foundation stone of a Weavers Trade Facilitation Centre and a crafts museum aimed at uplifting the weavers and cra...
Pakistan's third largest mosque, "Bharia Town Jamia Masjid" opened for publicThe construction of Pakistan's third largest mosque has been completed at a cost of over Rs 100 crore and opened for the public here.
Many Godhra Muslims earn living by crafting 'dandiyas' for NavratriA large number of Muslim craftsmen in Godhra city, which was the epicenter of the 2002 riots, earn livelihood by making 'dandiyas' for Navr...
India should not trust 'betraying' China: Mulayam Singh YadavIndia should not trust China as it is a "betraying country" and can "attack India", Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said today.
- Government petitions SC for 4.5% sub-quota within reservation for OBCs
Its argument: Muslims in the OBC category are often artisans and craftsmen, who, vis-a-vis peasant communities in the category are the more...
- Facebook fuels American flag business in Pakistan
In Pakistan a row about Facebook, censorship and religious sacrilege means booming demand for replica American and Israeli flags to go up i...
Demystifying the eclectic heritage of Granada in SpainThe conflicts of history have given Granada, its buildings and culture a unique syncretic charm.