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.
06 Aug, 2021, 02.18 PM IST
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 ...
30 Dec, 2019, 01.02 PM IST
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...
30 Jan, 2018, 05.08 PM IST
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...
27 Dec, 2017, 11.12 AM IST
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...
21 Mar, 2017, 12.09 PM IST
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.
02 Mar, 2017, 12.03 PM IST
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.
29 Dec, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
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.
28 Jun, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
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...
21 Dec, 2014, 02.32 PM IST
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...
07 Nov, 2014, 11.43 AM IST
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...
07 Nov, 2014, 11.13 AM IST
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.
12 Oct, 2014, 07.42 PM IST
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...
25 Sep, 2014, 03.21 PM IST
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.
06 May, 2013, 03.34 PM IST
- 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...
10 Jun, 2012, 04.59 AM IST
- 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...
26 May, 2010, 12.54 PM IST
Demystifying the eclectic heritage of Granada in SpainThe conflicts of history have given Granada, its buildings and culture a unique syncretic charm.
18 Mar, 2010, 05.41 AM IST