Bengal's BJP govt to implement 7th Pay Commission, free travel & Annapurna Bhandar for womenWest Bengal's new BJP government, under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, has approved the 7th Pay Commission for state employees to bridge ...
18 May, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
From Congress strategist to BJP strongman: Himanta returns as Assam CMHimanta Biswa Sarma begins his second term as Assam Chief Minister. This marks continuity and the BJP's strong hold in the Northeast. Sarma...
12 May, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
Amit Shah warns of action over post-poll violence, vows Gorkha solution under BJP ruleUnion Home Minister Amit Shah issued a strong warning against post-poll violence in West Bengal. He assured that the Gorkha issue will see ...
21 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Higher education students of madrassas face uncertain future after SC order; demands to accommodate themThe Supreme Court's decision to declare degrees awarded by the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Board unconstitutional has left approximately 25,000 s...
10 Nov, 2024, 12.17 PM IST
SC upholds validity of 2004 UP Board of Madrasa Education Act, says it does not violate principle of secularismThe Supreme Court upheld the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act. The court said the act does not violate the principle of secular...
05 Nov, 2024, 12.49 PM IST
UP to open two universities, to affiliate madrassas to them: Minority minister RajbharUttar Pradesh plans to establish two universities to affiliate madrassas for standardized recognition. This would impact approximately 25,0...
11 Aug, 2024, 02.56 PM IST
SC stays HC verdict declaring UP Madrasa Act 'unconstitutional'A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud observed that the view taken by the HC is "prima facie not correct." The benc...
05 Apr, 2024, 11.30 PM IST
UP Madrasa Teachers Associations to move Supreme Court against HC orderAfter the Allahabad High Court declared the UP Madrasa Education Act "unconstitutional," Madrasa teachers associations plan to challenge th...
24 Mar, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
UP Madrasa Education Board objects to basic education department serving notices on madrasasThe Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board has criticized the basic education department for serving notices on some madrasas in districts l...
25 Oct, 2023, 04.10 PM IST
UP government starts pilot project to teach AI in madrasasThe government of Uttar Pradesh in India is introducing teaching modules on artificial intelligence (AI) in madrasas as part of a pilot pro...
15 Oct, 2023, 02.05 PM IST
Madrasa students in UP to get uniforms like 'kurta pajama' and 'salwar-kurta' soon"Efforts are on to provide them the uniform in July this year," said chairman UP state Madrasa Education Board, Dr Iftikhar Ahmed Javed tol...
03 Jul, 2023, 01.00 PM IST
Waqf board to introduce NCERT syllabus, dress code in madrasasThe board has also decided that its madrasas will give religious education to students for just an hour from 6.30 am to 7.30 am and conduct...
24 Nov, 2022, 03.21 PM IST
- Speculation on 'Legal' and 'Illegal' Madrasas has vitiated atmosphere: UP Board Chief
Javed, who is also the national secretary of BJP's minority front, sought to dispel unconfirmed reports that 2,500 madrasas in UP were take...
23 Sep, 2022, 11.30 PM IST
UP plans to allow only TET qualified teachers in MadrasasThe step is aimed at improving teaching standards of non-Islamic subjects such as science and social sciences in the madrasas, as well as t...
19 Jul, 2022, 12.15 AM IST
Muslim religious body to form a committee to draft a roadmap to modernise MadrasasAccording to Jamiat members, the decision was made considering the constant scrutiny that Madrasas face, and keeping in mind the “future em...
16 Sep, 2019, 08.18 AM IST
Waive fees for madrasa students who opt for NIOS exams: Niti AayogOn the modernisation of madrasas, Aayog has recommended the government make "continued efforts" through curricular reforms and by providing...
03 Sep, 2017, 11.55 AM IST
Will look into possibility of including madrasas in mainstream educational system: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviNaqvi's comments come after the Maharashtra government asserted that madrasas not teaching subjects like Maths, English and Science would b...
02 Jul, 2015, 08.31 PM IST