Minority detention: Narendra Modi writes to PM, slams Shushilkumar Shinde

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 15:19

BJP`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has slammed Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde`s advisory to the states to release wrongfully detained "minority youth" and has sought PM Manmohan Singh`s intervention in the matter.

Muslim organisation demands tribunal to probe terror cases

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 19:02

Jamait Ulema Maharashtra, a Muslim religious organisation, today lamented that many Muslim youths were languishing in jails on false charges of terrorism, and demanded special tribunals headed by retired judges to probe such cases.

Be `careful` while arresting minorities: Shinde tells CMs

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 14:31

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday reiterated Centre`s stand against illegal detention of youth of minority communities.

Youths demanding salaries hit roads, dozens detained

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:32

number of youths, engaged under a centrally-sponsored scheme, Monday blocked the Residency Road in the heart of the city protesting what they alleged failure of the government to release their salaries.

Impart skill training in more effective manner: Raje

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 21:07

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Thursday directed officials to provide skill training to youths in a more effective manner.

US national gang-rape: Himachal court convicts three Nepalese

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 09:57

In less than six months of the gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in Manali, a court here sentenced three Nepalese youths to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the crime, an official said on Wednesday.

Illiterate youth to be covered under SDA scheme in Himachal

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 20:46

The illiterate youth of the state would now be able to reap benefits of the ambitious Skill Development Allowance Scheme in selected trades for upgrading their skills, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Friday.

Rioters leave trail of destruction in Polish capital

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 23:06

Polish riot police used rubber bullets on Monday to break up groups of masked far-right youths during a nationalist march through center of capital.

Terror detention directive was for all minorities: Sushilkumar Shinde

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 22:08

Sushilkumar Shinde insisted that his directive to states to ensure that no innocents are wrongfully detained in the name of terror was not specific to Muslims.

HC reserves order on PIL seeking action against ATS officers

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 22:12

Bombay HC reserved the order on a public interest litigation seeking probe against police officers, who investigated the 2006 Malegaon blast case in its initial stage.

Mecca Masjid blast: Andhra High Court stays minority compensation

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 11:53

In a significant development, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday cancelled the compensation given to 70 Muslim youth wrongly arrested in connection with blasts cases and asked the state government to recover the money from them.