Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 14:01
A special package has been sought by the Arunachal Pradesh government for minorities in the state in addition to Rs 260 crore provided by the Ministry of Minority Affairs under the Multi Sectoral Development Programme.
Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 14:47
The Congress government in Karnataka Monday said recommendations of two key reports would be implemented for the benefit of minorities, especially Muslims.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 2, 2013, 11:02
Voicing concern over the level of participation of minority children in higher education, a committee has favoured setting up of model degree colleges in 90 minority-concentrated districts with full central assistance.
Last Updated: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 10:14
The UPA government is planning to take a major step before the 2014 General Elections.
Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 20:19
To remove socio-economic and educational backwardness of minorities, the Centre has decided to spend Rs 17,000 crore in the 12th five-year plan, Union Minister for Minority Welfare K Rehman Khan said Friday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 15:19
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday promised development projects for minorities, especially Muslims.
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 13:36
The report designates eight nations -- Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Uzbekistan -- as `countries of particular concern`.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 14:25
Religious discrimination and acts like forced conversion of Hindu girls should be declared as crimes against humanity and legal action should be taken to curb it, speakers at a consultation on minority rights said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 23:12
In majority Muslim Pakistan, religious minorities say democracy is killing them.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 22:25
Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling implementation Madarasa Act so that all madarsa schools in the state became entitled to financial assistance from the National Commission for Minorities (NCM).
Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 17:53
Defective monitoring was responsible for lack of effective implementation of Prime Minister`s 15-Point Programme for minorities, Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan said.
Last Updated: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 21:32
Showing no signs of relenting in his tirade against ruling Samajwad Party, Union minister Beni Prasad Verma alleged the party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has "cheated minorities" and had a tacit understanding with the BJP.
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