Bench set aside order by Shrawasti's district minority welfare officer, directing closure of Madrasa Ahle Sunnat Imam Ahmad Raza on account of it not being recognised by state board.
From implementing the Uniform Civil Code to cracking down on 'love jihad' and the latest education bill, Uttarakhand is becoming the BJP’s new 'Hindutva laboratory'.
JUI-F's head Maulana Fazal ur Rehman has refused to accept government ‘interference’. He has threatened to protest if the bill is not made into a law and implemented soon.
UP Madrasa Shiksha Parishad, at a September meeting, found out that 513 madrasas have applied to close, some from as long as 4-5 years ago. Owners cite a lack of govt aid & students.
In April, Yogi Adityanath-led BJP govt revoked licences of all 16,000 madrasas in UP. This had affected thousands of teachers and students in the state.
SC ruled govt-aided or recognised minority educational institutions can't run without competent teachers, in unhealthy surroundings, or not maintain even a fair standard of teaching.
District-level committees will now look into 4,191 unrecognised Islamic elementary schools (maktabs). SIT was formed in 2023 to look into charges of foreign funds' misuse by madrasas.
Child rights' body told top court that Madrasas are an 'unfit' place to receive proper education, and that prescribed curriculum contains 'texts that profess Supremacy of Islam'.
Hafiz of madrasa in Saura village has confessed to sodomising & murdering boy, say police. He & his brother-in-law were arrested 3 July. Family was told that their son was missing.
Despite damage to key Russian oil infrastructure by Ukrainian drone strikes in March, International Energy Agency data shows Russia’s earnings in March were highest for any month since January 2024.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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