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Topic: minority communities

Hyderabad’s Urdu media matters. You can’t shut them out of Telangana assembly debate

Urdu is the language of about 12 per cent Muslim population of Hyderabad. By selectively restricting access to the regional press, the Congress government is denying information to minorities.

In Dhaka, foreign secy conveys concerns about minorities’ safety, ‘desire for mutually beneficial’ ties

In first structured engagement between the two foreign offices, India’s Vikram Misri highlighted New Delhi’s interest for a positive relationship with Bangladesh’s interim govt.

‘Intolerable’ — RSS urges Bangladesh interim govt to ‘immediately’ put a stop to violence against Hindus

This is the first official statement issued by RSS on matter. A day earlier, RSS' women’s wing claimed efforts were being made to create instability in India amid Bangladesh violence.

A+ NAAC rating, Amazon placements — all about India’s only central Urdu-medium university, Maulana Azad

Hyderabad-based Maulana Azad National Urdu University, set up in 1998, is trying to counter the perception that it has limited options for students, many of whom are madrasa pass-outs.

Delhi NCR’s colonies are different from Western cities. The poor are closer to you

Neelanjan Sircar and Sanjoy Chakravorty's ‘Colossus: The Anatomy of Delhi’ is a collection of essays that dissect NCR's physical and social structure.

‘0.01%’ street vendors from minority communities benefit from Centre’s loan scheme, finds RTI query

A total of 32.26 lakh loans were disbursed under the PM SVANidhi scheme between June 2020 & May 2022, according to data revealed by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Withdrawing farm laws right move, BJP’s anti-minority image a myth: Minister Bhupender Yadav

Speaking to ThePrint's Editor-In Chief Shekhar Gupta on ‘Off the Cuff’, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav and economist Ila Patnaik discussed why they've penned a new book on rise of BJP.

Distrust between Hindus and Muslims won’t help Covid fight, last thing Modi govt would want

Those trying to vitiate the atmosphere must pay heed to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat who emphasised that national interest must override petty political concerns.

BJP’s Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is actually a Kapil Mishra, but with Allah on his lips

Leaders like Manjinder Sirsa are unapologetic about supporting their communities. But Naqvi plays invisible for minorities, unless it's to defend BJP or praise Modi.

Rural minority communities are getting fewer houses under Modi’s pet welfare scheme

Their numbers have dipped since most of them have now reached saturation, say govt officials.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.