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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicMinority rights

Topic: minority rights

Betting the farm & lord of the Epstein files

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print, online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately. Also Read: Bihar: India’s path...

Tirupati board should have only Hindu employees. ‘Majority’ religion deserves rights too

Religious freedom should include the right of institutions to not employ those who may be inimical to it, but in “secular” India it is apparently a pointer to Hindu bigotry.

White House blasts online vitriol against WSJ journalist who asked Modi about minority rights

Biden administration says attack completely unacceptable, antithetical to the very principles of democracy.

St Stephen’s vs DU face-off shows minority rights have become management rights

As the 12th principal of St Stephen's college, I have no hesitation in saying that its interview-centric admission process is prone to manipulation.

Pasmandas are the real minorities deprived of welfare. Muslims aren’t homogenous

Taking India's largest ‘minority’ as homogenous is inappropriate. Muslims face many problems that need to be understood and resolved.

Political violence increases when regional party candidate wins election: Study

Researchers from Netherlands and Canada looked at data from 1989 until 2012 to find no increase in violence in constituencies where the assembly seat is reserved for ST populations.

Yogendra Yadav is wrong to assume Owaisi’s AIMIM will be a ‘Muslim BJP’

Yogendra Yadav is afraid that if Muslims start voting for a Muslim-led party, then secular fronts will become just representatives of different castes.

Sardar Hukam Singh, a minority rights champion in Constituent Assembly

Sardar Hukam Singh, who served in first three Lok Sabhas, refused to sign draft of the constitution as he felt it failed to secure...

On Camera

The US birthright citizenship dilemma—What makes a citizen?

Political sentiment is clearly moving against easier immigration, let alone granting of citizenship to “people not like us”.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.