Centre in March said it was for the states and UTs to take a call on whether or not to grant minority status to Hindus & other communities, where they are less in number.
Jamal Siddiqui wrote to Shah on 18 April, months after home ministry wrote to Maharashtra govt & Delhi Police to 'suitably address concerns based on local threat perception'.
In 2017 UP polls, BJP didn't field a single Muslim candidate. Minority Morcha chief Jamal Siddiqui says this time, 'we want more representation from community'.
During a conclave in Delhi Saturday, the Kerala Governor also asserted that India's civilisation and 'cultural heritage' have 'no concept of discrimination' on the basis of religion.
In The Minority Conundrum, Ankur Datta writes how Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu were seen as a privileged group of victims, living off the largesse of the state.
The incident sparked a diplomatic row between India and Pakistan when ministers from both countries accused each other of violating their minorities' rights.
Lebanon faces worst inflation rate in the world, followed by Zimbabwe and Sudan, according to 'Trading Economics', which sources data from governments.
Crash that killed 4 one of several Pawan Hans chopper accidents in last few decades. These incidents, coupled with losses, operational issues & legal hurdles, may delay disinvestment.
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.