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Thursday, March 26, 2026
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Topic: Muslims

Govt’s minority scholarship scheme frozen 3 yrs as probe into fraud meanders, students pay price

Standing committee flags 'injustice to minority students'. Minority affairs ministry to send 'reputed' study team to states to 'understand why visible action is not happening'.  

‘How do we survive?’ Minority scholars struggle as Maulana Azad fellowship payments hit 2nd time in a yr

Disruption comes amid re-verification exercise by ministry over duplication & alleged misuse. Budget allocation is also down from Rs 42.84 cr in 2025-26 to Rs 36.14 cr in 2026–27.

Do Muslim wills require attestation? Supreme Court to hear the Bar’s views

Muslim personal law doesn't require will to be in writing or attested, even verbal declaration is valid. A 13-year-old case makes the SC examine the will question.

‘Role’ in Muzaffarnagar riots to calling SRK ‘traitor’, BJP’s Sangeet Som is no stranger to controversy

Former MLA has often made controversial statements targeting Muslim community. He is accused of instigating 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, was detained under NSA in September that year.

Cauliflower farming has nothing to do with the plant. It hints at Logain massacre of Muslims

‘The use of 'gobi farming' imagery by a sitting Cabinet Minister of Assam...marks a shocking new low in political discourse,' said Congress' Gaurav Gogoi

Survival before justice and development. The long defeat of Bihar’s Muslim politics

Bihar’s Muslims head to the polls for the community’s survival, not development, amid fears of exclusion under the Nitish government.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.

How Uttarakhand CM Dhami is emerging as another Hindutva poster boy

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'.

Owaisi & Rijiju engage in public spat over ‘benefits & protection’ to minorities under Modi govt

Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi got into a public spat on Monday with Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju, contesting the latter’s claim...

Bangladesh’s Bhabesh to Murshidabad riots, Muslims must ask why violence keeps repeating

It’s as if a 90 per cent Muslim-majority country is telling itself it has no responsibility toward those who live differently, pray differently. And that’s the part that stays with me.

On Camera

What ambassador Xu Feihong expects from youth in China and India

China and India are home to 1.2 billion young people. They’re the pioneers in advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and realising the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’.

India’s strategic oil reserves tell a tale of structural constraints & stalled expansion. Here’s why

India’s oil reserves, which can last just 74-75 days, are much less than other major economies. Japan, for instance, holds reserves for 254 days.

India-Japan to finalise deal to co-develop & co-produce UNICORN mast ‘soon’, says Japanese envoy

The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.