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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicNational Minority Commission

Topic: National Minority Commission

BJP’s Christian face George Kurian made minister of state, Kerala has 2 representatives in Modi 3.0

The other representative is newly-elected Suresh Gopi, whose win from Thrissur handed the BJP its first parliamentary seat in the state, where it has been trying to make inroads.

‘UCC fears created to confuse people. UK, US have it too’, says minorities commission chief Lalpura

National Minorities Commission chairperson Iqbal Singh Lalpura said that the Uniform Civil Code is a constitutional provision and does not pose a threat to religious identity.

Minorities panel asks for action-taken report on ‘Sulli deals’ case from Delhi, Ghaziabad cops

In a letter, National Commission for Minorities has sought a detailed action-taken report, reminding both forces that a Parliament question has been raised in the matter. 

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.