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TopicUP madrasas

Topic: UP madrasas

UP madrasa verdict splits 2 brothers. For one, it’s a lifeline; for the other, a dead-end

Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of UP’s Madrasa Act but ruled that higher Kamil and Fazil degrees don’t meet UGC standards. It’s left many young job-seeking Muslims in despair.

Right to run madrasa not ‘right to maladminister’. What SC said while upholding UP law

SC ruled govt-aided or recognised minority educational institutions can't run without competent teachers, in unhealthy surroundings, or not maintain even a fair standard of teaching.

UP’s modern madrasas have run out of govt money. A young girl’s doctor dream is at stake

Teachers in UP madrasas haven’t been paid salaries since 2017, and the state honorarium of Rs 3,000 a month has also been withdrawn. Even students are forced to take up menial jobs to help their families.

Madrasas don’t need govt aid or board affiliation, says Deoband seminary’s Arshad Madani

Aspersions being cast on madrasas, Muslim institutions aren't new & are product of communal minds, he adds. Currently, Uttar Pradesh is doing survey to identify unrecognised madrasas.

Massive dropout, no salaries, UP madrasas gripped in a climate of fear, bulldozer worries

The most rattling part of the survey is Question no. 9 — about the funding of madrasas. Muslims fear such an exercise may bring out the bulldozers.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

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.