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.
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.
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in UP madrasas haven’t been paid salaries since 2017, and the state honorarium of Rs 3,000 a month has also been withdrawn.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.
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.
TV news channels assured viewers that once the cloud-seeding was completed, rain could be expected anytime. 'Jab chaho, baarish kar lo,' claimed Times Now Navbharat.
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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