In view of assembly elections 2018 in Rajasthan, the BJP’s Minority Morcha has demanded tickets for Muslim candidates from the party. The president of the Minority Morcha, Abdul Rashid Ansari said this in the state BJP meeting on Saturday held at the BJP headquarters in Jaipur. The assembly elections are[Read More…]
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Religious minorities feel insecure in India: US reports
The United State Department said in its annual International Religious Freedom Report that India in 2016 has become more religiously intolerant and the state of freedom continues to deteriorate. The report which was released on Tuesday accused Hindu nationalist groups, such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu[Read More…]
People try to use minority issues for political purposes: M Venkaiah Naidu
Just a day before assuming office, Vice-president elect M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday has said that people were trying to use minority issues for political gains. “Indian ethos is of mutual respect for each other. People try to use minority issues for political purposes,” he said. The former union minister[Read More…]
NRI businessman to help talented minority students through Super 30
In a commendable move, Obaidur Rahman, an NRI from Saudi Arabia has offered to help the children of the minority communities to achieve their dreams of studying in premier educational institutes of the country. Rahman, a Saudi Arabia-based businessman, has joined hands with Super 30, a free coaching centre that[Read More…]
Mentally challenged woman mob-lynched in Bengal
In a shocking incident from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, a mentally challenged woman was lynched on suspicions of child trafficking. The incident comes in the wake of a series of incidents of mob lynching which has claimed many lives. According to Hindustan Times report, the victim, 42-year-old Otera Bibi, had[Read More…]
Ramnath Kovind, a symbolism of BJP’s caste-politics amidst rising Dalit atrocities
BJP has been asserting supremacy over the marginalised sections of India slowly yet steadily, leaving no stone unturned. On Monday, Amit Shah the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party declared that the NDA government is forwarding the name of Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as their candidate for the upcoming Presidential[Read More…]