Minority status for Hindus: Supreme Court tells Centre not to take different stands

The Union government filed a new affidavit on Monday, stating the matter has ‘far-reaching ramifications’ and so it needed to consult with the states first.

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· May 10, 2022 · 04:16 pm

Government using laws to deprive minorities of livelihood, ex-civil servants tell prime minister

Over 100 former IAS officers said that anti-conversion laws, ban on beef consumption and demolition drives are used to ‘strike fear’ among minorities.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 26, 2022 · 07:55 pm

States also empowered to declare a community as minority, Centre tells Supreme Court

The statement came in response to a plea that argued that Hindus cannot avail benefits of government schemes despite them being minorities in 10 states.

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· Mar 28, 2022 · 12:41 pm

Shillong: We would rather die in our homes than be evicted, say Sikhs as government takes over land

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said his government was ready to talk to them to find a solution to the dispute.

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· Nov 02, 2021 · 03:15 pm

Relocation of Dalit Sikhs in Shillong: Minorities panel seeks report from Meghalaya government

The residents of Harijan Colony have opposed the state’s move to take possession of the land where they live.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 12, 2021 · 02:14 pm

Pakistan should be grateful to its persecuted Hazara minority for setting models of tolerance

Eleven miners from the community were recently killed by the Islamic State in Balochistan.

IA Rehman

· Jan 17, 2021 · 01:30 pm

A US exhibition about 17th-century witch trials has startling resonance for India today

The Salem Witch Trials of 1692-’93 were the result of fear and mass hysteria and led to the deaths of 25 innocent people.

Anu Kumar

· Oct 23, 2020 · 11:30 am

Delhi: Muslim burial sites have almost vanished, remaining space won’t last 2 years, says report

The Delhi Minorities Commission attributed the situation to encroachment by public and government agencies.

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· Nov 24, 2018 · 07:22 pm

China’s ‘re-education’ camps for Uyghurs aren’t just contentious – they’re also counterproductive

The effort may erode Uyghur language and culture, but will not produce the loyal, obedient population that the Chinese authorities desire.

James McMurray, The Conversation

· Nov 03, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Jamia Millia Islamia students allege they were thrown out of NCC camp for sporting beards

Lieutenant Colonel SBS Yadav said they were evicted because of a ‘discipline issue’.

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· Dec 26, 2017 · 09:00 am

Pakistan: Ahmadi leader and relative of Nobel laureate Abdus Salam shot dead in Nankana Sahib

The murder took place a day after his outfit, Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya, released a report saying at least six members of the community were killed in 2016.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 30, 2017 · 03:08 pm

After 67 years, Pakistan set to discuss marriage law for country's Hindus

Absence of such a law deprives Pakistani Hindus of a legal document as proof of marriage.

Amir Wasim

· Jul 06, 2015 · 05:30 pm