BJP president Amit Shah says if his party wins the Karnataka assembly elections, it would make Lingayat strongman B.S. Yeddyurappa as its chief minister
2 min read27 Mar 2018Decision, based on suggestions of an expert panel, comes ahead of the Karnataka elections
3 min read20 Mar 2018Supreme Court says petitioner can press the case for minority status to Hindus in eight states at the National Commission for Minorities
1 min read11 Nov 2017A PIL has been filed in the SC seeking grant of minority status to Hindus in Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Punjab
1 min read31 Oct 2017Educational trusts and societies seeking minority status will now be required to register as NGOs with the NITI Aayog
1 min read14 May 2017A Supreme Court bench asked Centre and J&K govt to resolve the issue of Muslims minority status and submit a report to it within four weeks
2 min read27 Mar 2017The government has maintained that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was set up by a central act and it was a central university, not a minority institution
1 min read7 Jul 2016SC is separately hearing an appeal filed by AMU and the Centre (UPA govt) against an Allahabad High Court verdict which said that the university’s minority tag is invalid
1 min read4 Apr 2016Zameer Uddin Shah states that restoring the status would have a salutary effect on minorities
2 min read6 Mar 2016Jains will get a share in Central funds earmarked for welfare programmes and scholarships for the minorities
1 min read20 Jan 2014The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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