Latest Minority Affairs News & Updates

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, will on May 28 launch the inaugural issue of ‘Vidhan-Chetna’, the quarterly journal of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, along with the momentous release of the proceedings of the Central Legislative Assembly (1924–1930) published across 89 volumes.Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said the landmark event represents a vital bridge between India’s rich parliamentary legacy and its contemporary legislative evolution.Gupta, who will chair …

Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) The West Bengal Directorate of Madrasah Education has made the singing of “Vande Mataram” mandatory during assembly prayers before classes in all government, aided and recognised madrasahs across the state with immediate effect, confirmed Khudiram Tudu, the minister in charge of Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education in the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government headed by the new and ninth Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari.“Like all other state-run schools…

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) While the country is moving forward on the path of inclusive growth and development, West Bengal is ‘sinking’ into a deep abyss of appeasement politics, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said on Friday, strongly condemning the state’s interim budget presented on February 5.The Mamata Banerjee government presented an interim budget of Rs 4.06 lakh crore for the state, which is headed to polls in the coming months. While it was hailed by the Chief Minister as “pro-people”, i…

Jaipur, Dec 22 (IANS) Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju, on Monday, offered a ‘chadar’ (sacred offering) and flowers at the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government in Ajmer on the occasion of the 814th Urs. Marking the auspicious occasion of the Urs, Union Minister Rijiju presented the sacred ‘chadar’ and flowers at the revered shrine as a gesture of respect from the Prime Minister and the Union governme…