AMU minority status: On firm ground legally, but BJP has to prove it meant no malice
Mishra • 9 years agoThere are several complex questions involved in the controversy over the ‘minority’ status to Aligarh Muslim University. Most of these are legal and some, given the context of the current political climate in the country, political.
Aligarh Muslim University row: Uncovering the politics behind the minority status tug-of-war
Sanjay • 9 years agoFifty years later, an intense legal battle is again being fought in the Supreme Court on the same question i.e. whether or not Aligarh Muslim University is a minority institution.
NDA putting the clock back, creating insecurity among people: Congress on AMU issue
• 9 years agoCongress on Monday accused Narendra Modi government of "putting the clock back" and creating "insecurity and division" through the AMU row.
Trouble for 10 schools in Mumbai as state govt issues notice over their minority status
Fp Staff • 10 years agoThe state government has issued show-cause notices to 10 elite minority status schools in South Mumbai for reportedly not admitting a single minority student in the last three years.
Minority status to Jains will help their growth: PM
Fp Archives • 11 years agoMinority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan said the demand of minority status to Jain community was pending with the government.
Rahul bats for Jain community, asks PM to grant minority status
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe AICC had said in a release that Jain Samaj leaders had spoken to Rahul about their long-pending demand for minority status for the community.
Schools in RTE loop seek to exploit 'minority' loophole
Fp Editors • 13 years agoThere is a rush among schools to seek minority status to avoid having to take on the 25 percent quota for the poor under the RTE Act.