Category: National News and Affairs
AMU gets UGC Grant for Vocational Training Course
Aligarh: The UGC has sanctioned Rs.185 lakh to the Aligarh Muslim University to start a bachelor's degree course in vocational training. The Universit [...]
NDA Govt to set up Equal Opportunity Commission
New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister, Dr. Najma Heptulla has stated that the Centre is considering the formation of Equal Opportunities Commi [...]
All in the Family
Of the 543 members, 130 members of the 16th Lok Sabha are from political families, i.e., about 25% of the total MPs in the lower house.
A survey by T [...]
Muslim Enrollment in Schools shows Improvement: HRD Report
New Delhi: Muslim enrollment in schools has gone up marginally, says a new HRD Ministry report. This is a marked improvement in the condition of Mus [...]
Vatican holds Historic Muslim, Jewish and Christian Prayers for Peace
Vatican City: Pope Francis, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Greek Orthodox Patriarch, Bartholomew gathered in [...]
Civil Services Exam 2013 – 34 Muslims among 1,122 Candidates
Ms. Faria Ejaz (Top) and Asim Anwar (bottom) from Bangalore were able to get through the Civil Services this year from Karnataka.
By A Staff Writer [...]
Only 22 Muslim MPs in 16th Lok Sabha
Muslim representation dips to an all time low
By A Staff Writer
Muslim representation in the Sixteenth Lok Sabha has dipped to its lowest so fa [...]
National Trends in Voting
Mandate-2014
The 2014 Lok Sabha Election is a major watershed in electoral history of India in that it has delivered a decisive mandate for a single [...]
How Representative is the Lok Sabha?
Ours is a Westminster style Parliamentary system in which one who gets more votes than all others in the fray, gets elected. For instance, if 50,000 p [...]
Mandate-2014
Building Bridges is Necessary
Mohammed Atique
In a democracy we need to build bridges with everyone, however unpalatable their ideology may be for [...]