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‘Always chooses appeasement’: BJP slams Rahul over remarks on Uttam Nagar clash

Rahul Gandhi and Guru Prakash Paswan. (PTI/HT)
Updated on Mar 21, 2026 09:54 pm IST

70 Maharashtra institutes got minority status after Ajit Pawar's death

From August last year until January 27, not a single minority status certificate was issued during Pawar’s tenure, and in contrast, 75 institutions were cleared within just four days of his death.
Updated on Feb 17, 2026 10:44 am IST

2 Hindus among 4 from minority communities elected to Bangladesh parliament

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) claimed a thumping win on February 13 in the first elections held since a deadly 2024 uprising, with leader Tarique Rahman poised to become prime minister.
Published on Feb 16, 2026 01:26 am IST

2 Jat men seek medical admission after turning Buddhist, SC junks plea: ‘Fraud’

The Supreme Court has sought a report from the chief secretary of Haryana.
Updated on Jan 29, 2026 12:00 am IST

Hindu man burnt to death in Bangladesh's Narsingdi, CCTV shows suspect near site

Hindu youth burnt to death in Bangladesh
Updated on Jan 25, 2026 11:59 pm IST

645 minority-related incidents in Bangladesh last year, 71 were communal: Yunus

Bangladesh records 645 minority-related incidents in 2025, police review shows
Updated on Jan 19, 2026 04:36 pm IST

At least 3 dead as Alawites protest Homs mosque bombing that killed 8 in Syria

A man seriously injured by a thrown stone is taken away from the area after clashes erupted between Alawite protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counterprotesters, two days after a bomb in an Alawite mosque in Homs killed eight people and wounded 18 during Friday prayers, in Latakia, Syria's coastal region.
Published on Dec 29, 2025 01:49 am IST

‘Mob behaved like demons, dragged body for 1 km’: Witness on Dipu Das killing

Security personnel try to stop Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists along with others during a protest march near the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on December 23, 2025, to condemn the killing of Hindu garment worker Dipu Chandra Das.
Published on Dec 28, 2025 03:03 pm IST

Protesters held outside UK Bangladesh high commission, chant Hanuman Chalisa

West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee members burn an effigy of Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus during a protest condemning the violence, persecution, and human rights violations against minorities in Bangladesh, in Kolkata, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.
Updated on Dec 28, 2025 11:30 am IST

Who was Amrit Mondal? Hindu man killed in Bangladesh after extortion claims

The incident took place on Wednesday night at Hosendanga village in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari district.
Updated on Dec 26, 2025 06:02 pm IST

Bangladesh condemns killing of Hindu criminal by mob, says not a communal attack

Law enforcement officers stand guard as supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman wait along the roadside to welcome their leader near the airport in Dhaka (AP)
Updated on Dec 27, 2025 12:00 am IST

Who was Dipu Chandra, Hindu man lynched by mob amid Bangladesh unrest

Violence broke out in Bangladesh's capital early December 19 after a youth leader of the country's 2024 pro-democracy uprising who was injured in an assassination attempt died in a hospital in Singapore.
Updated on Dec 21, 2025 02:00 pm IST

What is happening to madrasas in Uttarakhand? Govt nods minority education bill

Uttarakhand has approved the Minority Education Bill, 2025, abolishing the Madrasa Board.
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 04:44 pm IST

Owaisi vs Rijiju on schemes for minorities, barbs fly over RTE, scholarships

Kiren Rijiju traded some barbs on social media with AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi.
Published on Oct 01, 2025 08:06 pm IST

Why are minority schools not in RTE ambit? SC seeks review of own judgement

RTE requires private schools to reserve 25% of entry-level seats for EWS and other disadvantaged groups, but minority schools are exempt from this quota.
Updated on Sept 01, 2025 09:55 pm IST

Owaisi vs Kiren Rijiju over ‘benefits’ to minorities in India remark

Kiren Rijiju said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is secular and does not do politics on the basis of religion or cast.
Published on Jul 07, 2025 07:15 pm IST

UK parliamentary panel slams Pakistan for state-backed persecution of minorities

UK Parliamentarians, human rights advocates, and community representatives provided testimony and presented documented evidence revealing that atrocities against minorities in Pakistan are not isolated incidents.
Published on Jul 04, 2025 01:54 pm IST

Who is Kashish Chaudhary? 1st Hindu woman assistant commissioner in Balochistan

Kashish Chaudhary said "discipline, hard work, and the desire to contribute to society" led her to achieve this remarkable feat.
Published on May 14, 2025 06:34 am IST

Muslim members will form overwhelming majority in Waqf bodies: Centre

Muslim members will form overwhelming majority in Waqf bodies: Centre
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 06:32 pm IST

John Abraham: ‘I'm a minority and never felt more safe’

John Abraham is back on screen with action-thriller The Diplomat.
Published on Mar 15, 2025 02:14 pm IST

Hindus in Bangladesh hold massive Chittagong rally demanding minority rights

The Sanatan Jagran Manch held one of the biggest rallies in a few months in Chittagong to demand minority rights for Hindus in Bangladesh
Published on Oct 26, 2024 02:24 pm IST

Haryana BJP govt in minority, has no moral right to continue: Congress after CLP meet

Former Haryana CM and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda holds a meeting with newly elected MPs and MLAs, in Chandigarh on Monday. Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda is also seen. (ANI)
Updated on Jun 11, 2024 06:46 am IST

Won’t let majority population feel victimised: Khattar

Former CM Manohar Lal Khattar speaking at “Parshuram Mahasammelan” at Old Sabzi Mandi in Karnal. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 06, 2024 05:06 am IST

'4 down, 1 to go': Milind Deora, Scindia, Sachin Pilot's old photo goes viral

P Chidambaram, Jitin Prasad, Sachin Pilot and Milind Deora.
Published on Jan 14, 2024 07:51 pm IST

RLD backs Karnataka govt's Hijab move; BJP calls it ‘divide and rule’

RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary said there will be an Emergency-like situation if restrictions are placed on food and dress. (Subhankar HT File)
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 10:17 am IST

Spectator by Seema Goswami: Is this seat taken?

Don’t shame people who are in wheelchairs. You will never manage to embarrass the small minority who are faking. (ADOBE STOCK)
Updated on Sept 15, 2023 04:50 pm IST

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says Centre creating unnecessary controversy over UCC

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Published on Jul 27, 2023 08:05 am IST

Parties using Uttar Pradesh civic elections to feel pulse for 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Officials collect EVMs ahead of the first phase of polling for the urban local bodies elections in Lucknow. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 03, 2023 11:10 pm IST

SGPC objects to a key resolution being called ‘separatist’ document

Reacting to the development, Dhami said, “Removing of these portions is a communal act. It is sad that the Union government is making these changes as per its interests. Text about minorities is being removed. This is being done under a pre-planned conspiracy.” (AFP)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:07 am IST

Supreme Court pulls up states over minority status inputs

In May, the Centre came out with a fresh affidavit recalling its earlier stand while proposing a nation-wide consultation as the issue has “far-reaching ramifications throughout the country” . (ANI)
Published on Jan 18, 2023 01:09 am IST