History is often weaponised. Asif’s comments are an example. They mix military threat with a distorted version of historical argument. The correct historical narrative is richer and more complicated.
"There is no problem in learning English but we must not disown our own culture and language, all languages born in India are national languages; we need one common language to interact, but it should not be foreign," Mohan Bhagwat said.
Although Muslims make up only about 1 percent of Texas’s population, Gomez has repeatedly framed her campaign around anti-Islam rhetoric.
"Not all Hindus support the BJP. In fact, it can't even be said that a majority of Hindus are with the BJP. We are looking to build an ideology-based alliance," Kishor said.
The RSS supports addressing caste issues through constitutional means, avoiding political exploitation. They emphasize that caste census and reservations should focus on social benefit rather than electoral gains, promoting unity and integrity
The Uttarakhand government has mandated all eateries falling on the route of Kanwar Yatra to display the name of the owner and workers.This order has come into effect in Haridwar district where pilgrims will come to collect water of the holy Ganga river. Some local shopkeepers welcomed the decision of the state government saying it will enable pilgrims to eat comfortably according to their preference. Opposition leaders have slammed the government for playing divisive politics.
Addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra’s Beed on May 07, PM Modi launched a direct attack on the Congress alleging that the party wants to give OBC reservations to Muslims. What BR Ambedkar, the Constitution, the parliament have given 27 pc reservations to OBC, by putting Muslims in the category of OBC, overnight, they (Congress) looted what was there for the OBC...they want to give OBC reservations to Muslims," said PM Modi.
Section 58 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, which applies to all other citizens, excluding Muslims, regardless of their religious ties, was the focus of the bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on April 21, asserted that if the Congress were to win power, it might redistribute wealth to Muslims, referencing a statement by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regarding the minority community's priority access to the country's resources.
Lectures by those who have a limited understanding of India's pluralistic traditions and the region's post-partition history are best not attempted, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
In India, the 29-30-day (sunrise to sunset) fasting period begins from March 12.
On Friday, top Muslim leaders in India urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to resolve issues over mosques and Hindu temples, stating that the minority Muslim population felt threatened and that their places of worship should be preserved.
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Addressing a rally at Patahi in Muzaffarpur district, Shah also charged the Nitish Kumar government with "Muslim appeasement (tushtikaran)" and warned that this could lead to "big trouble" in areas bordering Nepal and Bangladesh (seemant kshetra).
The then Congress-led government had, in 2014, provided five per cent reservation to the Muslims in admissions to educational institutions when it introduced a quota in jobs and education for the Maratha community.
Representing the Hindu petitioners, advocate Madan Mohan Yadav, said the deadline for completing the survey has been extended till September 4 from August 4.
His statement comes in the wake of the CPI(M) seminar against the UCC held on July 15 when the Left party’s general secretary Sitaram Yechury said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a political tool being used by the BJP to sharpen communal polarisation.
He emphasised that the reservation for 17 sub-castes of extremely backward Muslims who are placed in Category-1 and Category 2-A have not been touched.
A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna said the earlier regime of four percent quota to Muslims will continue to hold field till May 9, when the matter will be heard next, without any prejudice to the contentions to be raised by the state government.
"The Markazi-Royat-e-Hilal Committee, Jama Masjid, has decided that the first fast of Ramzan will be observed on Friday, March 24," a statement issued by the top Delhi-based religious body said.
Son of former BJP MLA Shiv Bahadur Saxena, he is pitted against Khan’s protege and Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Asim Raja in the December 5 bypoll.
The court said all the accused indulged in targeting Hindus and their acts were apparently prejudicial to the harmony between Muslims and Hindus.