India is aspiring to become an economic superpower but has an antiquated education system that is crippling generations of children. The government, corporate sector and civil society need to ensure that the young are well educated and trained. This will […]
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CNN IBN-THE HINDU ELECTION TRACKER SURVEY : Yes to quota for poor among minorities : India
48 per cent Hindus back it At a time when the debate over affirmative action for religious minorities has created a gulf between political parties, and led to tensions between the judiciary and executive, there is a high degree of […]
Continue reading »CJI-designate favours wider representation in higher judiciary : India
New Delhi : Chief Justice of India designate Justice P Sathasivam is in favour of virtual reservation in appointment of judges in the higher judiciary by giving more representation to OBCs, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and minorities. “We have to […]
Continue reading »Sikh panel opposes Delhi University’s stand against easing cutoffs : India
New Delhi : The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee has gone public with its objection to Delhi University forbidding the colleges managed by it to offer relaxation in cutoffs to Sikh candidates. “The relaxation has been in practice for 50 years,” […]
Continue reading »School children insist on right to education for child labourers : India
Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu : It is not just the need to make ends meet but multiple factors like alcoholic or ailing fathers, single and struggling mothers, and siblings who need to be taken care of, that keep some children outside […]
Continue reading »SC refuses to stay Guj HC order on minority scholarships: India
New Delhi: Students belonging to the minorities’ communities in Gujarat can breathe a sigh of relief. On Monday, the Apex Court refused to stay the Gujarat high court’s order that had directed the state government of Narednra Modi to implement […]
Continue reading »‘Alternate to Islamic studies is a constitutional right’: Pakistan
Karachi : The course outline at different educational institutes is one of the major issues faced by the minorities as well as marginalized groups in Pakistan. Despite that the Christians and Hindus are the largest minority groups, they have been […]
Continue reading »Minority panel to look into news channels targeting Muslims after every bomb blast: India
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has decided to take up the issue of news channels practice of isolating Muslims after every bomb blasts with the Press Council of India and the News Broadcasting Standard Authority (NBSA). NCM Chairperson Wajahat […]
Continue reading »Hyderabad hosts national RTI activists’ convention: India
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is hosting a three-day national convention of Right to Information (RTI) activists discussing from 16 – 18 February discussing an array of issues including the impact of the RTI Act on citizens. Themed ‘Transparency to accountability’, the convention […]
Continue reading »Colleges cannot withhold students’ certificates: HC : India
“Educational certificates are not fixed deposit receipts” Colleges cannot use educational qualification certificates, submitted by a student at the time of admission, as a bait to recover monetary dues when the student is about to leave the institution, the Madras […]
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