NEW DELHI: India is to unveil controversial new quotas guaranteeing government jobs and university places for Muslims and poor upper caste Brahmins despite fierce opposition from the middle classes. Opponents denounced the move as an attempt to buy “vote banks” […]
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Guaranteeing the rights of minority women (Forum on Minority Issues, fourth session), 29th-30th Nov
Civil Society Section Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Forum on Minority Issues Fourth session 29-30 November 2011 Dear All, The fourth session of the Forum on Minority Issues will be held on 29-30 November […]
Continue reading »UK to help poorest girls in the world
London: Britain will help up to a million of the poorest girls to go to school from countries in Africa and Asia, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Monday. The Girls Education Challenge is a new project that will […]
Continue reading »1500 North South Scholarships for Students in India
Chicago: North South Foundation based in Chicago, USA has announced the decision to award 1500 scholarships for needy students in India for the current academic year. Out of these 900 scholarships will be renewals and 600 scholarships are for first […]
Continue reading »Minorities’ protection bill to be tabled in NA soon: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for National Harmony Akram Masih Gill has said minorities’ protection bill will soon be tabled in the National Assembly to introduce Marriage Registration Act for Sikh, Hindu, Parsi and Bhai communities in the country. He expressed […]
Continue reading »Where does all the NSDF money go? : India
BANGALORE: Some of India’s top sportspersons preparing for the London Olympics have only heard about the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) and don’t have any clue on how to get funding from the scheme which is specifically meant for customized training […]
Continue reading »TN allocates Rs 240 cr for women, childcare schemes: India
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday announced a slew of measures to boost the welfare of children and women in the state, allocating over Rs 240 crore for these measures. In a statement on Monday, the chief minister […]
Continue reading »1500 Scholarships for Students with DISABILITIES: India
National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), for and on behalf of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, invites applications from Students with Disabilities for award of Scholarship under the following two Scholarship Schemes :- 1. Scholarship […]
Continue reading »Do you aspire to be a high flying Chartered Accountant?: Sri Lanka
Colombo: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka is the right choice The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) is the country’s national accounting body, which is a globally recognized accountancy organization with over 4200 professional members […]
Continue reading »Waseela-E-Haq: Cheque distribution disrupted by rain: Pakistan
KARACHI: Only two of the 20 Waseela-e-Haq cheques among the beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in Karachi could be distributed on Saturday because of the rain. Thus, only funds worth Rs150,000 were distributed. BISP’s assistant media officer […]
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