SIO National Secretaries Shahnawaz Ali Raihan and Muhammed Bilal called on the officials of HRD Ministry and pleaded for the restoration and preservation of minority status of Jamia Millia Islamia and submitted a letter to seek HRD Minister Kapil Sibal’s appointment. Later they met Union Tourism Minister of State, Sultan Ahmed and demanded the preservation of neglected Muslim historical sites, and sought more opportunity for students belonging to the minority co...

“Exclusion is a universal phenomenon. There is nothing extraordinary about it. However, in a stratified and hierarchical society like India, social exclusion based on discrimination and prejudice takes the dangerous form of externalisation, said eminent sociologist, Prof. T.K. Oommen, while delivering keynote address at the Inaugural session of the 3-day National Conference on Exclusionary Perspectives for Muslims and Marginalised Groups, at Maulana Azad National Urdu University in Hyde...

The Anti-Terrorism Squad Court restrained the electronic media from showing any CCTV footage on the German Bakery blast, to protect witnesses. Speaking to journalists, Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh on February 24, read out the court order: “No electronic media should display or telecast any footage or coverage of the incident dated February 13, 2010, or before the incident, that has come on CCTV at the German Bakery which will lead to disclosure of identity of witnesses.” The...

The Central Bureau of Investigation blurted a trial court that it had not been able to arrest Sajjan Kumar – an accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots – because the agency was ‘unable’ to locate him. The trial court, which expected the CBI to produce Sajjan Kumar on February 23, berated the investigating agency for giving a lame excuse. The Delhi Police confirmed that Sajjan Kumar continues to be provided Z+ security by the government, which would mean he is under a 24-ho...

The Women’s Reservation Bill, 2008, that seeks 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies has been approved by the Union Cabinet on February 25.  The Bill was tabled in the Rajya Sabha in 2008 and was subsequently referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Personnel. “The future course of action will be decided in consultation with the Speaker at the Business Advisory Committee meeting, as the Bill is the property of the ...