Union Minister for Minority Affairs Abdur Rehman Antulay said that Sachar Committee Report is likely to be discussed in the next Parliament session. The Sachar Report includes 44 recommendations and 32 proposals which have been approved by the U.P.A government. However, three of the recommendations were not accepted, Antulay said while responding to a question raised by C.P.M leader Hannan Mulla and other parliamentarians in a brief discussion.

Mr Antulay however did not disclose whic...

The Muftis of Darul Uloom Deoband and some other Islamic scholars have forcefully said in plain words that India being a democratic country, no proscription for beheading anyone can be issued here as it is possible only in a country ruled under Islamic government and, even there, any Tom, Dick and Harry cannot issue such a fatwa.

Deoband scholars do not agree with the writings and views of Taslima Nasreen in any way, but they say that any opinion that does not seem appropriate can be ...

A CNN-IBN investigation has uncovered that the 1992-1993 Mumbai riots were a well-planned pogrom during which policemen and politicians became rioters. The investigation found that successive governments in Maharashtra have not been serious about punishing the guilty politicians and policemen.

Who ordered and organised the riots and is there a chance that the guilty will be now brought to justice? Stench of Truth, a special show, conducted by CNN-IBN’s Rajdeep Sardesai in Delhi ...

Madrasa Madinat-ul Islam is just like any other madrasa in India. But a few students make this madrasa different and very special. These students are Ashish Vidyarthi and Hemlata. They are the children of Mr. Dilip Kumar Chaudhury, an Indian Railway employee, says a TwoCircles.net report.

Ashish, 6-year-old and Hemlata is 9-year-old, are studying the Holy Qur’an and the Urdu language at Madrasa Madinat-ul-Islam in Khagaul, near Danapur Railway Station, Patna, Bihar. They are als...

The Karnataka government has decided to honour former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam with the "Basava Puraskara" award in recognition of his services to the nation and selfless commitment to duty.

According to state minister for Kannada and Culture H.S. Mahadev Prasad, the annual award, named after the 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara, will be presented to Kalam in the State Capital Bangalore on September 28, with a cash prize of Rs.1 million, a memento and a citation...