
New Delhi: The Minority Affairs Ministry has been pulled up by a Parliamentary Standing Committee for returning unutilised funds, worth over Rs 587 crore, to the Centre in 2010-11. The Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment in its Twentieth report on the Minority Affairs Ministry noted that the quantum of surrendered funds was much lesser in previous years. The Ministry had earlier returned much lesser funds to the Centre,...

06:02 AM, Mar 22, 2012

New Delhi: Discrimination against minorities in education, employment and housing can soon invite a fine up to Rs 5 lakh and offenders can also be send behind bars for three years as the Government is ready with a draft for a new law that aims to protect minority interest. The Minority Affairs Ministry has circulated a draft bill to constitute an Equal Opportunity Commission. If passed, the commission will be...

09:15 AM, Jun 20, 2011

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12:04 AM, Sep 08, 2010

The Minister said Indian Muslims have failed to show their existence in India. ...

01:05 AM, Jun 10, 2009

Apart from dealing with the Opposition, the UPA is trying to put its own house in order over the Sachar report. ...

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