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Crime

Terror module hub Al-Falah University received minority grants in crores without UGC grant status, repeatedly got favourable rulings against govt orders

OpIndia Staff -
Al-Falah University, the private minority institution in Faridabad, Haryana, has come under intense investigation following its association with the busted Jaish-e-Mohammed terror module involving...
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Kerala govt asks Christian institution to allow Muslim student to wear hijab, Edu Minister calls St Rita school’s dress code implementation ‘unconstitutional’

OpIndia Staff -
The management of the CBSE-affiliated school, run by the Latin Catholic Church, had declined the female student's request to be allowed to wear a hijab, citing the school dress code.
Law

Minority Educational Institutions exempt from RTE, says Bombay High Court: How RTE is heavily skewed against Hindu institutions

OpIndia Staff -
A recent report estimated that the RTE is responsible for the shutting down of more than 10,000 Hindu-run schools.
News Reports

MP: BJP MLAs move resolution in assembly seeking to abolish Article 30 of Constitution that gives minorities right to run educational institutions

ANI -
BJP MLAs from Madhya Pradesh on Friday moved a Private Members' Resolution seeking to abolish Article 30 of the Indian Constitution which gives the right to minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.
News Reports

NCPCR Chief pulls up journalist for glorifying madarsas, says depriving children of education in the name of the madarsa is a violation of child...

OpIndia Staff -
NCPCR chief Priyanka Kanoongo a heated debate with one Ranvijay Singh who identifies himself as 'independent journalist' over madarsa education
News Reports

Karnataka Minority Welfare Department issues order prohibiting hijab, saffron scarfs at govt-run minority institutions

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka HC has in its interim order has restrained all students from wearing saffron scarfs, hijab within the classroom at institutions where there is an uniform dress code rule.
Government and Policy

Uttarakhand: Proposal moved for madrassas to get a new makeover with smart classes, LEDs and speakers

OpIndia Staff -
The Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme Implementation Committee in Uttarakhand has been seeking ₹27 crores from the Central government for the project.
Politics

Jamia, AMU and many other anti-CAA agitations are “protests of entitlement”

Abhishek Banerjee -
The protests by Jamia and AMU 'students' are nothing but a mixture of hatred and bigotry
Government and Policy

Rajasthan: Congress govt allocates Rs 1.88 crore to Madarsas after claiming that Modi govt has not released funds

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress government in Rajasthan led by Ashok Gehlot has sanctioned Rs 1.88 crore for Madarsas in the state
News Reports

Students resorting to ‘false conversions overnight’ to gain admission into minority colleges: Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court observed, "The right of minority institutions is not absolute, and is amenable to regulation.."
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