BJP raises population figs, ties it to Congress's Muslim quota

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday expressed concern over the pace of increase in Muslim population in the country and wondered its impact on the reservation provided to the Scheduled Castes,......

Hindus 78%, Muslims 14%: PM's Council

The share of the Hindu population declined by 7.8% to 78.06%.In contrast, the share of the Muslim and Christian populations increased by 43.15% to 14.09%, and by 5.4% to 2.36%. IMAGE: Kindly note......

Muslims should get reservations, but...: Lalu

Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday said he was in favour of extending reservation benefits to Muslims but emphasised that it should be based on social backwardness and 'not......

UP Board of Madarsa Education Act unconstitutional: HC

The Allahabad high court Friday declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, "unconstitutional" and violative of the principle of secularism, and asked the state government to......