India’s first Caste Census Begins
S N VERMA in TripuraThe first ever caste based census in post independent India has began on Wednesday in far flung village Shankhola in West Tripura. This process paves the…
Forbesganj Police firing unjustifiable: NCM Chief
TIA correspondent NEW DELHI: The chief of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Wajahat Habibullah on Tuesday said that the police firing at Bhajanpura village of Forbesganj was ‘unwarranted’ and…
A. Mohammed is new TN Minorities’ minister
CHENNAI: (AMN) Mr.Mohammed Jaan was sworn in as a new minister into the 33 member cabinet on Wednesday. Mr.Mohammed Jaan elected from Ranipet.
Chidambaram asks Sikhs to move ahead
NEW DELHI: (AMN) In an apparent reference to memories of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday asked the Sikhs to move ahead as the country…
Paswan asks Rahul to visit Forbesganj
TIA correspondent NEW DELHI: LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan has urged Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to visit Bhajanpura village in Forbesganj where five innocent people of minority community were…
Centre releases Rs 2,175 crore for minorities
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Government has released 2,175 crore rupees under its flagship Multi-sectoral Development Programme for the welfare of minorities.
Bihar Dy CM justifies Forbesganj
PATNA (AMN) Deputy chief minister of Bihar Sushil Modi on Friday justified the killing of innocents in Forbesganj saying incident would not have occurred had the earlier regimes acted properly…
Conspiracy against Urdu?
KAMRAN AKHTER / TIANEW DELHI: Notwithstanding the claims by central and states’ government about promotion of Urdu, the language continues to be discriminated at various levels.This is evident form the…
Sindhis meet PM demand quota in legislature
NEW DELHI: (AMN) A delegation of Sindhis led by journalist and social activist Shrikant Bahatia on Friday met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
Forbesganj: Demand for CBI probe gain momentum
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Peeved over state government apathy towards the Forbesganj victims, several organization and parties are now demending CBI probe into the whole incident.