Tag: marginalised

Union Minister and BJP candidate from the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency Jitendra Singh on Thursday slammed the Congress saying that the party’s previous governments at the Centre neglected backward communities in Jammu and Kashmir by doing “vote bank politics”. Talking to reporters after attending an election campaign here, he ...

Facing an uphill battle in the Lok Sabha elections and struggling to win back voter confidence, the Congress Friday came out with its manifesto, announcing a raft of promises to woo the marginalised, such as lifting the 50% cap on quota for SCs, STs and OBCs in addition to ...

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended ‘Sadbhavana’ event organised by Indian Minorities Foundation (IMF), at Srinagar today.In his remarks, the Lt Governor lauded the crucial role of Indian Minorities Foundation in empowering minorities, promoting Sufism and fostering brotherhood, peace and harmony.“Prime Minister gave us a vision ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka ...

Kolkata, Aug 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the highest impact of corruption is borne by the poor and the marginalised and asserted it (corruption) affects resource utilization, distorts markets, impacts service delivery and ultimately diminishes people’s quality of life.Addressing the G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meet here via ...

Chennai, India – Harshali Nagrale is a first-generation student from India’s Dalit community, formerly referred to as “the untouchables” who have faced systemic persecution by so-called upper-caste Hindus for ages. Having done extensive work in public policy and the education of marginalised communities, the 25-year-old now wanted to get ...

Hundreds of Pakistani Hazara women are learning how to deliver side kicks and elbow blows as martial arts booms within the marginalised community.Hazaras, who are mainly Shia Muslims, have faced decades of sectarian violence in the southwestern city of Quetta, living in two separate enclaves cordoned off by checkpoints ...