Indian Muslims 
Minorities Welfare and UPA Government initiatives: An analysis(1)
The present Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme aims at providing equal development opportunities to minorities with definite goals to be achieved in a specific time frame. The objectives of the programme are as follows; 1. Enhancing opportunities for education; 2. Ensuring an equitable share for minorities in economic activities and employment, through existing and new schemes, enhanced credit support for self-employment, and recruitment to State and Central Govt. jobs; [...]
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Had no intention to hurt Muslim sentiment, happy to stand corrected on Jihad: Chidambaram
Following fierce criticism by Muslim leaders and organizations for equating Jihad with terrorism, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on January 8 said that he didn’t have the knowledge of the real meaning of Jihad and he used the term as it is used in common parlance.[...]
Muslim Law Board, Jamaat Islami condemn Chidambaram for equating Jihad with terrorism
India’s leading Muslim organizations All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind have strongly condemned Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram for equating Jihad with terrorism. His statement reveals his ignorance about Islam or his true mind, leaders of the organizations said.[...]
Rangnath Commission recommends 10% quota for Muslims
The government-appointed Justice Rangnath Commission has recommended 10% reservation for Muslims and 5% for other minorities in government jobs and favoured Scheduled Caste status for Dalits in all religions. The report of the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, headed by former Chief Justice of India Rangnath Mishra, was tabled by Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in the Lok Sabha today.[...]