Madrasas In Maharashtra

A 16-year-old student was at the receiving end of brutal corporal punishment not just from his teacher but also from his peers at a Madrasa in Maharashtra. His crime - alleged theft of a Rs 100 watch.

Asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a cue from UK government's warning that migrants on spousal visas who fail to speak English may face deportation, Shiv Sena today said madrassas in India should be barred from using Urdu and Arabic as medium of instruction and they should be replaced with English and Hindi.

The Shiv Sena has supported the BJP-led Maharashtra government, which is under fire for its decision not to consider madrasas that do not teach primary subjects as schools.

The Maharashtra government has said that Madrasas or schools for Islamic instruction, and any other institutions in the state that do not offer formal education will not be recognised as schools and will not be eligible for state funding until they teach subjects like Science, Math and Social Sciences.

A 16-year-old student was at the receiving end of brutal corporal punishment not just from his teacher but also from his peers at a Madrasa in Maharashtra. His crime - alleged theft of a Rs 100 watch.

Asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a cue from UK government's warning that migrants on spousal visas who fail to speak English may face deportation, Shiv Sena today said madrassas in India should be barred from using Urdu and Arabic as medium of instruction and they should be replaced with English and Hindi.

The Shiv Sena has supported the BJP-led Maharashtra government, which is under fire for its decision not to consider madrasas that do not teach primary subjects as schools.

The Maharashtra government has said that Madrasas or schools for Islamic instruction, and any other institutions in the state that do not offer formal education will not be recognised as schools and will not be eligible for state funding until they teach subjects like Science, Math and Social Sciences.