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Muslim votes are being ‘chewed like chewing gum’: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Lucknow: Senior BJP leader and ex-cabinet minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Sunday that for decades, Muslim votes are being “chewed like chewing gum” and “chucked like castaway”. Addressing ‘Minorities Rights Day’…
- India
Modi-Yogi era made Amar, Abdul, and Antony equal partners of prosperity: Naqvi
Lucknow: Former Union cabinet minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that India today has become the flagbearer of inclusive empowerment having crushed the “curse of communalism.” “The Modi-Yogi era has made…
- India
Sikh family donates land for mosque; to help with building it too
A Sikh family in Barnala district of Punjab has reportedly donated land for mosque, which it will help construct. This is the first mosque being constructed in the Bakhtgarh village. This is…
- India
Activist Khaled Beydoun’s Twitter account held in India
The Twitter account of activist and Washington Post columnist Khaled Beydoun was held in India on December 13. Khaled is one of the staunch critics of the BJP-led Union government and his…
- Hate Crime
Mangaluru: 18 PU students suspended for supporting inter-faith relationship
A private PU (pre-university) college in Vittalm, Mangaluru, has reportedly suspended 18 students over an alleged inter-faith relationship. The management has asked the students to appear only for the upcoming exams in…
- Politics
AAP powered BJP’s ‘Congress Mukt’ game, Muslims play indifferently
Hyderabad, December 13: Although the BJP had registered a landslide victory in Gujarat by clinching 156 seats in the 182-member assembly, much higher than its tally of 99 seats in 2017, but…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: No development if you don’t vote for me, MLA to Muslims
Bengaluru: A video of BJP Karnataka MLA J. Preetham Gowda telling Muslims that if they don’t vote him in the upcoming Assembly elections, he won’t take up any development activity for them has…
- Hate Crime
Srirangapatna: Hindu outfits try to barge into Jamia masjid
Tense moments were witnessed as members of the right-wing organisation Hindu Jagran Vedike tried to forcefully barge into the Jamia Masjid in Srirangapatna in Mandya district, Karnataka on the night of December…
- India
Congress sees red as CPI(M) starts sending feelers to Muslim League
Kozhikode: A day after describing Muslim League a non-communal party, CPI(M) on Saturday started sending feelers to the key UDF constituent in Kerala, saying that its doors were always opened for those…
- Andhra Pradesh
C Naidu promises to bring back welfare schemes for minorities if TDP wins
Andhra Pradesh: The former chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said that it was the TDP that launched several welfare programmes for Muslims.In close…
- India
Gujarat: AAP, AIMIM split minority votes of Congress; BJP gains
Ahmedabad: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM seem to have dented the Congress’s sway over votes of minorities in Gujarat in the Assembly polls, bringing down the main…
- India
BJP against Muslim men having multiple wives: Himanta
Morigaon: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said his party was against men from the Muslim community having multiple wives. Launching a scathing attack on Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal,…
- India
Gujarat: Congress working president Jignesh Mevani rewins Vadgam
Jignesh Mevani, the Gujarat Congress’ working president, has reclaimed his Vadgam seat, although his party has had its worst-ever performance in the state. He is one of the state’s most well-known Dalit…
- Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan in Jan
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will return to the country next month from London where he has been living in self-exile for almost four year, a party leader said.…
- India
The story of Babri Masjid’s demolition changed over time; Here’s how
Thirty years after its demolition, the Babri Masjid destruction and the massacre that followed remain fresh in the heart and soul of the Indian Muslim community. The crack that occurred between the…
