Delhi heads to the polls on February 5, with results due on February 8. As elections approach, the Congress party and Bharatiya Janata Party still need to distribute tickets for 32 and 41 seats, respectively. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party has declared candidates for all 70 seats. This election’s outcome depends significantly on the Mahila, … Read more
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (September 1, 2024) accused the BJP government of being a “mute spectator” in the face of “continuous attacks” on minorities, especially Muslims, and demanded the strictest action against “anarchist elements” behind such incidents. His comments come in … Read more
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh is in the election fray from the Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituency, his home turf, after over 30 years. Mr. Singh has been a vocal critic of conducting elections using electronic voting machines (EVMs) and has raised several questions about the process. He … Read more
Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency, which votes on April 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Congress has tried to reduce the reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and give it to Muslims in defiance of the Constitution. He made a specific reference to the … Read more
President of the All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi on Thursday questioned the Samajwadi Party (SP) for not nominating any Muslim among the three candidates named by the party for the Rajya Sabha election, adding that the community deserved two seats in view of its consistent support to the principal Opposition party in … Read more
TDP national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said his party will stand by the Muslims with regard to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which is likely to be tabled as a Bill in the monsoon session of Parliament beginning July 20. “The TDP will never work against the sentiments of the … Read more
On Eid ul-Azha, Muslims across the globe offer a sacrifice of animals as permitted by law in their respective countries. Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: M. Moorthy Prominent Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on June 26 urged Muslims to strictly follow government guidelines while offering sacrifice on Eid-ul-Azha and not to share pictures … Read more
A file photo of former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and JD(S) Karnataka unit president C.M. Ibrahim. | Photo Credit: M A Sriram The Janata Dal (Secular), which has been banking heavily on the Vokkaliga votes in Old Mysuru region, is expecting a boost to its vote share from the Muslim community in the 2023 Karnataka … Read more
MPs of like-minded opposition parties wearing black as a mark of protest, during a meeting at Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge’s chamber in Parliament House during Budget Session, in New Delhi, on March 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Nashville school shooting | 3 children among 6 dead; suspect had drawn maps, done surveillance The … Read more
Mohammad Asgar Chulbul, national secretary of All India Milli Council (AIMC), condemned the State government’s move to cancel reservation for Muslims under 2B of Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. The State Cabinet has moved Muslims to the Economically Weaker Sections quota. In a media note released on Saturday, the Muslim leader termed the move as … Read more