Supreme Court notice to Centre as Places of Worship Act challengedA three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde issued notices to the central home and law ministries on Friday, seeking their f...
13 Mar, 2021, 07.53 AM IST
First time in poll history, BJP fields Muslim women candidates in MalappuramThough several male candidates belonging to the Muslim community are in fray representing the saffron party in the civic elections, there a...
24 Nov, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
View: Time has come for an all-India Muslim partySince the 1990s, India’s political space has increasingly been occupied by sectarian parties based on caste, religion, or region. Major pla...
22 Nov, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
17th Lok Sabha: In many ways, the new lower house will break old patternsThe 17th Lok Sabha will have 27 Muslim members — more than the previous one. Over half of them have been elected from non-Muslim majority c...
25 May, 2019, 11.37 PM IST
Anti-BJP sentiments used to consolidate votes in Muslim-majority Dhubri in AssamNo Hindu candidate has ever won the seat though Dr Pannalal Oswal of the BJP put up a good fight in 1998, securing 24% votes.
20 Apr, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
With Ajit Singh in fray, Muzaffarnagar a test case for Opposition allianceIf Singh consolidates Muslims & Dalits along with Jats, BSP-SP-RLD alliance may spell trouble for BJP.
23 Feb, 2019, 12.08 AM IST
Telangana: Several Plots, subplots for muslim votes in Hyderabad & beyondAIMIM, which debuted in (united) AP assembly in 1962 with one seat, managed its best show in the 2014 Telangana elections when it won seven...
05 Dec, 2018, 08.41 AM IST
Chamarajpet turns into cauldron of uncertaintiesChamarajpet assembly constituency, in the heart of Bengaluru, is in focus with two Muslim leaders swapping sides and set for a faceoff.
06 Apr, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
Gujarat polls: BJP candidate sparks row, says "need to reduce" Muslim populationShailesh Sotta also said that he came to Dabhoi to "instill fear" and that if sporadic communal clashes were not stopped a "befitting reply...
07 Dec, 2017, 08.17 PM IST
I am contesting in Kishanganj because Muslims need a voice: Asaduddin OwaisiThe entry of Asaduddin Owaisi into the eastern most tip of Seemanchal has added to the complexity of the region's politics.
31 Oct, 2015, 01.35 PM IST
Bihar Assembly polls: One Hindu among six candidates named by AIMIMAIMIM spokesman and Telangana MLA Ahmad Balasa announced the name of six candidates at a press conference here.
05 Oct, 2015, 06.15 PM IST
Hindu Muslim incorporated: A new inter-community contract can emerge through an open economyThis contract cannot be imposed from the top. Instead it must be a contract based on the common aim of modernity, access to market, busines...
15 Oct, 2014, 01.03 PM IST
Jaipur Police alleges Muslim industrialists of funding Mosques in Hindu slumsContesting the assertions, PUCL claimed that its fact finding team has found that purchases “seem to be part of regular property deals”.
20 Aug, 2014, 04.33 AM IST
Lok Sabha elections: Varanasi row may be a bid to polarize east UPThe sudden eruption of BJP protests on Varanasi streets over the district administration's refusal to allow one of Modi's rallies took obse...
09 May, 2014, 12.43 PM IST
Priyanka Vadra helped Varun Gandhi oust me from Pilibhit: Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Congress leaderTiwari said he was denied the ticket to contest from Pilibhit because there were fears that a strong Congress candidate would divide Hindu ...
28 Mar, 2014, 11.42 AM IST
UP Assembly Election 2012: BJP hopes Hindu card will work hereIn Meerut City, which has the maximum concentration of Muslim voters, the BJP, which lost the seat narrowly to Haji Yaqub, has reason to fe...
28 Feb, 2012, 11.42 AM IST
- Decisive vote is divided in Rampur, Moradabad
The candidate who manages to attract the minority vote in a block is at an advantage and reciprocally, when the vote gets split between two...
16 Apr, 2007, 01.36 AM IST