Bengal Polls: Voting for any party other than TMC means vote for BJP, says Abhishek BanerjeeAbhishek Banerjee urged Murshidabad voters to support TMC for development and stability. He accused opposition parties of aligning with the...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
TMC, other parties used Muslims for votes in Bengal but did nothing for them: AIMIM chief Asaduddin OwaisiAIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi accused the ruling TMC and other parties of exploiting West Bengal's Muslims for votes without ensuring their ...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
Police complaints lodged against CEC in Bengal over SIR 'harassment'Seven individuals have filed complaints against the Chief Electoral Officer in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district. They allege harass...
21 Feb, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
Assam Oppn leader writes to CJI on voter list revisionAssam's Opposition leader Debabrata Saikia has written to the Chief Justice of India. He alleges misuse of electoral roll revision procedur...
30 Jan, 2026, 01.50 AM IST
Congress MP Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss electoral rolls revision in BiharCongress MP Manickam Tagore initiated a motion in Lok Sabha. He sought discussion on Bihar's electoral roll revision. Tagore voiced concern...
04 Aug, 2025, 09.27 AM IST
Govt using Waqf Bill to dilute constitution, defame minorities, says Gaurav GogoiCongress's Gaurav Gogoi accused the government of misusing the Waqf (Amendment) bill to undermine the Constitution and defame minority comm...
03 Apr, 2025, 01.09 AM IST
Fear of ‘D voter’ tag drives Assam Muslims to poll booths in drovesOne of the reasons they do so is fear of being marked as a “D (doubtful) voter” and possibly getting disenfranchised. In the just-concluded...
08 Apr, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
USCIRF members express concern over CAA; say it could result in 'disenfranchisement' of MuslimsMembers of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) along with an invited panel of experts convened a hearing mainly f...
05 Mar, 2020, 02.54 PM IST
Political sidelining of Muslims holds ominous signsAt a little over 14%, India has the third-largest Muslim population in the world.
24 May, 2019, 01.03 PM IST
Congress brainstorms over loss of Muslim vote in MaharashtraThe BJP-led Maharashtra government's recent decisions such as the ban on bull-slaughter and withdrawal of reservations for Muslims were cri...
04 May, 2015, 11.16 PM IST
Muslims voting rights: Uddhav Thackeray defends Sanjay Raut on Saamana write-up"I want to ask those who exploit Muslims for their political gains whether they would continue to do so if Muslims had no voting rights."
15 Apr, 2015, 10.32 PM IST
Shiv Sena leader makes a U-turn on anti-Muslim commentRaut's statement came under sharp attacks from political parties which condemned his views and demanded that a formal complaint be lodged a...
14 Apr, 2015, 06.41 PM IST
What about voting rights of Kashmiri Pandits, asks Shiv Sena"Nobody is concerned about the voting rights of Hindus, but people are getting worried for Muslims and making a hue and cry over their righ...
14 Apr, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
Congress-NCP seek action against Sanjay Raut on Muslim voting rights barb"Making such a demand is against the principles of the Constitution of India. This has to be condemned strongly," Tatkare said.
13 Apr, 2015, 07.14 PM IST
Shiv Sena view unacceptable, committed to defending rights of all Indians: GovernmentThe government said such suggestions were not acceptable to it and that these "should not be discussed even hypothetically".
13 Apr, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Midway of elections Congress sub-manifesto promises OBC quota for MuslimsIn 2011, the Centre had announced a sub-quota of 4.5% for socially and educationally backward persons belonging to minority communities.
25 Apr, 2014, 11.39 AM IST
- Harvard University scraps Subramanian Swamy's courses over controversial column
According to a Harvard professor, the column by Swamy crosses the line by demonising an entire religious community and calling for violence.
09 Dec, 2011, 03.28 AM IST