New Delhi: Former Vice President Hamid Ansari on Friday said among the identified issues faced by the Muslim community, education has been the most important one and is neglected by all the segments of the community. “We have identified the issues (faced by the Muslims) a number of times. The[Read More…]
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Time machine inventors trying to go back to rewrite history: Ansari
New Delhi: In a jibe at the present regime for trying to appropriate historical figures for its advantage, former Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday said that a new set of inventors were trying to make a time machine in order to go back in time and change history. However,[Read More…]
Paresh Rawal mocks Hamid Ansari over his ‘Muslim’ remarks, says ‘get well soon’
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Paresh Rawal on Thursday mocked former vice-president, Hamid Ansari over his statement about Muslims of the country. Rawal took to twitter to tell Ansari to ‘get well soon’. “Wishing shri Hamid Ansari ji a long and a healthy life so plz GET WELL SOON ![Read More…]
People try to use minority issues for political purposes: M Venkaiah Naidu
Just a day before assuming office, Vice-president elect M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday has said that people were trying to use minority issues for political gains. “Indian ethos is of mutual respect for each other. People try to use minority issues for political purposes,” he said. The former union minister[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha bids farewell to vice president Hamid Ansari
As outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari finishes his tenure, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday heaped lavish praises on Chairman Ansari. With Ansari leaving the office after a decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior members lauded him for upholding constitutional norms. Praising Vice President Ansari, Modi said the Chairman did[Read More…]
A sense of insecurity among Muslims, says outgoing VP Hamid Ansari
Retiring vice-president Hamid Ansari said on Wednesday that there is a feeling of unease and a sense of insecurity among the Muslims in the country, asserting the “ambience of acceptance” is now under threat. Ansari, whose second five-year term as the Vice-President ends on Thursday, stated that he had flagged[Read More…]
Vice-president Hamid Ansari warns against ‘sanctification of military might’, insecurity of minorities
Vice-president, Hamid Ansari warned against ‘a trend towards sanctification of military might’, and expressed concerns over ‘enhanced apprehensions of insecurity amongst segments of our citizen body, particularly Dalits, Muslims and Christians.’ On Sunday, while delivering his final address as vice-president at the 25th annual convocation of the National Law School[Read More…]
Congress relaunches National Herald newspaper in Bengaluru
The Congress Party has relaunched the ‘controversial’ National Herald newspaper on Monday at Ambedkar Bhavan, Millers Road, Bengaluru. To mark the 70th year of independence, the newspaper, founded by Jawaharlal Nehru, has been relaunched by Vice President Hamid Ansari in the presence of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. Apart from the Nation[Read More…]
GWG presents ‘Awaken the Magic Within’ to Salma Ansari and Baroness Usha Prashar
Global Women’s Group (GWG) and British Council togetherly released the book ‘AWAKEN the Magic Within’ at the British Council in New Delhi on Friday. The book was presented to Salma Ansari and Baroness Usha Prashar, member of the House of the Lords, United Kingdom. Prashar also contributed to the anthology.[Read More…]