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TopicMukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Topic: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, lone Muslim in Modi Cabinet, resigns. JD(U)’s RCP Singh quits too

Naqvi's tenure in Rajya Sabha ends Thursday & there's speculation he might be NDA's V-P candidate. JD(U)’s Singh allegedly denied renomination for his perceived proximity with BJP.

BJP forgot about its ‘temple achievement’ & Vice-President buzz around Naqvi, Thaawarchand

Haryana Congress is hoping to reap some benefit out of the Chautala family feud, expecting Om Prakash's grandson Dushyant to pull a rabbit out of the hat.

BJP announces 3rd nominations list for RS polls, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi’s name missing

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's exclusion from Rajya Sabha nominations list has put question mark on his continuation in union council of ministers, as a minister must be member of either house of Parliament.

No possibility of CAA repeal, says minister Naqvi as farm laws U-turn revives demand

Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says 'people have started playing minority politics around CAA', adding that 'it has got nothing to do with Indian citizens'.

Only 35% minority students in minority engineering colleges, govt reveals in Rajya Sabha

Minority affairs ministry says in the 83 engineering institutions declared as minority, there are only 6,046 minority enrolments out of the total 17,212 students.

BJP deploying battery of senior leaders, ministers in J&K district council poll campaign

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain have already visited J&K ahead of the November-December polls.

BJP’s Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is actually a Kapil Mishra, but with Allah on his lips

Leaders like Manjinder Sirsa are unapologetic about supporting their communities. But Naqvi plays invisible for minorities, unless it's to defend BJP or praise Modi.

Protection of land rights, internet, Bollywood — what BJP ministers are promising Kashmiris

Ministers Nityanand Rai, G. Kishan Reddy, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Ravi Shankar Prasad visited different parts of Kashmir and spoke at functions held by J&K administration.

Kashmir delegations meet Naqvi, seek extension of Article 371 & secure land rights

Union minister Naqvi, who was visiting Srinagar, promised more scholarships for Kashmiri students, said all Haj applications from the Valley will be entertained. 

Modi govt asks Muslim Ulema to send message of peace through mosques before Ayodhya verdict

At a meeting with Muslim community leaders, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi urges peace regardless of the final Ayodhya verdict.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.