With Mukhtar Ansari gone, younger son Umar arrested and older son Abbas disqualified from the assembly, the Ansari family’s grip on its political stronghold of Mau seems to be slipping.
Sharpshooter Shahrukh Pathan had more than a dozen cases registered against him. The task force recovered a 9 mm pistol, 60 rounds of cartridges & one car from the encounter site.
MP Afzal Ansari's rivalry with J&K L-G Manoj Sinha, shadow of Mukhtar Ansari's death & realities of region shaped by dire poverty and anti-feudal politics set stage for electoral contest.
Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmed, Mohammad Shahabuddin did not rise to power on their own accord; rather, they were nurtured and supported by political parties serving their interests.
Convicted in 8 cases, including 1 of murder, the gangster-turned-politician was elected 5 times as MLA from Mau. He contested from BSP, his own Qaumi Ekta Dal as well as an Independent.
Security personnel in large numbers have been deployed around the Ansari residence and the burial ground, which is located at distance of about a kilometre and a half.
Banda chief judicial magistrate court has initiated a judicial probe into Ansari's death at behest of UP govt and appointed an additional judge of the court as the inquiry officer.
This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
The fact that muslim-dominated constituencies throw up criminals who are feted by both political parties and the media, shows that there’s a complex ecosystem promoting the likes of Ansari and family, because it serves some other interests.
The fact that muslim-dominated constituencies throw up criminals who are feted by both political parties and the media, shows that there’s a complex ecosystem promoting the likes of Ansari and family, because it serves some other interests.
A truly secular and liberal family. Symbolises the spirit and soul of our Constitution.