In a bid to make country the open defecation free (ODF), the government plans to build toilets in one lakh madrassas across the country under 'Swachh Bharat' mission. Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs

The government on Thursday formed a six-member committee to look into the Haj subsidy issue in light of a 2012 Supreme Court order on gradually reducing and abolishing subsidy given to pilgrims by 2022.

Giving a digital push to the Haj application process, the government today launched a mobile application which will provide information and facilitate e-payments for the pilgrimage.

In a bid to provide better traditional and modern education to students belonging to minority communities, the government has said that it will be setting up world-class educational institutions across the country.

Launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi for targeting PM Modi, the BJP today claimed that the Congress vice-president is writing the last chapter of "Congress-free India". Accusing Rahul Gandhi of practising "propaganda of

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today slammed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for enacting a ‘political drama’ over the suicide by an ex-armyman.

In an embarrassment to the Narendra Modi-led central government, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that minorities in India sometimes feel like second-class citizens.

The first batch of 340 Hajis flew from Delhi on pilgrimage early this morning. With prayers for unity, peace, prosperity and harmony in nation and the entire world, Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs

After taking the independent charge of Minority Affairs portfolio, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that empowering the minority community will a priority for the Narendra Modi-led government.

Parliament's monsoon session is likely to begin from July 18, and GST and some other important bills will be passed during it, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Friday.

New Delhi: Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Thursday that the "missing documents" of the Ishrat Jahan encounter case amounted to "anti-national activity" and those involved will be punished. Naqvi's reaction came in the

Raking up Ishrat Jahan case, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today targeted Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi

PM Narendra Modi has been the victim of "secular syndicate" and "intolerance" for the last 20 years but that will not affect the pace of development which he is carrying out in the country, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today.

New Delhi: Amid media reports claiming three Madrassa students were beaten for allegedly not chanting 'Bharat Mata ki jai', Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said giving the slogan is "not a fashion, but passion"

New Delhi: Emphasising that the Narendra Modi government wants a "smooth budget session" of parliament, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said the government is "ready to discuss any issue"

New Delhi: BJP leader and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has received a threat letter purportedly sent by terror outfit ISIS.The Bharatiya Janata Party leader's office in the national capital alleged

New Delhi: The Bhartaiya Janta party has welcomed its leader Ram Madhav `s remark asking Bollywood star Aamir Khan to preach to his wife about India`s prestige.“He has given a good suggestion. With the political

New Delhi: Government has assured parents of the December 16 gang rape victim that Juvenile Justice Bill which will allow juveniles between 16-18 years to be tried as adults in heinous crime will be passed

New Delhi: Amid controversy over Aamir Khan's remarks on intolerance, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that tolerance is in India's DNA and the actor need not leave the country, advising him to not

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that he does not believe in politics which seeks to divide people on communal lines and will never speak communal language as he met a delegation of