New Delhi: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said the Centre was committed to women empowerment and that steps taken by the Narendra Modi-led government such as “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” campaign have evoked good

Srinagar/Jammu:Six bodies were recovered today in Budgam district taking the death toll to 16 in Jammu and Kashmir as several areas of the Valley and parts of Jammu were in deluge caused by heavy rain

Paswan to visit Chandigarh tomorrow to assess crop damageChandigarh: A delegation led by Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan will visit Chandigarh today to take stock of crops damaged by untimely rains

Srinagar: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today visited Pattan area in north Kashmir's Baramulla district to take stock of the situation in the wake of heavy rains.“Naqvi, accompanied by state Minister for PHE, Irrigation and

New Delhi: There was an uproar in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday over comments by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in Assam where he reportedly said mosques are not religious places."Secularism is the biggest strength of

New Delhi: After the passage of all-important Insurance bill by Parliament tonight, Government said it is a step in the interest of the country's progress and will help strengthen the economy.“It is a step in

Mumbai: Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today reviewed issues related to empowerment of minorities in Maharashtra at a meeting with the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis here.  “My meeting with Fadnavis was

Kolkata: Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said all those involved in the Saradha scam should be punished as public money was looted, even as he expressed confidence over BJP doing well in the coming

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said efforts were on to simplifies the implementation process of various minority-related schemes announced by the previous UPA government.Naqvi also said that

New Delhi: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi are among the few who received invitation for ‘ghar-wapsi' or ‘religious home-coming' by Hindu Mahasabha.Hindu Mahasabha has also invited another BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain,

New Delhi: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today accused certain parties of playing communal and caste-based politics in Delhi assembly elections and said they will be given an “appropriate reply” by the electorate on February

Mumbai: The Central government yesterday said that it was committed to overall socio-economic development of minorities and asked Maharashtra government to speed up implementation of schemes for them in the state and also utilisation of

Lucknow/New Delhi:  BJP leader and union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Wednesday got bail after a court sentenced him to a year in prison for violating the model code of conduct during the 2009 elections.The chief

New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari today demanded that Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi should step down after a court in Uttar Pradesh gave him a one-year jail term convicting him

Rampur: Union minister of state for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and 18 others  were today convicted by a Rampur court for breaching prohibitory orders during 2009 Lok Sabha polls.The court pronounced a 1-year jail

Hyderabad: Trying to do a balancing act on the religious conversions, Union Minister of State for Minority Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said "some elements from both sides" were raking up

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed officials to plan educational institutions in minorities, especially Muslim, populated areas and also to work out details for imparting technical education and skill development to them, said Union

Kochi: Making it clear that there was no question of government supporting the controversial ‘ghar wapsi' programme, Union Minister of State for Minorities Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said state government and the Centre would

New Delhi: The government won't allow anyone to derail its development agenda by creating chasm among different communities, Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Wednesday.The government has told Naqvi to start

New Delhi: The NDA government has roped in Bollywood Mega star Amitabh Bachchan for an ad film that stresses the need to rise above religion and caste for inclusive development of the country.The film is