Azam Khan
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Azam demands lifting of certain restrictions on Haj pilgrims
National | Mar 12, 2015, 11:44 PM ISTLucknow: Uttar Pradesh minister Mohd Azam Khan today demanded lifting of certain restrictions imposed on Haj pilgrims.In a letter written to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, he claimed that last year the Haj Committee of
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English medium schools make education ludicrous: Azam
National | Mar 08, 2015, 04:58 PM ISTRampur (UP): Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan has said that English medium schools make education “ludicrous” and that they have been “exploiting and looting” the parents of poor students by charging exorbitant fees. “They have
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Azam Khan asks why RSS compromised on Article 370
National | Mar 03, 2015, 06:21 PM ISTRampur (UP): UP Minister Azam Khan today posed a question to RSS as to why it had compromised with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed on the issue of Article 370, which the
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Azam Khan, Ram Naik conflict to reach President's court
National | Feb 19, 2015, 09:13 PM ISTLucknow: The conflict between Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Azam Khan and Governor Ram Naik is soon to reach President Pranab Mukherjee's court. As per media reports Khan has decided to register a complaint with the
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Azam seeks to escalate row with Ram Naik, to meet President
National | Feb 18, 2015, 09:46 PM ISTLucknow: Taking the ongoing war of words with Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik to another level, state minister Azam Khan today said he would meet President Pranab Mukherjee over the issue.“Why is the Governor so
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Azam Khan is attacking constitution but CM is not taking action: UP Governor
National | Feb 18, 2015, 09:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: UP Governor Ram Naik has refused to respond to the charges leveled against him by UP Minister Azam Khan but has said that he has already complained to the Chief Minister over his
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Azam Khan leaves high-tea function at Raj Bhawan
National | Feb 17, 2015, 08:15 PM ISTLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan, who has alleged that he was receiving threats because of Governor Ram Naik's statements, refused to join in the high-tea function at the Raj Bhavan here today.The high-tea was
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Azam Khan receives threat calls and derogatory mails
National | Feb 14, 2015, 11:36 PM ISTRampur: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan alleged that he received threat calls and derogatory mails after his recent comments on state governor, Ram Naik.“The governor it seems, is acting like a political activist working at
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Now Azam Khan proposes a temple for Mulayam
National | Feb 12, 2015, 05:16 PM ISTLucknow: On the heels of a proposed temple to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today offered to build a temple dedicated to Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying
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Delhi's mandate is India's mandate, says Azam Khan
National | Feb 10, 2015, 04:15 PM ISTLucknow: Maverick Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today congratulated Aam Aadmi Party on its landslide victory in Delhi and said, "in today's circumstances, Delhi's mandate is India's mandate".In a statement, Azam Khan said, "Delhi encompassed
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Azam Khan takes jibe at Modi-Obama friendship
National | Feb 07, 2015, 12:01 AM ISTAzamgarh: Reacting to US President Obama's comment on religious intolerance in India, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan passed a comment on their friendship on Friday."Modi made tall claims about his close friendship with Obama, but
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We are a govt of 'Ram bhakts': Nitin Gadkari, kicks up row
National | Jan 21, 2015, 10:16 PM ISTFaizabad: In comments that could kick up a row, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the government at the Centre is of ‘Ram bhakts'(devotees) and those who shout ‘Jai Shri Ram' slogans.Gadkari, a senior BJP
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BJP questions Akhilesh on bodies found in Ganga, Betwa
National | Jan 16, 2015, 12:52 PM ISTLucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday questioned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's silence on the recovery of as many as 110 bodies in the Ganga and Betwa rivers in the last few days.Saying
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Azam Khan slams Sakshi Maharaj remarks
National | Jan 10, 2015, 05:04 PM ISTRampur: SP leader Azam Khan has criticised BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj's recent statement asking Hindu women to have four kids.“When Maharaj could not manage to have even a single child what right does he hold
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Azam's critics Jawwad, Kazim Ali removed by Shia Waqf Board
National | Jan 07, 2015, 10:49 AM ISTLucknow: The Shia Central Board of Waqfs Uttar Pradesh has removed 27 ‘Mutwallis' or caretakers of endowed properties, including Maulana Kalbe Jawwad and Congress MLA Nawab Kazim Ali, who have been involved in bitter spat
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Azam Khan lashes out at Modi over false promises
National | Jan 06, 2015, 05:20 PM ISTRampur: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said "brooms were handed over to jobless youths instead of employment by Modi".Speaking at a public rally at Shahbad,
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BJP MP demands sacking of UP Minister Azam Khan
National | Jan 03, 2015, 02:48 PM ISTBallia (UP): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP today demanded the sacking of senior Cabinet minister in Akhilesh Yadav government, Mohd Azam Khan, saying he was a "threat to the unity of the country".BJP MP
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Godse's temple should come up in every district: Azam Khan
National | Dec 31, 2014, 04:36 PM ISTKanpur: In sarcastic comments Samajwadi party leader Azam Khan today took on outfits demanding construction of a temple dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse,saying such temple should be constructed in every state. “The temple
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BJP asks Akhilesh Yadav to sack Azam Khan
National | Dec 29, 2014, 01:23 PM ISTLucknow: A war of words has broken out between Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over remarks by minister Azam Khan.Reacting sharply to Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chowdhary's comment that
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Conversion row: RSS wants civil war in the country, says Azam Khan
National | Dec 29, 2014, 10:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan yesterday launched a scatching attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for its religious conversion campaigns saying the attempts by right-wing Hindu organisation will trigger civil war