Ansari, a 33-year-old Mumbai resident, spent the last three years in a Peshawar jail after being accused of possessing a fake Pakistani identity card.
One expects experienced administrators like Dr Singh and Hamid Ansari to avoid getting caught in such a trap, and if they do, they should admit the same.
Salma Ansari dismisses the possibility of any 'political motive' behind the water cooler poisoning in a madrasa run by a trust headed by her, says 'I don't think any political group would have stooped to this level'.
Two unidentified men mixed rat poison in the water supply of "Madrassa Chacha Nehru" in Aligarh, Salma Ansari said.
Hamid Ansari today stepped down as the vice president of India, bringing to an end what was largely an uncontroversial tenure.
Hamid Ansari was today accorded a warm farewell by leaders from across the political spectrum, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he had done his best to uphold the Constitution.
Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that "people try to use minority issues for political purposes," a day after outgoing Hamid Ansari said a sense of “unease” has gripped the Muslim community of the country.
Hamid Ansari said while the members "have every right to criticise, their right of criticism should not degenerate into wilful hampering and obstruction of the work of Parliament.
Hamid Ansari, who demits the office today, was elected as the Vice President of India on 10 August 2007 and took office on 11 August 2007. He was re-elected on 7 August 2012.
The outgoing Vice President also added that a sense of insecurity is creeping in among the Muslims in the country against the current backdrop of “intolerance” and “vigilante violence”.
Mayawati was required to give a fresh one-line resignation letter in accordance with the rules. Her earlier missive in three pages was considered a conditional offer which could not be accepted.
The term of incumbent Hamid Ansari, who has held the post for two consecutive terms, comes to an end on August 10.
The term of incumbent Vice President M. Hamid Ansari ends on August 10.
Describing terrorism as “pandemic”, Vice President Hamid Ansari today said that this menace has affected every country and society.
India has a strong case to join the NSG, VP Hamid Ansari said on Monday, stressing that he hopes to ensure Poland's support during his visit to the country.
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan told the House that 8.12 hours were wasted due to disruptions and that the Lower House held 28 sittings.
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