Hamid Ansari
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'Their ecosystem eulogises Hindu haters': BJP lambasts Congress over Hamid Ansari's Ghazni remarks
India | Jan 30, 2026, 04:52 PM ISTThe BJP criticised former Vice President Hamid Ansari over remarks in which he described Mahmud of Ghazni and other historical figures often labelled as foreign invaders as Indians. BJP leaders accused Ansari of glorifying Ghazni and that Congress routinely whitewashes atrocities against Hindus.
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When the Indian vice-presidential poll turned triangular: Inside the rare 2007 three-cornered fight
India | Aug 12, 2025, 01:36 PM ISTAs of present, NDA has 293 members in Lok Sabha and 133 members in Rajya Sabha. The overall number of lawmakers is 426. This number is sufficient to elect an NDA-backed candidate as the Vice President. Besides, cross-voting, like in Dhankhar's case, can further increase this number.
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Ansari stands by comment, asserts he never knew or invited Pak journalist to any conference
India | Jul 15, 2022, 05:56 PM ISTHamid Ansari row: Pak journalist Mirza has claimed that he had visited India five times during the UPA rule and passed on sensitive information to his country's spy agency ISI. Mirza purportedly commented that he had visited India on Ansari's invitations and also met him.
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Pic of Hamid Ansari 'fraternizing' with Pak journalist spying for ISI goes viral
India | Jul 15, 2022, 03:23 PM ISTDr Adish Aggarwala, who is President International Council of Jurists, London, said it appears that Hamid Ansari and Jairam Ramesh "chose not to disclose" about the Jama Masjid United Forum's Conference in order to mislead government agencies and the public.
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Hamid Ansari row over Pak journalist: MEA says 'no comment'
India | Jul 14, 2022, 09:35 PM ISTHamid Ansari row over Pak journalist: Clips of Pakistani journalist Nusrat Mirza's interview in Pakistan have been doing the rounds on social media for the last few days in which he stated that he attended a seminar on terrorism in India.
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Hamid Ansari on row over Pakistani journalist: 'Litany of falsehood unleashed on me'
India | Jul 14, 2022, 06:56 AM ISTHamid Ansari said falsehood is being unleashed that while "as ambassador to Iran, I had betrayed the national interest in a matter for which allegations have made by a former official of a government agency."
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'Madness for Modi bashing...': BJP slams ex-VP Hamid Ansari over 'Hindu nationalism' remark
India | Jan 27, 2022, 02:04 PM ISTHamid Ansari is at the receiving end of criticism for criticising India's democracy while participating in the virtual panel discussion that was organised by the Indian American Muslim Council.
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Was never in the running for President: Hamid Ansari in his memoirs
India | Jan 28, 2021, 12:59 PM ISTFormer Vice President M. Hamid Ansari has stoutly denied that he was in the running for President to succeed Pratibha Patil, depreciating the "Byzantine" process that dragged his name into the picture -- and even played golf on the day the decision was to be announced.
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Indian national Hamid Ansari, jailed in Pak for three years finally gets justice, to return home today
India | Dec 18, 2018, 08:37 AM ISTAnsari, 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.
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Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Pak connect to Guj polls: 'Manmohan Singh, Hamid Ansari should have avoided attending dinner with Pakistanis'
Dec 12, 2017, 02:06 PM ISTOne 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.
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No political motive behind bid to poison madrasa water cooler: Salma Ansari
India | Sep 20, 2017, 08:18 PM ISTSalma 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'.
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Rat poison mixed in water cooler at Aligarh school run by Hamid Ansari’s wife
India | Sep 18, 2017, 08:24 PM ISTTwo unidentified men mixed rat poison in the water supply of "Madrassa Chacha Nehru" in Aligarh, Salma Ansari said.
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Baba Ramdev slam Hamid Ansari over his statement on Muslim community
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Hamid Ansari steps down as Vice President, stirs national debate on his last day in office
India | Aug 11, 2017, 12:04 AM ISTHamid Ansari today stepped down as the vice president of India, bringing to an end what was largely an uncontroversial tenure.
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Hamid Ansari bids adieu as Rajya Sabha Chairman, accorded warm farewell
National | Aug 10, 2017, 11:24 PM ISTHamid 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.
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Outgoing VP Hamid Ansari's statement on Muslims sparks controversy
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Minority issues being raised for ‘political purposes’: Venkaiah Naidu
India | Aug 10, 2017, 06:29 PM ISTVenkaiah 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.
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Democracy can turn into tyranny if there's no criticism, says VP Hamid Ansari in farewell speech
India | Aug 10, 2017, 03:53 PM ISTHamid 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.
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At present there is feeling of insecurity and fear among Muslims, says Hamid Ansari
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PM Modi, others laud Vice President Hamid Ansari's role as Rajya Sabha Chairman
National | Aug 10, 2017, 01:31 PM ISTHamid 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.