Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
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Textbooks should include chapter on Emergency to highlight atrocities: Naqvi
India | Jun 25, 2018, 08:55 PM ISTOn a day that marks 43 years since the Emergency was imposed, Naqvi said it was the "biggest blot on Indian democracy" with hundreds of people "killed and oppressed in jail".
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BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi hosts parallel iftar party for triple talaq victims
Politics | Jun 14, 2018, 08:28 AM ISTBJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi hosts parallel iftar party for triple talaq victims
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Rahul Gandhi is organising Iftar party for political gain, I am doing so for the needy: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
India | Jun 13, 2018, 02:42 PM ISTAfter a gap of two years, Congress party will host an Iftar party here on Wednesday. It will begin in the evening. The party's last Iftar was hosted by then Congress President Sonia Gandhi in 2015.
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to host an Iftar party for divorced women & their families tomorrow
India | Jun 12, 2018, 02:32 PM ISTInterestingly, on Monday, controversial Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh Lodh said that only those "begging for vote” host Iftar parties, declaring he would neither host nor attend such events.
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Election drubbings have hit BJP, admits Naqvi, says 'may look for new allies ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls'
National | Jun 03, 2018, 04:02 PM ISTAsked whether the Bharatiya Janata Party would need the support of allies, especially regional outfits, for the general elections, Naqvi said the BJP was committed to alliance partners right from the tenure of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi offers 'chadar' at Ajmer shrine on PM Modi's behalf
India | Mar 19, 2018, 04:24 PM ISTNarendra Modi had handed over the 'chadar' to Naqvi on Saturday to be offered at the shrine.
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi offers 'Chadar' on behalf of PM Modi at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
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Slashed Haj airfares to offset withdrawal of subisdy: Naqvi
India | Feb 27, 2018, 07:51 PM ISTThe airfare from New Delhi to Jeddah and back, which was Rs 98,750 in 2013-14 as fixed by the UPA government, has now been reduced to Rs 71,853. Similarly, the airfare from Hyderabad would be Rs 65,766 instead of Rs 1,01,600 previously
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School drop-out rate among Muslim girls matter of concern for govt: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
India | Feb 17, 2018, 05:14 PM IST"The school drop-out rate among Muslim girls, which is more than 72 per cent, is a matter of concern. To change the situation, the (Narendra) Modi government has focused on educational empowerment of Muslim girls," Naqvi said.
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BJP govt has ended appeasement, vote bank politics: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
National | Jan 18, 2018, 04:40 PM ISTNaqvi said that the Narendra Modi government was working with commitment for "inclusive growth" which has ensured that all sections of the society, including minorities, are becoming an equal partner of the development process.
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Biggest debate over withdrawal of Haj subsidy
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Haj subsidy withdrawn, Govt says will use funds for education of girls, women of minorities
India | Jan 16, 2018, 11:24 PM IST"Subsidy on Haj over from this year," News agency PTI quoted Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi as saying.
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Saudi Arabia increases India's Haj Quota by 5,000, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
India | Jan 09, 2018, 07:23 PM ISTThe minority affairs minister attributed the increase to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "growing popularity" and India's improved ties with Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations under his leadership
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Triple Talaq: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says Congress failure made Muslim women suffer
National | Dec 28, 2017, 08:45 PM ISTNaqvi's remarks against the Congress came as the BJP-led central government today introduced a legislation in the Lok Sabha to make instant triple talaq illegal and void. The bill also seeks to award a three-year jail term to the husband.
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi takes a dig at Congress over 'neech' remark
National | Dec 10, 2017, 07:42 PM ISTThe Congress had suspended the primary membership of Mani Shankar Aiyar after the Gandhi family loyalist set off a firestorm recently by calling the prime minister "neech aadmi" (a vile person).
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in Note Yudh: Has note ban yielded the desired result | Watch the show
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Political parties should not speak language of separatists: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
National | Nov 04, 2017, 10:27 PM ISTMukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that terrorism and separatism have become the biggest challenge to human values and peace in the entire world today.
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi asks Congress to come clean on Ahmed Patel's alleged links with ISIS terrorists
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi takes dig at Rahul Gandhi's Twitter popularity
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Muslim clerics oppose Modi govt’s decision to allow Haj pilgrimage for single woman
India | Oct 10, 2017, 11:25 PM ISTThis year, the Haj quota for India -- home to the world's third largest Muslim population -- was increased to 170,025, of which 125,025 was allocated to the Haj committee and 45,000 to the privater tour operators.