Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
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Naqvi reviews minorities empowerment in Maharashtra
National | Feb 18, 2015, 09:29 PM ISTMumbai: 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
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BJP will do well in West Bengal elections: Naqvi
National | Feb 09, 2015, 05:50 PM ISTKolkata: 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
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Efforts on to simplify minority schemes implementation: Naqvi
National | Feb 08, 2015, 07:39 PM ISTNew 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
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Shah Rukh Khan, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi receive 'gharwapsi' invitation
India | Feb 07, 2015, 06:56 PM ISTNew 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,
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi attacks AAP Congress claims BJP will win Delhi polls
National | Feb 03, 2015, 11:10 PM ISTNew 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
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Centre committed to development of minorities: Naqvi
National | Jan 18, 2015, 07:19 AM ISTMumbai: 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
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BJP leader Naqvi held guilty for poll code violation, gets bail
National | Jan 14, 2015, 11:11 PM ISTLucknow/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
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi should resign: Manish Tewari
National | Jan 14, 2015, 07:50 PM ISTNew 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
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Union Minister Naqvi gets 1-year jail term for breaching prohibitory orders during 2009 LS polls
National | Jan 14, 2015, 08:12 PM ISTRampur: 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
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Elements from both sides raking up 'ghar wapsi' issue: Naqvi
National | Jan 10, 2015, 08:06 AM ISTHyderabad: 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
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Modi has sought educational institutions in Muslim areas:Naqvi
National | Jan 09, 2015, 09:46 PM ISTHyderabad: 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
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Govts would together frame a legislation to stop forced conversions: Naqvi
National | Jan 03, 2015, 11:37 PM ISTKochi: 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
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Modi government to reach out to minorities: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
National | Dec 31, 2014, 07:44 PM ISTNew 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
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Ghar Wapsi: Bachchan, Naqvi to do the balancing act for Modi
National | Dec 31, 2014, 04:48 PM ISTNew 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
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Don't denigrate Parliament through words or deeds: Naqvi to MPs
National | Dec 30, 2014, 11:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Underlining role of parliamentary democracy in protecting Constitutional rights, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today urged the MPs not to “denigrate” Parliament through their words or deeds.He stressed that democracy should not be
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Naqvi receives threats from underworld; security stepped up
National | Dec 20, 2014, 07:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: Home Ministry has stepped up the security of Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi following several threats he has received on phone from “underworld”.Sources close to Naqvi said he was warned of dire consequences
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'Bhai' from Dubai asks Union minister M A Naqvi to quit BJP
National | Dec 20, 2014, 12:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding a threat call that asked him to leave BJP because he was a Muslim.The
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Modi govt pushing bills that BJP opposed when in opposition: Congress
National | Dec 13, 2014, 10:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today took a dig at BJP for crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “able leadership” for pushing certain laws including the judicial reforms bill, saying the saffron outfit opposed the legislations when it
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ISIS would never be able to make hold over India: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
National | Dec 13, 2014, 08:18 PM ISTLucknow: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that ISIS would never be able to make hold over India and will not succeed in their "evil design" on Indian soil. "The propaganda they (ISIS) are
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Rajya Sabha to discuss forced religious conversions on Dec 17
National | Dec 12, 2014, 04:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Rajya Sabha will on Wednesday discuss the issue of alleged forced conversions being carried out in Agra and other areas, the government said today. As Opposition members again raised the issue of forced conversions