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  'Munawwar Rana made rich contributions to Urdu literature': PM Modi condoles demise of renowned poet

  India | January 15, 2024 13:09 IST

  Munawwar Rana had been suffering from throat cancer and breathed his last at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow on Sunday.

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  Poet Munawwar Rana, 71, dies at Lucknow hospital

  India | January 15, 2024 0:04 IST

  Rana's poetry works were published in Hindi, Awadhi and Urdu languages. Rana, who was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award, has been getting treatment at Lucknow Hospital.

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  UP Election 2022: Munawwar Rana fails to cast vote, claims name omitted from voters list

  Elections | February 23, 2022 15:28 IST

  Munawwar Rana has been in controversy in the recent past. In July 2021, the veteran poet had triggered a row saying he will leave Uttar Pradesh if Yogi Adityanath becomes chief minister of the state again.

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  Munawwar Rana's son gets bail in fake shootout case

  India | August 27, 2021 7:30 IST

  Tabrez Rana had been arrested from Lucknow by the Rae Bareli police on Wednesday evening for allegedly having staged a shootout against himself in June in order to frame his uncle and cousin. This was purportedly done in view of a property dispute.

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  Watch Poet Munawwar Rana Exclusive on Arrest of his son for staging shootout against himself

  News | August 26, 2021 14:48 IST

  The son of famous Urdu poet Munawwar Rana was arrested by Rae Bareli police on Wednesday evening for allegedly having staged a shootout against himself in June in order to frame his uncle and cousin.

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  Poet Munawwar Rana's son arrested for staging attack to frame relatives over property dispute

  India | August 25, 2021 22:58 IST

  Back in June, Tabrez had claimed that he was attacked by unidentified persons, who opened fire at his SUV car near a petrol pump in the state capital's Tripula area.

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  Abki Baar Kiski Sarkar: Watch all election update from UP to Punjab | 21,Aug 2021

  Elections | August 21, 2021 13:04 IST

  FIR registered on Friday against poet Munawwar Rana for allegedly inciting religious feelings by comparing Valmiki, who wrote Ramayana, with Taliban

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  Munawwar Rana openly supports Taliban, says, "It didn't kill anyone"

  News | August 19, 2021 16:39 IST

  Where on one hand, videos of Taliban's terror in Afghanistan surface, India has an abundance of those who openly support the organisation. Talking exclusively with India TV, poet Munawwar Rana openly extended his support to Taliban.

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  Munawwar Rana on Taliban: 'They are not terrorists, can be called aggressive'

  India | August 21, 2021 10:43 IST

  According to Munawwar Rana, India has no reason to worry from Taliban in Afghanistan. Taliban are not terrorists, they can be called 'aggressive', he said.