AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider Asaduddin Owaisi‘s plea, along with similar petitions, seeking implementation of the 1991 places of worship law. The matter will be taken up for hearing on February 17.Owaisi’s plea sought implementation of the 1991 law, which asks to maintain the…
NEW DELHI: Allahabad high court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav‘s remark on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), calling it a measure to “eliminating unequal legal systems” has triggered controversy, with the Supreme Court intervening in the matter.Justice Yadav’s speech, made on December 8 while addressing a provincial convention of the legal cell and high court…
UP CM Yogi Adityanath (left) and Asaduddin Owaisi NEW DELHI: Asaduddin Owaisi, Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, took a jab at Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Aditynath over his “DNA remark” linking Sambhal violence to atrocities against the Hindu community in Bangladesh. In an attacking response to Yogi Aditynath’s remark, Owaisi said…
Owaisi points out the contradiction with the government’s push for non-Muslim inclusion in Waqf Boards and Councils. NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has taken aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, criticizing the newly appointed chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for advocating a Hindu-only staff policy at the Tirumala temple. Owaisi’s remarks come…
Congress on Saturday snubbed AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for his recent ‘will have to take everyone along to defeat BJP‘ remark saying the party will be against anyone who does politics on the basis of religion.“Ask him what kind of politics he wants to do. If we are against the RSS-supported BJP brand of politics,…
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday claimed that Omar Abdullah, after winning the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, will be the weakest chief minister ever in the history of India. He asked that after the Lieutenant Governor nominates the five members to the Legislative Assembly, which currently consists of 90 elected…
NEW DELHI:AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday reacted to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat‘s call for ‘Hindus to unite for their security,’ alleging that it is Prime Minister Modi and his ideological mentor who pose a real danger to Hindus, Muslims, and others in the country. However, shortly after his remark, Union minister Giriraj Singh came…
NEW DELHI: After reports of water leakage from the main dome of the Taj Mahal, Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for its inability to adequately maintain and protect the world heritage monument.“This is like failing a 10th class exam and applying for a PhD!,” remarked Owaisi on ASI’s argument…
SRINAGAR:Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat Conference reaffirmed support Monday for dialogue with the Centre, a day after defence minister Rajnath Singh told rallies in Jammu that the Centre had sent a parliamentary delegation in 2016 to initiate talks for peace in J&K but the Hurriyat leaders had “shut their doors on them”.At rallies in Ramban and…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed sharp exchanges between the government and the opposition as Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill to “correct the wrongs done by the Congress in the past.” The government justified the proposed amendments and said it aimed to empower the marginalised groups within…
