A delegation of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Maharashtra, called on Governor of Maharashtra S.M. Krishna on November 12 demanding that the Central Government take action against all those mentioned in the Tehelka sting operation and in the special issue of the Tehelka magazine regarding Gujarat carnage 2002.

The delegation led by Ex-M.P. and IUML president G.M. Banatwala urged the Governor to convey to the Central Government the demand to prosecute G...

Muslim leaders of Gujarat have demanded at least 14 tickets from the Congress in the Gujarat Assembly elections. Gujarat Congress vice-president J. V. Momin was reported as having put forward a demand that at least 14 constituencies should have Muslim candidates from the Congress. “We had put forward a demand before the party leadership that tickets should be given to Muslim candidates in at least 14 constituencies where the population of the community is more than 35 per cent,”...

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Secretary-General Nusrat Ali has expressed his grave concern on the disquieting situation prevailing in Nandigram for quite some time.

In a statement released on November 12, the Jamaat leader strongly urged the Government of West Bengal to stop with immediate effect the oppressions and injustices meted out to the people, and take such sincere steps as can fulfil the genuine demands of the people and ensure peace in the area.

Urdu lovers on November 11 organised programmes at various places in the country to mark International Urdu Day on the 130th birth anniversary of the Poet of the East Allama Iqbal.

Speaking as Chief Guest in a programme organised under the joint aegis of United Muslim of India and Urdu Development Organisation in the Department of Urdu Delhi University, chairman National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Justice Suhail Ejaz Siddiqui advised the lovers of Urdu, for...

While representation of minorities in government, especially in paramilitary forces, was encouraging, more effort was needed for education and extension of credit facilities, the Prime Minister's Office said on November 8 after a review of the programme for welfare of minorities.

Taking stock of the Prime Minister’s 15-point programme, which touches on areas ranging from communal riots and education to employment and housing, the Prime Minister’s principal secretary ...