Firoz Bakht Ahmed is the former Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University in Hyderabad. He is the grand-nephew of India's first education minister – Bharat Ratna Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad amid Waqf protests: Father-son duo hacked to death, death toll rises to three.
A political slugfest erupted in Madhya Pradesh after controversial posters, reportedly put up by the BJP’s youth wing, surfaced across various cities in the state.
All lanes and bylanes leading to his residence have been sealed, he said in a post on X.
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah came under the fire from the Opposition for accompanying Union Minister Kiren Rijiju during a morning walk on Monday in the famous Tulip Garden in Srinagar.
The Munambam issue started in 2019 with the Waqf board staking claim over the land of the residents citing that it is Waqf land which was donated to Farook college in Kozhikode.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, was initially introduced in Parliament in 2024 but was referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee in the wake of stiff opposition to the original bill and to hear views/suggestions of the various stakeholders. It was reintroduced in 2025.
The petitioners contended that the Bill was discriminatory towards the Muslim community as it imposes restrictions that are not present in the governance of other religious endowments.
Dr. Yadav averred that opposition parties merely talk about Muslim welfare for their vote bank politics but have not done anything for the benefit of the minority community in so many years.
Without naming Gogoi directly, Sarma claimed that the Congress leader had advocated for allowing the Muslim community to offer namaz on roads.
