Hamid Ansari

Hamid Ansari said they have collected data to show that in primary and secondary schools, there has been a reluctance to include Urdu in the curriculum and to employ Urdu teachers

Democratic politics can be competitive, even acrimonious at times. But in a mature democracy, and that too one where there is the great civilizational legacy of civilized discourse-sabhya sanvad.

In the face of a fresh attack by the BJP, ex-vice president Hamid Ansari on Friday said he stands by his previous statement that he never knew or invited Pakistani journalist Nusrat Mirza to any conference.

The BJP today stepped up its attack on the Congress over ex-Vice President Hamid Ansari's alleged connection with a Pakistani journalist and cited a photograph of both allegedly sharing stage during a conference in India.

The Ministry of External Affairs Thursday steered clear of the controversy involving former vice president Hamid Ansari over claims of a Pakistani journalist, saying it does not want to comment on the issue.

Hamid Ansari has hit back at the BJP for accusing him of inviting a shady Pakistani journalist, Nusrat Mirza, to India when he was the Vice President.

Hamid Ansari, India's former Vice-President and a career diplomat, today indicated that the government's reaction to the Islamic backlash over the Prophet controversy falls short of what is required.

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday hit out at Hamid Ansari for his remarks over Hindu nationalism, saying what the former vice president has said is "wrong".

After former vice-president Hamid Ansari and four US lawmakers expressed concern over the human rights situation in India, the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said India is a vibrant democracy, which does not require certification from others

Former Vice-President Hamid Ansari's veiled criticism of the BJP regime in the country at an online event organised by a US body on Friday met with a stinging rebuttal from senior party leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.

Former vice-president Hamid Ansari and four US lawmakers have expressed concern over the current human rights situation in India.

Former vice president Hamid Ansari on Wednesday lamented there is a concerted effort by some in the country to regard Muslims as "others" and stressed that India''s plural society has been the reality for centuries.

Former Vice President Hamid Ansari's claim in his memoirs of being questioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not helping clear Bills amid disruptions has been strongly refuted by government sources.

Asserting that a "very dangerous" process was underway in India, former vice president Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said the country's institutions were under "great threat" and the principles on which the Constitution's Preamble was drafted were being thrown out.

When parliament makes bad laws, they end up in courts where judges do what the lawmakers should be doing, former vice president Hamid Ansari said on Sat

Hamid Ansari said they have collected data to show that in primary and secondary schools, there has been a reluctance to include Urdu in the curriculum and to employ Urdu teachers

Democratic politics can be competitive, even acrimonious at times. But in a mature democracy, and that too one where there is the great civilizational legacy of civilized discourse-sabhya sanvad.

In the face of a fresh attack by the BJP, ex-vice president Hamid Ansari on Friday said he stands by his previous statement that he never knew or invited Pakistani journalist Nusrat Mirza to any conference.

The BJP today stepped up its attack on the Congress over ex-Vice President Hamid Ansari's alleged connection with a Pakistani journalist and cited a photograph of both allegedly sharing stage during a conference in India.

The Ministry of External Affairs Thursday steered clear of the controversy involving former vice president Hamid Ansari over claims of a Pakistani journalist, saying it does not want to comment on the issue.

Hamid Ansari has hit back at the BJP for accusing him of inviting a shady Pakistani journalist, Nusrat Mirza, to India when he was the Vice President.

Hamid Ansari, India's former Vice-President and a career diplomat, today indicated that the government's reaction to the Islamic backlash over the Prophet controversy falls short of what is required.

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday hit out at Hamid Ansari for his remarks over Hindu nationalism, saying what the former vice president has said is "wrong".

After former vice-president Hamid Ansari and four US lawmakers expressed concern over the human rights situation in India, the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said India is a vibrant democracy, which does not require certification from others

Former Vice-President Hamid Ansari's veiled criticism of the BJP regime in the country at an online event organised by a US body on Friday met with a stinging rebuttal from senior party leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.

Former vice-president Hamid Ansari and four US lawmakers have expressed concern over the current human rights situation in India.

Former vice president Hamid Ansari on Wednesday lamented there is a concerted effort by some in the country to regard Muslims as "others" and stressed that India''s plural society has been the reality for centuries.

Former Vice President Hamid Ansari's claim in his memoirs of being questioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not helping clear Bills amid disruptions has been strongly refuted by government sources.

Asserting that a "very dangerous" process was underway in India, former vice president Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said the country's institutions were under "great threat" and the principles on which the Constitution's Preamble was drafted were being thrown out.

When parliament makes bad laws, they end up in courts where judges do what the lawmakers should be doing, former vice president Hamid Ansari said on Sat