All stories by Muhammad Mazhar Saleem
Wolf attacks: 'The animals have turned aggressive because...'
Rediff.com8 Sep 2024An invasion of wolves is keeping the forest authorities on their toes in Bahraich, where the animal is suspected to have killed at least six people and wounded several, all within a very short span.
Akhilesh takes over Bahujan movement from Mayawati: BSP founding member
Rediff.com16 Jun 2024Newly elected Samajwadi Party MP RK Chaudhary, one of the founders of the Bahujan Samaj Party, has claimed BSP chief Mayawati has been ignoring the Bahujan movement which has led to her party's rout in these Lok Sabha polls.
Will Azam Khan's loyalists vote for his alternative in Rampur LS seat?
Rediff.com16 Apr 2024Khan, who is currently lodged in Sitapur jail, has been replaced by Mohibullah Nadvi, a cleric of a mosque located on Delhi's Parliament Street.
Will Muslim vote division favour BJP in western UP?
Rediff.com31 Mar 2024The BJP got the benefit of a split in Muslim votes in some seats of western UP, and its candidates registered wins from Muzaffarnagar, Kairana, Meerut, Bulandshahr, Baghpat and Aligarh Lok Sabha seats.
Babri litigant lauds BJP for ending Ram temple issue
Rediff.com23 Jan 2024He also said that now everyone should listen to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's advice to shun habit of fighting on small disputes.
BJP plans 'Sneh Milan' to woo Muslims in UP
Rediff.com7 Mar 2023"The party will try to connect with these voters by organising 'Sneh Milan: Ek Desh, Ek DNA Sammelan' in various West Uttar Pradesh districts," he said, adding these conferences would start after Eid next month and the first convention will be held in Muzaffarnagar.
BJP steps up reach out to UP's Pasmanda Muslims for a clean sweep in LS polls
Rediff.com23 Oct 2022In Pasmanda Muslim meets, the BJP leaders are highlighting that the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress always used Muslims as a "vote bank" and did not give them their due.
Ayodhya: Map of mosque, other buildings likely to be obtained in a month
Rediff.com21 Aug 2022The Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation, which has been set up for the construction of the mosque, will build a mosque along with a hospital, library, community kitchen and research institute, on the land.
'Left in the lurch', Lakhimpur farmers to choose NOTA
Rediff.com1 Feb 2022They alleged that while the two main political parties in the state -- the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party -- have 'cheated' them, the other parties are 'ineffective'.
Azam Khan's son wants property of Rampur Nawabs seized
Rediff.com30 Jan 2022Samajwadi Party leader Abdullah Azam on Sunday said the property given to the Rampur Nawabs for 'being loyal to the British' should be confiscated and that a movement in this connection will be launched soon.
Owaisi in UP: Should SP, BSP, Congress worry about Muslim votes?
Rediff.com26 Sep 2021Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM, which is going to contest next year's Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on the promise of creating leadership among Muslims, has created unease in the political parties that so far considered the members of the minority community as their core "vote bank".