India
How many Muslim candidates won the Lok Sabha elections?
A total of 78 Muslim candidates contested the Indian Lok Sabha elections this time. 15 of them won the polls. Former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan is among the winning Muslim candidates. The results of the Lok Sabha elections were announced on Tuesday after seven rounds of voting for about one and a half months. In…
Sophia made history in Odisha, becoming the first Muslim woman legislator
Sophia Firdous has created history in the assembly elections of the Indian state of Odisha. She became the state’s first Muslim woman MLA (MLA) on a Congress ticket. Sophia won from Baravati-Cuttack seat in Odisha. He defeated Purnachandra Mohapatra of BJP by 8 thousand 1 votes. Prakash Chandra Behra of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) came…
There is no Muslim in the Union Cabinet of India
Elected leader of the BJP-led NDA parliamentary party, Narendra Modi said the alliance’s ideology and policy is ‘Sarvapantha Samabhav’, meaning all religions as one. Don’t discriminate. Walk with everyone. He said, this coalition government will continue with faith in that principle. Will proceed in the coming days. 48 hours after the assurance given in the…
Attack on Manipur Chief Minister’s security team
A security team was attacked in Jiribam district of Manipur, India due to communal violence. Rebels are suspected to be involved in the attack. The security team was deployed ahead of state Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s visit to the district on Monday. According to information provided by the state police, suspected insurgents fired at…
BJP has 25 full ministers in Modi’s new cabinet, 5 of partners
Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India for the third time in a row but this time he has to form a coalition government. His new cabinet of 72 members has 30 full ministers. There are 36 Ministers of State and five Ministers of State with independent responsibility (there will be no minister in…