Najma Heptullah

Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptullah adopts MP village

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptullah on Thursday formally adopted Phanda village under the 'Pradhan Mantri Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana' (model village scheme).

Why put two Muslims in minority affairs? PM Modi must move beyond tokenism

The tendency to put a Muslim in the minority affairs ministry or a Dalit in social justice is fine as far as it goes. But sometimes it seems more like tokenism and stereotypical identity politics. Modi should rise above this

Madrasa comment: Why are BJP's minority leaders silent, asks Urdu academic

Indian Muslims are being targeted by the ruling BJP, whose minority leaders are mum over such comments, claims Urfan Mulla top official of the Goa Urdu Academy.

If Pak's intentions are good, then talks will break ice: Heptullah

Heptullah said people should not have any apprehensions about the Modi government as they have seen the work done by the previous BJP government and how former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee offered a hand of friendship to Pakistan.

From ridiculous to deranged: Check out Shiv Sena's excuses for its roti rage

Sometimes a chapati is not just a chappati. It's an attempt to muzzle the Hindutva lion Shiv Sena. And sometimes a goonda is not being communal. He is just being a goonda. The chapatti mystery shows that truth can take many shapes.

Shivraj provides Modi six-pack political power

The BJP can ensure another Rajya Sabha seat from the state with its hefty majority in the assembly.

Muslims not minority, Parsis are: Najma Heptullah

Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah kicked up a storm soon after assuming office with her statement that Muslims are not a minority in the country, only Parsis are. She pointed at the dwindling population of the Parsis to justify her statement.

Article 370 row: Omar asks govt to name stakeholders

Speaking to journalists at Srinagar on Wednesday, Abdullah said: "We will oppose the move tooth and nail. Since it is the minister of state PMO talking and hence it is a policy matter. They (central government) must come clean and share who are the stakeholders they have talked to."

Picking Heptullah, Baliyan: Is this Modi secularism at work?

What Heptullah's Minority Affairs portfolio and Muzaffarnagar MP Baliyan's presence reveal is that Modi has neither learnt how to include minorities or to exclude the polarisers.

During Cong rule in Godhra 400 riots had occurred: Najma Heptullah

"It is a historical fact that during BJP rule in Gujarat only one communal riot took place and since then no such incident has taken place there. But in the same Godhra, during the rule of erstwhile Congress regime, 400 riots had occurred," Heptullah said.