Wajahat Habibullah

Triple talaq: BJP's MJ Akbar told Rajiv Gandhi to overturn Shah Bano case in 1986, has now switched position

Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar has received fulsome praise for his speech in Parliament supporting the adoption of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017.

Govt should set up authority to 'compel' ministries to put info on websites, says Wajahat Habibullah

The government should set up an authority to "compel" ministries to disclose information on their websites and reduce the burden of RTI applications, India's first chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah has said.

Bipin Rawat’s warning to Kashmir protesters: Govt is trying to find a military solution to a political problem, says Wajahat Habibullah

Wajahat Habibullah, former bureaucrat and an old Kashmir hand, part of the interlocutor team led by former Cabinet minister Yashwant Sinha, who visited the Kashmir Valley late last year and submitted a report to the Home Ministry, has expressed a sense of sharp disappointment at the army chief’s statement.

Kashmir: On a day Valley remains calm, Yashwant Sinha-led delegation meet separatists for peace

Senior BJP leader and former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha said his civil society group was trying to convince New Delhi to invite separatist leaders from Kashmir for talks

Radicalisation by Islamic State and Al-Qaeda is not just Islam's problem, but India's too

Islamic scholars would tell you that the 7th Century religion, which originally respects the ideals of religious pluralism, is a victim of misinterpretation. Its holy text has often been misinterpreted by terror groups to misguide the youth

99acres row: NCM to work with real estate website on Muslim property issue

National Commission for Minorities will work with a real estate website and Shehzad Poonawala, AIMA founder, to deal with cases of prejudice against Muslims in property matters.

No Muslims ad in 99 acres starts fresh debate on discrimination

The petitioner in the case will seek formulation of guidelines to prevent any discriminatory ads from being posted.

Govt failed, but did not abet 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Habibullah

Outgoing National Commission for Minorities chairperson Wajahat Habibullah, who served in the PMO when the anti-Sikh riots took place, says the government had collapsed in 1984 and the violence was a "massive failure" on its part.

Minorities Commission seeks review of anti-terror law

Questioning the powers given to the police under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities Wajahat Habibullah on Thursday said that his commission has sought a review of the Act by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

NCM chairman Habibullah hopes to meet Modi to discuss riot victims' issues

National Commission for Minorities Chairperson Wajahat Habibullah said he hopes to discuss with the Gujarat Chief Minister the rehabilitation of 2002 riot victims among other issues.