UP Election 2022: Munawwar Rana fails to cast vote, claims name omitted from voters list
3 years, 1 month ago

UP Election 2022: Munawwar Rana fails to cast vote, claims name omitted from voters list

India TV News  

UP Election 2022 Latest News: Famous Urdu poet Munawwar Rana as not able cast his vote in Lucknow on Wednesday. ASSEMBLY ELECTION 2022: FULL COVERAGE ".it doesn't matter if they remove names of one or two people," he went on to add. When asked about his views Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Munawwar Rana said,"I will tell you very frankly.I haven't watched TV so far today, but till the third phase polling it appeared that BJP is losing its respect." In July 2021, the veteran poet had triggered a row saying he will leave Uttar Pradesh if Yogi Adityanath becomes chief minister of the state again.

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Mob attacks ex-BJP MP Navneet Rana, supporters in Amravati; police arrest 45, detain 3
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mob attacks ex-BJP MP Navneet Rana, supporters in Amravati; police arrest 45, detain 3

Live Mint  

Amid the electoral campaign for the state Assembly elections in Maharashtra is in the last phase, former BJP MP Navneet Rana and her supporters were allegedly attacked by a group of people when she arrived for a public meeting in Amravati district, news agency PTI quoted police as saying on Sunday. Following the mob attack, the police have registered a …

Fact Check: Did actor Ashutosh Rana appeal to vote for BJP? Here's the truth
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Fact Check: Did actor Ashutosh Rana appeal to vote for BJP? Here's the truth

India TV News  

India TV Fact Check: Every day, fake news spreads rapidly on social media platforms, often leading people to believe false information. On social media platform X, a user named @Heisenbergbec shared a clip featuring a poem recited by actor Ashutosh Rana, with lotus flowers drawn in the background and the letters "BJP" written on them. Image Source : SCREENSHOTThis is …

Controversial Urdu poet Munawwar Rana dies at 71 after prolonged illness
1 year, 2 months ago

Controversial Urdu poet Munawwar Rana dies at 71 after prolonged illness

Op India  

Urdu poet Munawwar Rana on Sunday breathed his last at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow following a cardiac arrest. Born on November 26, 1952, in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli, Munawwar Rana is known for his Urdu literature and ghazals. It was alleged a few years ago that one of Rana’s most highly-acclaimed poems was stolen from Hindi poet Alok Srivastava. …

'Munawwar Rana made rich contributions to Urdu literature': PM Modi condoles demise of renowned poet
1 year, 2 months ago

'Munawwar Rana made rich contributions to Urdu literature': PM Modi condoles demise of renowned poet

India TV News  

Munawwar Rana demise: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of noted poet Munawwar Rana and said he made rich contributions to Urdu literature and poetry. Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak also condoled the passing away of poet Munawwar Rana "We and the literary world are saddened by his passing away. "The demise of the country's renowned …

Urdu poet Munwwar Rana passes away, lives on in verse
1 year, 2 months ago

Urdu poet Munwwar Rana passes away, lives on in verse

Hindustan Times  

Noted Urdu poet Munawwar Rana passed away at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow on Sunday. Expressing grief over Munawwar Rana’s death, poet Sanjay Mishra Shauq said, “His contributions to Urdu poetry continue to resonate, leaving a lasting legacy in the realm of literature. Noted poet Sarvesh Asthana said,” Tragically, the final chapter of Munawwar …

BJP wants Navneet Rana to contest on Lotus
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP wants Navneet Rana to contest on Lotus

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The sole independent MP from Maharashtra Navneet Rana is expected to fight the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said that they were keen on contesting Rana as BJP candidate. Though the final decision will be taken by our parliamentary board, we would like Rana to be BJP …

Mr. and Mrs. Rana: Independents with an agenda
2 years, 11 months ago

Mr. and Mrs. Rana: Independents with an agenda

The Hindu  

Barely two months after Navneet Rana won from Amaravati Lok Sabha constituency as an independent with support from Congress-Nationalist Congress Party, she met the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis in July 2019 and donated her first MP salary to CM relief fund citing the need of funds for drought-affected farmers in the State. A few months later, her …

Munawwar Rana hospitalised after High Court refuses to stay arrest
3 years, 6 months ago

Munawwar Rana hospitalised after High Court refuses to stay arrest

Op India  

The health of poet Munawwar Rana has deteriorated after the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court refused to grant him an interim protection from arrest over his remarks comparing Taliban to Maharishi Valmiki. One rickshawallah is beaten mercilessly in Kanpur, one politician says Munawwar Rana deserves to be encountered. The FIR was registered against Rana on the complaint filed …

Munawwar Rana on Taliban: 'They are not terrorists, can be called aggressive'
3 years, 7 months ago

Munawwar Rana on Taliban: 'They are not terrorists, can be called aggressive'

India TV News  

Munawwar Rana statement on Taliban: Urdu poet Munawwar Rana believes that Taliban has done no wrong by taking over the control of Afghanistan. According to Munawwar Rana, India has no reason to worry from Taliban in Afghanistan. When asked about Taliban's act of destroying Buddha statues in Bamiyan, Munawwar Rana said,"Yahan Ram Mandir banane ke liye masjid tod diya.usko kya …

Will see off Munawwar Rana, if he wants to leave: Dinesh Sharma at Panchayat Aaj Tak
3 years, 7 months ago

Will see off Munawwar Rana, if he wants to leave: Dinesh Sharma at Panchayat Aaj Tak

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Friday said he would "personally see off" Urdu poet Munawwar Rana if he decided to move out of Uttar Pradesh. Speaking at the Panchayat Aaj Tak event, Dinesh Sharma said, "Munawwar Rana is our elder. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma at Panchayat Aaj Tak event When asked if he wanted …

Munawwar Rana Threatens to Leave UP if Yogi is CM Again
3 years, 8 months ago

Munawwar Rana Threatens to Leave UP if Yogi is CM Again

News 18  

Well-known Urdu poet Munawwar Rana has said that if Yogi Adityanath again becomes the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in 2022, he will leave Uttar Pradesh. He said if Yogi Adityanath becomes the chief minister again, it would be only because of All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi. Rana said that if the Muslims of UP fell in the trap …

Chunav Manch: CM Adityanath, other top leaders come on one stage to discuss UP Polls 2022
3 years, 8 months ago

Chunav Manch: CM Adityanath, other top leaders come on one stage to discuss UP Polls 2022

India TV News  

India TV Chunav Manch: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya, Dinesh Sharma and other top leaders from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition will come on one stage today on India TV Chunav Manch to speak their mind and discuss issues that are likely to play a major role in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022. While …

Poet Munawwar Rana booked over remarks on France killings
4 years, 5 months ago

Poet Munawwar Rana booked over remarks on France killings

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: An FIR has been registered against Urdu poet Munawwar Rana for allegedly defending the recent killings in France over a caricature of Prophet Muhammad, police said on Monday. The case against Rana has been lodged at the Hazratganj police station in Lucknow on Sunday under various Indian Penal Code sections, including 153A, 295A, an officer said. In a purported …

Poet Munawwar Rana booked for allegedly defending recent killings in France
4 years, 5 months ago

Poet Munawwar Rana booked for allegedly defending recent killings in France

India TV News  

An FIR has been registered against Urdu poet Munawwar Rana for allegedly defending the recent killings in France over a caricature of Prophet Muhammad, police said on Monday. The case has been lodged against Rana at the Hazratganj police station in Lucknow under various Indian Penal Code sections, including 153A, 295A, an officer said. The poet has also been booked …

Poet Munawwar Rana Booked for Allegedly Defending Recent Killings in France
4 years, 5 months ago

Poet Munawwar Rana Booked for Allegedly Defending Recent Killings in France

News 18  

Urdu poet Munawwar Rana was booked on Monday for defending the recent killings in France over a caricature of Prophet Muhammad. If someone makes a controversial cartoon of Lord Ram, I will kill him also,” Rana said. In a purported video clip of an interview to a news channel that went viral on social media, he can be heard saying: …

We are Muslims first, then anything else: Poet Munawwar Rana's daughter, Sumaiya Rana
5 years, 1 month ago

We are Muslims first, then anything else: Poet Munawwar Rana's daughter, Sumaiya Rana

Op India  

While addressing an anti-CAA rally in Aligarh Muslim University, poet Munawwar Rana’s daughter, Sumaiya Rana urged the protestors to not give up on their Muslim identity. We are Muslims first then anything else.” She further said that the Muslims should not forget their ideology such that they can’t even show their face to Allah. Read: Shaheen Bagh mob robbed, assaulted …

BJP MLA Suresh Rana booked again for breaching model code
8 years, 2 months ago

BJP MLA Suresh Rana booked again for breaching model code

Deccan Chronicle  

Muzaffarnagar: Controversial BJP MLA Suresh Rana, earlier booked for hate speech over his remarks that curfew will be imposed in Kairana if he is elected again, has been booked again for violating the Model Code of Conduct at Goherpur village in neighbouring Shamli district. The BJP candidate from Thana Bhawan constituency for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls starting from February 11 …

Urdu poet Munawwar Rana to meet PM Modi soon
9 years, 5 months ago

Urdu poet Munawwar Rana to meet PM Modi soon

India TV News  

Lucknow: Urdu poet Munawwar Rana, who has returned his Sahitya Akamdei award will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon. Rana, a big name in contemporary Urdu poetry further said that whenever PM would call him he would meet him and narrate his grief over the present scenario and would explain the reason behind his decision of returning award. On …

Urdu poet Munnawar Rana returns Sahitya Award on live TV
9 years, 5 months ago

Urdu poet Munnawar Rana returns Sahitya Award on live TV

India TV News  

New Delhi: Urdu poet Munawwar Rana on Sunday announced on live TV his decision to return Sahitya Akademi award along with a Rs one lakh cash prize and vowed not to accept any government award in future. Participating in a televised debate with other writers and politicians, Rana, a big name in contemporary Urdu poetry, said he had decided to …

BJP MLA Suresh Rana arrested for Muzaffarnagar riots
11 years, 6 months ago

BJP MLA Suresh Rana arrested for Muzaffarnagar riots

Live Mint  

Lucknow: In the first major arrest of a politician for the Muzaffarnagar violence, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Suresh Rana was on Friday apprehended by Uttar Pradesh police on charges of making provocative speeches to cause riots. add_main_imageRana, who is BJP MLA from Thana Bhawan in riot-affected Shamli district, was arrested by Lucknow police while he was on his way to …

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