AIMIM

Maharashtra minister seeks ban on AIMIM, compares Asaduddin Owaisi to Osama bin Laden

May 11, 2026 11:22 am

Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane termed AIMIM a “terrorist organisation” while reacting to allegations against an AIMIM corporator in the Nashik religious conversion and sexual harassment case, drawing sharp criticism from party leaders.

In Bengal, why Owaisi's AIMIM is contesting seats where TMC is the strongest

April 12, 2026 5:00 am

At least half of its 12 seats fall in Murshidabad, Malda and Uttar Dinajpur districts, which have recorded high deletions during SIR.

‘It was planned’: Mamata alleges ‘BJP-MIM-Congress’ plot in Malda violence

April 04, 2026 9:43 am

The CM also blamed Congress and the Owaisi-led AIMIM for using the “opportunity to provoke minorities”

‘Those responsible for encounters...’: AIMIM UP president courts controversy in Eid Milan speech, booked in Meerut

March 25, 2026 6:38 pm

Three AIMIM office-bearers were also arrested for organising the event without permission, as police claim the speech had the potential to disrupt communal harmony.

Asaduddin Owaisi’s Bengal entry, tie-up with Humayun Kabir add new variable in minority seat equations

March 24, 2026 12:23 pm

AIMIM eyes limited seats where it can make an impact; development, jobs, OBC list row likely to dominate campaign pitch

Mahayuti wins 11 of 17 BMC ward committee chairperson posts; AIMIM gets first-ever seat

March 09, 2026 10:15 pm

Mumbai has 17 ward committees comprising all 26 municipal wards.

From ‘Khan vs Ban’ to its first Muslim mayor: Parbhani turns Shiv Sena’s history on its head

February 13, 2026 4:11 am

Once a testing ground for religious polarisation during elections, Parbhani has elected Shiv Sena (UBT)’s first Muslim mayor.

From corporator with least assets to AIMIM’s surprise leader in BMC

January 26, 2026 4:44 pm

From a humble background and with limited financial resources, Ubale won from Ward 140 — one of Mumbai’s poorest localities in the Mankhurd–eastern Chembur belt — largely on the goodwill he built over the years by teaching children and offering home tuitions in the area.

From Instagram reels to civic upset: how Sahar Shaikh stunned Mumbra

January 23, 2026 1:24 pm

The 29-year-old Gen Z influencer turned AIMIM candidate's victory reflects the rising assertion of young Muslim voters and the changing contours of minority dominated Mumbra's politics

Asaduddin Owaisi interview: ‘Wrong to see AIMIM’s Maharashtra wins via prism of religion… what do secular parties have left?’

January 19, 2026 3:46 pm

"Muslim and Dalit areas are not well developed ... silence of secular parties on atrocities against Muslims ... There is a complete list of factors," says AIMIM chief when asked if minority votes had shifted from parties such as Congress and SP.

Owaisi debuts bengal campaign with AJUP, signals long-term alliance till 2029 polls

April 01, 2026 6:59 pm

MP Asaduddin Owaisi targeted CM Mamata Banerjee and PM Narendra Modi, alleging that both of them did not want independent Muslim leaders to rise in West Bengal

Amid AIMIM Workers’ Protest, Taslima Nasrin Sent Back From Airport

June 22, 2020 6:57 pm

Imposing sedition charges on Kanhaiya is condemnable: Owaisi

February 17, 2016 2:14 pm

Hyderabad, Feb 17 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday reacted over the JNU incident by saying that the raising anti-national slogans were objectionable but imposing sedition charge is condemnable. He also asked the Centre to probe the attack on journalists.

Hyderabad poll violence: Owaisi granted bail

February 08, 2016 9:02 am

Hyderabad, Feb 08 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party president Asaduddin Owaisi was granted bail in a case filed against him by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) members. Owaisi surrendered before Deputy Commissioner of Police V. Satyanarana on Monday morning. The TPCC had alleged that AIMIM workers had attacked them during the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls.

Owaisi for strong action against Hyderabad University

January 19, 2016 6:31 am

Hyderabad, Jan 19 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday condemned the Dalit scholar’s suicide in the University of Hyderabad. He said the incident indicated that campus politics was no more a place for the decent. He added that the vice-chancellor should realise that it was because of him, that a youth was compelled to take such a big step. One of the five dalit scholars, expelled from the University of Hyderabad 12 days ago, hanged himself to death on Sunday.

Swamy's remark 'a question on judiciary': Owaisi

January 07, 2016 1:14 pm

Hyderabad/New Delhi, Jan 07 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said the statement of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Ram Temple is surprising and is a question mark on the independence of the judiciary. He emphasised that such statement can mislead the people of the country. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Majeed Memon too contradicted over Swamy's remark and said that he himself is acquainted with Court's procedure and therefore he should not have made such baseless comments. Communist Party of India (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury accused the Centre and said that Ram Temple is the political agenda of this government and the RSS.

Academic institutions should not be used for sensitive discussions

January 07, 2016 10:29 am

Delhi/Hyderabad, Jan 07 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Ram Janam Bhoomi event, which is scheduled to be held in Delhi University, saying that educational institutions should not be involved in sensitive issues such as these. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi said that academic institutions should not be used for such discussions. He added that the Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University should not have given the permission to speak on a sensitive issue like Ram Janam Bhoomi.