Vastanvi

• BJP wants Maulana Vastanvi banned from Gujarat for calling Narendra Modi 'tyrant'

  The BJP in Gujarat has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission asking that ousted Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi be barred from entering the state. This following his allegedly provocative comments against chief minister Narendra Modi.

• Vastanvi removed from the post of Deoband Vice Chancellor

  Controversial Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, who had raised the hackles of conservatives by praising Narendra Modi, was today removed from his post by a powerful body of the institution.

• Deoband meet to decide the fate of Vastanvi

  Decision on the fate of Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi, the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband, would be taken today by a three-member Majlis-e Shura.

• Deoband: Vice-Chancellor Vastanvi to stay on

  His remarks against Narendra Modi nearly cost him his job - but Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi will for now remain the top man at Asia's largest Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom Deoband in Uttar Pradesh.The governing council or Majlis-e-Shura met today in Deoband and said it has rejected Vastanvi's resignation."I'm still the Vice Chancellor (VC) of ...

• Firing in Deoband over anti-Vastanvi comments

  In a reflection of the continued anger against Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi, the controversial head of the Darul Uloom in Deoband, a scuffle broke out today between supporters of Vastanvi and Jamiat-e-Ulema-i-Hind.One of the supporters of Jamiat chief Arshad Madani fired some shots in the air during the group's meeting.The incident occured afte...

• Deoband's new chief says resignation's on hold

  In the past few days, Maulana Vastanvi has been grazed by  extreme criticism and less shrill but equally effective support.It is that quieter placement of confidence in his ability to lead Muslims that he says has prompted him to reconsider his resignation as the top man at Asia's largest Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom Deoband in Uttar Pradesh....

• Newly-appointed Deoband chief Maulana Vastanvi announces resignation

  The newly-appointed Deoband chief Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi has announced his resignation. The MBA chief of one of Islam's most influential schools took over just a few days ago, but his controversial comments on Narendra Modi got him into trouble. He had allegedly praised the Gujarat Chief Minister.Vastanvi, who had recently praised develop...