Salman Khurshid

Salman Khurshid Alam Khan is an Indian politician, designated senior advocate, eminent author, and law teacher. He was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of External Affairs. He belongs to the Indian National Congress. He is a lawyer and a writer who has been elected from the Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency in the General Election of 2009. He hails from the Farrukhabad area. Prior to this, he was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha from the Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency. He became the Union Deputy Minister of Commerce in June 1991 and later served as the Union Minister of State for External Affairs. He started his political career in 1981 as an Officer on Special Duty in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) under the prime ministership of Indira Gandhi. His latest book, Visible Muslim, Invisible Citizen: Understanding Islam in Indian Democracy, was released in July 2019.

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No proof that a temple was razed to erect a mosque at Bhojshala, Khurshid tells HC

Apr 24, 2026, 03:25 (IST)

Bhojshala hearing: Hindu Front plea a title claim, argues Khurshid

Apr 23, 2026, 04:59 (IST)

Congress leaders stress defending Constitution

Apr 12, 2026, 00:59 (IST)

‘Internal rifts within BJP hampering governance’

TNN / Apr 08, 2026, 07:29 (IST)

Internal conflicts within BJP hampering governance: Cong

Apr 08, 2026, 01:00 (IST)

Congress releases list of 284 candidates; Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury fielded from Baharampur

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 29, 2026, 20:01 (IST)

'No seat vacant': Congress to take on Mamata with 'big leader', contest all 294 in Bengal polls

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 28, 2026, 21:32 (IST)

We are in Farrukhabad despite salman khurshid's threats: Arvind Kejriwal

TNN / Nov 01, 2012, 16:45 (IST)

Arvind Kejriwal addressed supporters at a rally in Farrukhabad and dared Union minister salman khurshid to take action against IAC members here.

Police recover live cartridge, 7 empty shells from salman khurshid's vandalised house in Nainital

TNN / Nov 17, 2021, 14:05 (IST)

Nainital police on Wednesday recovered empty shells and a live cartridge from senior Congress leader salman khurshid's home in Ramgarh area of Nainital that was vandalised by a mob on Monday amid uproar over his new book in which he is accused by right-wingers of drawing a parallel between Hindutva and radical outfits like the ISIS.

Delhi HC dismisses plea against salman khurshid's book

ANI / Nov 26, 2021, 14:49 (IST)

Delhi high court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking direction to stop the circulation, sale, purchase, and publication of the book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya' written by Congress leader salman khurshid.

'Greedy' Jagdambika Pal's exit will help Congress: salman khurshid

TNN / Mar 09, 2014, 00:29 (IST)

salman khurshid, is a sitting MP from Farrukhabad while Jagdambika Pal, an MP from Dumariyaganj, who resigned from the Congress as well as from Lok Sabha on Friday.

Kejriwal slams salman khurshid for 'murder threat', accuses him of acting like a mafia don

PTI / Oct 17, 2012, 21:19 (IST)

Arvind Kejriwal and his aides today tore into salman khurshid for daring the activist to protest in his constituency as they saw it as a "murder threat".

Court orders FIR to be lodged against salman khurshid for comments in his book on Hindu religion

PTI / Dec 22, 2021, 23:07 (IST)

India Against Corruption activists manhandled in Farrukhabad

ET Bureau / Oct 19, 2012, 12:06 (IST)

It is alleged that the youths who did this were salman khurshid's supporters.

salman khurshid booked for calling himself ‘baap’ of Yogi Adityanath

TNN / Apr 23, 2019, 23:33 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets much hostility because of his unleashed 'bhaktrolls': salman khurshid

TNN / Dec 17, 2016, 12:55 (IST)

Congress leader and former finance minister salman khurshid said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets much "hostility because of his unleashed bhaktrolls". "Pity PM Modi. He gets much hostility because of his unleashed "bhaktrolls". With friends like these who needs enemies?!," Khurshid tweeted.

2 men accused of arson at Congress leader salman khurshid's home let off by Uttarakhand HC

TNN / Aug 19, 2022, 07:28 (IST)

The Uttarakhand high court on Thursday acquitted two men accused in the salman khurshid house arson case. The two accused -- Rakesh Kapil and Kundan Chilwal -- were acquitted after they reached a settlement with complainant Sundar Ram, caretaker of Khurshid's cottage near Nainital.

Poll panel censures Khurshid for quota announcement

PTI / Feb 09, 2012, 20:33 (IST)

The Election Commission on Thursday censured law minister salman khurshid for his announcement that if the Congress came to power in Uttar Pradesh it would provide nine percent job quota to minorities.