Centre asks SC to limit hearing on Waqf Act pleas to three core issues; petitioners oppose piecemeal approachThe Centre has urged the Supreme Court to limit hearings on challenges to the Waqf (Amendment) Act to three key issues, including the denot...
20 May, 2025, 02.16 PM IST
Everyone wants name in newspapers: SC says no to fresh pleas against Waqf lawThe Supreme Court declined to review new petitions against the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025. The court cited a desire for publicity as a reason...
16 May, 2025, 03.15 PM IST
Waqf (Amendment) Act: Won't appoint non-Muslims to council, boards: Govt tells Supreme CourtThe Centre has assured the Supreme Court that it will not act on certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the inclus...
18 Apr, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
Waqf case: Centre says won't denotify properties, Supreme Court grants it 7 days to reply to pleasThe Centre has assured the Supreme Court that it will not denotify waqf properties or make appointments to the central waqf council and boa...
17 Apr, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
"Minority Affairs Ministry isn't only for Muslims; we have six minority communities": Kiren RijijuUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju defended his chairmanship of the Central Waqf Council, clarifying that the Minority Affairs Ministry serves all...
16 Apr, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
Waqf Bill 1995 vs 2024: From non-Muslim members to collector's role, here are key changesParliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju presented the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha. The 2024 bill introduces significant chan...
02 Apr, 2025, 07.19 PM IST
What is Waqf Bill? Here's an easy guide to understand the hotly-debated billUnion Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, focusing on improving the admini...
02 Apr, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to be taken for passage in Lok Sabha on Wednesday; here's all you should knowThe Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aiming to digitize and enhance transparency in managing Waqf properties, is set to be debated in Parliamen...
02 Apr, 2025, 08.52 AM IST
58,929 waqf properties facing encroachment: GovtUnion Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju revealed that 58,929 waqf properties across India face encroachment, with Karnataka accounting...
27 Nov, 2024, 07.37 PM IST
Waqf board is real estate company, how can Owaisi compare it with Tirumala?: TTD ChairmanTirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman BR Naidu on Monday criticized AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's statement regarding Tirumala Tir...
04 Nov, 2024, 01.29 PM IST
Joint committee on Waqf bill meets; hears views of Muslim bodiesThe joint committee of Parliament met on Friday to discuss the Waqf (Amendment) Bill aimed at reforming the registration process for Waqf p...
30 Aug, 2024, 01.37 PM IST
AIMPLB demand withdrawal of Waqf Amendment Bill, calls it a "conspiracy"The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, along with key Muslim organizations, called for the withdrawal of the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill...
23 Aug, 2024, 10.39 PM IST
Waqf Act amendment row: What is Waqf, how much land it holds, and what are the proposed amendments?Waqf Act: The Modi government aimed to amend the 1995 Waqf Act to ensure accountability and transparency in Waqf boards and mandate the inc...
05 Aug, 2024, 03.31 PM IST
'Wave of development' cannot be stopped by 'rise of anarchist conspiracy': Naqvi on Delhi violenceIn his address, Naqvi said that the Modi government has constructed infrastructure on a large scale for socio-economic and educational acti...
28 Jan, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
Waqf Boards to be soon established in J&K, Ladakh: Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas NaqviIt has become possible to do so only after the revocation of Article 370, he said and added that the Waqf Boards in Jammu and Kashmir and L...
04 Dec, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
UP government announces dissolution of Shia, Sunni waqf boardsThe committee in its report elaborated on how Khan as minister allegedly misused his position to grab properties under the boards.
15 Jun, 2017, 05.50 PM IST
50 pc Waqf properties under the clutches of mafia: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviAs its names suggests, the Act, currently being examined by the Group of Ministers, has provisions to evict illegal occupants from the Waqf...
27 Feb, 2017, 06.13 PM IST