SC to consider interim relief in pleas challenging validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act on May 20The Supreme Court will consider interim relief on May 20 regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, focusing on waqf by user, non-Muslim nom...
15 May, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
SC lists pleas challenging Waqf Act's validity before bench headed by new Chief Justice B R Gavai on May 15The Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, amidst nationwide debate ...
05 May, 2025, 02.16 PM IST
SC halts non-Muslim appointments to Waqf boards, no denotification of properties till next hearingThe Supreme Court addressed concerns regarding the Waqf Act amendments, assuring that no non-Muslim appointments to Waqf Boards will occur ...
17 Apr, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
No protest against Waqf Act will be allowed in Assam: Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has declared a ban on protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, advocating for disputing pa...
15 Apr, 2025, 07.30 PM IST
Waqf (Amendment) Act comes into force from April 8: Govt notificationIndia's Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, takes effect today, ushering in reforms for Waqf property management. Key changes include separating tr...
08 Apr, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
Is the Taj Mahal Waqf property? Here’s what you need to knowThe ownership of the Taj Mahal has been disputed since 1998, with the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board claiming it as a Waqf property. Legal ...
02 Apr, 2025, 07.46 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 Board identifies 17 monuments inside historic Bidar Fort as its propertyThe Karnataka Board of Waqfs has declared 17 structures within Bidar Fort, including a mosque and tombs of Bahmani rulers, as its property....
06 Nov, 2024, 04.00 PM IST
Notices issued to farmers over Waqf land to be withdrawn, says Karnataka Law MinisterKarnataka Law Minister H K Patil addressed errors regarding farmers' lands in Vijayapura being marked as Waqf properties, indicating that t...
28 Oct, 2024, 01.50 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: 'Waqt' for Waqf to change? How the battlelines are drawnThe Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed the Waqf Board's claims on ASI-protected monuments in Burhanpur. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju introd...
08 Aug, 2024, 04.05 PM IST
Waqf Act Amendments: Tighter control, more women and non-Muslims members, five key changes to Waqf lawThe Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, introduces key reforms to increase transparency and government oversight in Waqf property management. It m...
08 Aug, 2024, 03.45 PM IST
Waqf through the ages: How Rs 1-lakh crore property owner board acquires land and what the govt aims to changeThe Waqf Board is reportedly the third-largest landholder in India, following the Railways and the Defence Department. Waqf boards control ...
08 Aug, 2024, 03.05 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
Grab & destruction of property is the last straw: Muslim clericsMuslim clerics are upset with the Congress because the “grab and destruction of waqf property” was the “last straw”.
09 Sep, 2013, 08.47 AM IST
- Stringent waqf law likely soon, says Prof Saifuddin Soz
A Rajya Sabha committee, which is studying the new amended Muslim waqf law, has suggested that all the properties occupied by institutions ...
14 Jun, 2011, 07.25 AM IST
- State to make Waqf land govt property
The Maharashtra government has decided to introduce a legislation to recognise properties belonging to Waqf as government property.
07 Sep, 2007, 03.43 AM IST