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Centre's deletion of 'waqf by user' provision prima facie not arbitrary: SCThe Supreme Court upheld the deletion of the 'waqf by user' provision in the amended waqf law, stating it was not arbitrary and aimed to pr...
Waqf an Islamic concept, but not essential religious practice: Centre tells SCThe Centre defended the Waqf amendment Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court, asserting that Waqf is not an essential religious practice in Islam....
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 ...
Two main objectives were to benefit poor Muslims and stop looting, misuse of property: Kiren Rijiju on Waqf ActUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill aims to benefit underprivileged Muslims and prevent the misappropriation ...
Mamata Banerjee fueling violence...: Kiren Rijiju slams Bengal CM's stand on Waqf Act, condemns violence in stateUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju has accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of inciting violence through her opposition to the Waqf Amendment Ac...
Rajya Sabha discusses Waqf BillThe Rajya Sabha debated the Waqf (Amendment) Bill with intense exchanges between the treasury and the Opposition. Minority affairs minister...
Wrongly blacked out factual issues from dissent note: Owaisi targets Waqf JPC chiefAIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi accuses Waqf JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal of misusing his powers to black out essential factual issues from his...
Waqf Bill: JPC to hear suggestions from All India Muslim League, muslim boards and others in today's meetingThe Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, chaired by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, will hold its rescheduled meeting on S...
JPC postpones today's meeting on Waqf Amendment Bill due to technical reasonsThe Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, scheduled for today, has been postponed to September 19 and 2...
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...
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...
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 ...
"Opposition while being in power for 70 years misused Waqf property," says BJP MP Gulam Ali KhatanBJP MP Gulam Ali Khan accused the opposition of misusing Waqf property for 70 years, supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for tra...
Several opposition leaders vow to oppose any bill to amend Waqf ActOn Monday, opposition leaders expressed strong opposition to the proposed amendment of the Wakf Act, accusing the BJP-led government of see...
Waqf Act amendments likely to be introduced first in Rajya Sabha: SourcesThe government is set to introduce significant amendments to the Waqf Board Act, aiming to regulate property registration and elevate women...
India may soon cut 'unfettered' powers of Waqf Board to call any property their assetThe proposed bill, discussed by the Cabinet on Friday evening, seeks to repeal several clauses of the current Waqf Act. These repeals are p...
Bill seeking changes in Wakf Act in worksThe Centre is set to introduce a bill in Parliament to amend the Wakf Act, proposing around 40 changes, including limiting the power of Waq...
Supreme Court lens on waqf's 'unlisted assets worth lakhs of crores'In Tamil Nadu, Shia waqf properties were valued at Rs 688 crore while that of Sunni waqf was Rs 99,311 crore. And yet, neither the states n...
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.
- 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.