JD(U) Sanjay Jha seeks changes in Waqf Amendment Bill, 'Will support bill if concerns addressed'The Waqf Amendment Bill is set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha today, eliciting mixed reactions from opposition parties and JD(U). JD(U) ...
02 Apr, 2025, 12.28 PM IST
Amended Waqf Bill to be taken up for passage, consideration in Lok Sabha on April 2The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, aimed at improving Waqf property management through digitisation, better audits, transparency, and legal reforms...
01 Apr, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
Jairam Ramesh calls Waqf bill BJP's strategy to 'damage' bonds, 'demonise' minorityCongress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party's Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, accusing it of damaging socia...
23 Mar, 2025, 03.19 PM IST
JPC on Waqf Bill to meet on Dec 26-27, record oral evidence from State representativesThe Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is holding meetings with state and Muslim representatives to discuss the proposed legislat...
24 Dec, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
JPC on Waqf Bill to meet today, hear Jamaat-e-Islam-e-Hind, Muslim Women group, other stakeholdersA Meeting of Joint Committee of Parliament on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, chaired by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal will be held in Parliament Anne...
04 Nov, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill to hold nationwide discussion across different citiesThe Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, will hold discussions in five states from September 26 to October 1. These ...
21 Sep, 2024, 08.00 AM IST
Waqf Board claims 200 govt properties in Delhi: OfficialsTop Union government officials informed a Parliamentary panel that over 200 properties in Delhi, controlled by central agencies, have been ...
05 Sep, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
Govt withdraws The Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants), Bill, 2014On Thursday, the Indian government withdrew the Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Bill 2014 from the Rajya Sabha. This b...
08 Aug, 2024, 09.14 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
Govt's 'excessive interest' in religious matters against Constitution: Mayawati on Waqf billThe Congress and the BJP have been reaping electoral gains by indulging in politics of religion and caste. But now it is time to focus on s...
08 Aug, 2024, 04.01 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
It's good for both -Waqf and 'waqt', says BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on possible changes in Waqf ActBJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi supports the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, emphasizing the need for accountability and transparency. ...
05 Aug, 2024, 02.14 PM IST
Any interference with legal status, powers of Waqf boards will not be tolerated, says AIMPLBThe All India Muslim Personal Law Board opposed the government's proposed amendments to the Wakf Act, arguing that it would undermine the l...
04 Aug, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
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...
04 Aug, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
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...
03 Aug, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
Muslim body sends notice to Malya for 'purchasing' Waqf land"As per our records, the land was registered as waqf property on April 26, 1918,"the body said, claiming that the land was leased to Hansra...
15 Jul, 2015, 09.24 PM IST