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Mass protests erupt in Manipur districts against Waqf Amendment ActManipur witnessed widespread protests against the Waqf Amendment Act. Imphal East, Thoubal, and Bishnupur districts saw demonstrations. A m...
Rashtriya Janata Dal to challenge Waqf Bill in Supreme CourtThe Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) plans to contest the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Supreme Court, arguing its provisions may significantly impa...
31-member Parliamentary panel to examine Waqf Amendment BillThe Waqf (Amendment) Bill was assessed by a 31-member parliamentary committee, focusing on state Waqf boards' powers and property managemen...
Muslims of J&K will resist if GoI passes discriminatory changes in Waqf Act: Mirwaiz Umar FarooqMirwaiz Umar Farooq voiced concerns about the proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which he believes targets the disempowerment of Muslims. He a...
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...
"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...
"Waqf board bahana hai...": SP, Congress attack BJP over amendment billLashing out at the BJP-led NDA government on the Waqf Amendment Bill, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that in the dis...
Sufi shrines body welcomes proposed amendments to Wakf Board ActThe All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC), led by Syed Naseruddin Chishty, welcomed the government's proposal to amend the Wakf Boar...
Proposed amendments to Wakf Act in line with BJP's politics of polarisation: Tejashwi YadavTejashwi Yadav criticized the suggested changes to the Wakf Act, associating them with BJP's divisive policies. He questioned why the Centr...
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...
All Waqf Boards in states, Centre to have two womenThe draft amendment to the Wakf Act 1995 proposes significant changes, including mandatory registration of Waqf properties with district co...
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...
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...
No private members bill gets Parliament nod since 1970According to PRS Legislative Research, 343 private members bills were introduced but only 17 were discussed while only 14 of them were disc...
Bill to repeal 90 Acts introduced in Lok SabhaLaw Minister D V Sadananda Gowda introduced The Repealing and Amending (Second) Bill, 2014, which seeks to remove certain Amendment Acts fr...
- Cabinet clears bill for protecting Wakf properties
A bill aimed at checking rampant encroachment of Wakf properties and to make them commercially viable by extending their lease period from ...
- Wakf Act to be amended: Govt
The amendments will seek to make Wakf Tribunals multi-member and give them additional powers of eviction and appeal.
- Muslim Law Board demands amendment to RTE and other Bills
All India Muslim Personal Law Board demanded immediate amendment to the Right to Education Act, Wakf Bill and Direct Taxes Code Bill among ...
Cloud over Microsoft, Infosys, Wipro campuses in Andhra PradeshThe Andhra Pradesh high court refused to entertain petitions that challenged the power of the Andhra state wakf board to notify 1,650 acres...
- Not much action on minority affairs in 2010
The Minority Affairs Ministry intended to do a lot in 2010 but its initiatives failed to take off after being mired in controversies and du...