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After Bihar, will Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM become a factor in West Bengal too?AIMIM is targeting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls after a notable performance in Bihar. The party faces challenges from electoral roll...
Women, youth, scheme beneficiaries: TMC, BJP battle to woo same set of voters through poll promises in West BengalWest Bengal's upcoming elections see TMC and BJP vying for women, youth, and welfare recipients. The TMC focuses on its established social ...
Bengal's Jafrabad: Where 2025 communal violence will decide this year's poll resultsA Hindu-majority pocket surrounded by Muslim-dominated areas, Jafrabad still bears visible scars of the arson and killings in which Harogob...
SC to hear on Oct 28 pleas seeking extension of time for registration of waqf propertiesThe Supreme Court will hear AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi's plea on October 28, seeking an extension for mandatory registration of all waqf...
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...
SC stays key provisions in Waqf Amendment Act, puts 5-year Islam practice rule on holdThe Supreme Court has partially stayed the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, putting on hold provisions regarding dedication of property, Collect...
Congress, other parties criticizing new Waqf law want to keep Muslims as vote bank: Kiren RijijuMinority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accuses Congress and other parties of exploiting Muslims as a vote bank by opposing the Waqf (Amendm...
Waqf case: Nobody has right over government land even under waqf by user principle, Centre to SCThe Centre has asserted in the Supreme Court that government land cannot be claimed by individuals, defending its authority to reclaim prop...
Courts cannot interfere unless 'very strong' case is made, says CJI amid Waqf Act hearingThe Supreme Court is reviewing petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, focusing on property denotification powers, non-Muslim...
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 ...
Waqf Act: SC concerned over some provisions, hints at interim orderThe Supreme Court voiced concerns regarding the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, particularly regarding the potential invalidation of waqf propert...
Six BJP-ruled states move Supreme Court to support new Waqf lawSix BJP-ruled states have approached the Supreme Court to defend the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025's constitutionality. They cite the need for...
Darul Uloom Deoband opposes Waqf Act changesDarul Uloom Deoband voiced strong opposition to the Waqf Amendment Bill before a Joint Parliamentary Committee. They argued the bill inappr...
Prominent Muslim bodies slam Waqf Bill; urge govt to withdraw it, hold detailed consultationsMuslim organizations strongly opposed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill presented in Lok Sabha, calling for its retraction and stakeholder discussi...
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 ...
Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 moved in Lok SabhaUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju has introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha. The bill proposes changes to the Waqf Act, 19...
Government to amend Wakf law to usher in more transparency, gender diversityThe government prepared to introduce a Bill to amend the Wakf Act, 1995, targeting increased transparency and accountability for Waqf board...