Waqf Amendment Act
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OPINION | Waqf Act: All eyes on Supreme Court
India | Apr 17, 2025, 02:00 PM ISTOn Wednesday, the Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the Centre whether it would enact a law allowing non-Hindus and Muslims to be members of Hindu religious endowment boards or institutions.
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Waqf Act hearing: SC gives Centre 7 days to file response, next hearing on May 5 | Highlights
India | Apr 17, 2025, 03:42 PM ISTWaqf Act hearing: The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, was passed by Parliament on April 4 and received the President’s assent the following day, on April 5. The Central Government later issued a notification enforcing the Act, which came into effect on April 8.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, April 16, 2025
India | Apr 16, 2025, 11:39 PM ISTThe Supreme Court said the violence occurring during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act is very disturbing. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan made the observation while hearing the pleas challenging the constitutional validity.
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Waqf Act: Muslims on Hindu boards to violence can't be used, who said what in SC
India | Apr 16, 2025, 06:33 PM ISTSC told Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta that as far as Waqf-by-user is concerned, it’s difficult to register. You have a point; it is misused, but you cannot say there is no genuine Waqf by the user. CJI asks the Solicitor General how the government will register such 'Waqfs-by-user'.
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SC says undoing 'waqf by user' will have consequences, raises key issues, hearing to continue today
India | Apr 17, 2025, 12:00 AM ISTWaqf Act: The Supreme Court proposed to pass an order that properties declared as waqf including 'waqf by user' will not denotified. Centre opposed it and sought a further hearing.
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Waqf Act: No interim order, Supreme Court to continue hearing tomorrow | Highlights
India | Apr 16, 2025, 06:04 PM ISTThe Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, was passed by the Parliament on April 4 and received the President's assent on April 5. The Central Government subsequently notified the enforcement of the Act, bringing it into effect from April 8.
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Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over Waqf Act, says 'Bengal being defamed unfairly' | VIDEO
West Bengal | Apr 16, 2025, 01:14 PM ISTAs protests against the Waqf Act continue to rock West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has intensified her attack on the Centre, alleging political targeting and misinformation.
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Waqf Amendment Act: Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging new law today - 10 key points
India | Apr 16, 2025, 10:15 AM ISTThe Centre notified the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, after it received the assent of President Droupadi Murmu on April 5, following its passage in Parliament amid intense debates in both Houses.
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Supreme Court to hear petitions challenging Waqf Amendment Act today
India | Apr 16, 2025, 12:00 AM ISTWaqf Act: The Act aims to streamline the management of Waqf properties (assets permanently donated by Muslims for religious or charitable purposes) with provisions to safeguard heritage sites and promote social welfare.
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Murshidabad violence: NHRC to conduct on-spot inquiry, submit report within three weeks
India | Apr 15, 2025, 08:34 PM ISTMurshidabad violence: The NHRC said the action comes after submission of a complaint to it. The inquiry report should be submitted within a period of three weeks, it said.
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Waqf land row in Tamil Nadu: Vellore village in shock after land declared as dargah property
Tamil Nadu | Apr 15, 2025, 02:07 PM ISTAs per the notice, villagers have been asked to enter into a formal agreement with the Waqf Board and start paying rent to the Dargah management. If not, the land will be treated as encroached property and recovered under Waqf laws.