Waqf Board Latest News
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Waqf Act in SC: Status quo till next hearing, Centre gets 7 days to file response | 10 points
India | Apr 17, 2025, 11:42 PM ISTWaqf Act: Apart from this, the Supreme Court took note of the Solicitor General's assurance that no appointments to the Waqf Board or Council will be made until the next hearing and stated that existing Waqf properties will not be identified.
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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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Protest over Waqf Act turns violent in Bengal's Murshidabad, police vehicles set on fire
Kolkata | Apr 12, 2025, 07:41 AM ISTA large number of agitators gathered after the Friday prayers and started protesting against the Waqf Act in Murshidabad. The protests later turned violent when they pelted stones at a police van, which was passing nearby carrying the prisoners.
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Waqf Amendment Bill will be in 'dustbin' if RJD wins Bihar Assembly Elections: Tejashwi Yadav
Bihar | Apr 05, 2025, 08:17 PM ISTWaqf Amendment Bill: Tejashwi Yadav also claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party would continue its alliance with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar only until the upcoming state assembly elections scheduled for October 2025.
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Amended Waqf Bill will ensure rights of women are protected: Rijiju in Rajya Sabha | Top quotes
India | Apr 03, 2025, 01:52 PM ISTKiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha and said the Waqf Bill aims to accomplish unfulfilled tasks of previous governments. He sought the Opposition support in passing the Bill in Rajya Sabha.
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Sonia Gandhi after Waqf Bill passed in Lok Sabha: 'It is a brazen assault on Constitution'
India | Apr 03, 2025, 12:38 PM ISTSonia Gandhi said the bill is very much part of the BJP’s deliberate strategy to keep the society in a state of permanent polarisation.
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MK Stalin, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, urges PM Modi to withdraw Waqf Amendment Bill
Tamil Nadu | Apr 02, 2025, 03:43 PM ISTWaqf Amendment Bill: The bill seeks to amend Act of 1995 and also seeks to improve the administration and management of waqf properties in India. It aims to overcome the shortcomings of the previous act and enhance the efficiency of Waqf boards, improving the registration process etc.
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Why Kerala Catholic Bishops Council supports Waqf Amendment Bill? Know all about this organisation
India | Apr 02, 2025, 02:09 PM ISTThe Kerala Catholic Bishops Council is a large and influential organisation of bishops of the Syro Malabar, Syro Malankara and Latin Churches in Kerala.
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AIMPLB threatens to start nationwide movement if Waqf Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha
India | Apr 02, 2025, 12:59 PM ISTAIMPLB spokesperson Dr Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas said they won’t sit quietly and will make use of all legal and constitutional provisions available. He said they will run a peaceful agitation until the proposed amendments are taken back.
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How much land does Waqf Board control, how many movable, immovable estates registered under it?
Explainers | Apr 02, 2025, 12:05 PM ISTAccording to government data, the Waqf boards control 8.7 lakh properties across 9.4 lakh acres in India, with an estimated value of Rs 1.2 lakh crores. Waqf Board is the largest landowner in India after the Armed Forces and the Indian Railways.
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Parliament likely to witness stormy session as Waqf Bill goes to Lok Sabha floor today
India | Apr 02, 2025, 06:39 AM ISTWaqf Amendment Bill: With the parties in both the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition INDIA bloc showing no signs of bipartisan consensus building, the final outcomes may be decided on the majority numbers on the floor.
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Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP says party will support Waqf Amendment Bill in big relief to BJP
India | Apr 01, 2025, 01:30 PM ISTTDP national spokesperson Prem Kumar Jain assured that Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu is in favour of Muslims. This comes as the centre is likely to table the Waqf (Amendment) Bill before Budget session come to a close on April 4.
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Powerful people who have encroached upon Waqf properties are misguiding people: Kiren Rijiju
India | Mar 31, 2025, 02:21 PM ISTSpeaking about the letter sent by the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) extending support to the Waqf Amendment Bill and requesting MPs in the state to do the same, Rijiju said that many organisations across religious lines are supporting the bill proposed by the central government.
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Tamil Nadu passes resolution against Waqf Amendment Bill, Stalin says it will destroy Muslim rights
Chennai | Mar 27, 2025, 01:54 PM ISTMK Stalin said the central government is inserting schemes that are against state rights, culture, and tradition. In India, various cultures, traditions, and languages are present, but they are doing it with the intention of taking revenge on the states, he said.
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Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi join AIMPLB protest against Waqf Amendment Bill in Patna
Bihar | Mar 26, 2025, 01:24 PM ISTTejashwi Yadav assured the protesters that his party and its leader, Lalu Yadav, firmly stand with them in their fight against the "unconstitutional" Waqf (Amendment) Bill.
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Waqf Amendment Bill: Modi Cabinet approves key changes, to be tabled in Parliament soon, say reports
India | Feb 27, 2025, 12:37 PM ISTThe Union Cabinet, led by PM Narendra Modi, has approved the revised Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 with key changes recommended by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). The bill, which sought to reform Waqf property management, will be tabled in Parliament's Budget Session.
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JPC report on Waqf bill to be tabled in Parliament on February 13: Sources
India | Feb 11, 2025, 04:05 PM ISTThe Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill adopted the report on the draft legislation by a 15-11 majority vote.
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JPC scrutinising Waqf Bill adopts all amendments proposed by NDA, next meet on Jan 29
India | Jan 27, 2025, 03:34 PM ISTThe committee chairman Jagdambika Pal told reporters after the meeting that amendments adopted by the committee will make the law better and more effective.
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JPC members write to Speaker Om Birla over Waqf Amendment Bill proceedings, demand transparency
India | Jan 24, 2025, 07:44 PM ISTIn their letter, the members have also requested the postponement of the committee’s 27th meeting. They emphasized the need for adequate time for Opposition members to present their pleas and claims, as per the established rules and procedures of Parliament.
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Tehqiqat: Is Parliament House, Delhi Airport the property of Waqf?
News | Nov 30, 2024, 06:58 PM ISTThere is a dispute over 123 properties of the Waqf Board in Delhi..Waqf has its own claim on it..whereas L&DO i.e. Land and Development Office claims that out of these 123 properties, Waqf is in possession of 61 properties..