In India, the governance of Waqf properties has evolved over time, with the Waqf Act of 1995 serving as the primary legal framework. (IE) After the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on ...

Top Muslim leaders like Safullah Rahmani, Obaidullah Azmi, Maulana Kalbe Jawwad, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Imran Masood have been telling Muslims that if the Waqf Act was amended ...

Waqf Amendment Bill: The report of the Joint Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill was tabled in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha amid uproar on Thursday. Home Minister Amit Shah asserted the BJP ...

The properties, which include mosques, madrassas, shelter homes and thousands of acres of land, are called waqf and are managed by a board. The new bill - which introduces more than 40 amendments ...

Proposals include nominating non-Muslim and (at least two) women members to a Waqf Board New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved the amendments to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, incorporating the ...

The focus of the government will be on getting Parliament nod for the demands for grants, completion of the budgetary process, seeking approval for the Manipur budget and passage of the Waqf ...

On August 8, 2024, two bills, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024, were introduced in the Lok Sabha to streamline the Waqf Board's work and ensure the ...

He was inaugurating a public meeting in Kollam on Monday after a Waqf protection rally organised by the Social Democratic Party of India with the slogan ‘Waqf Protection for Social Security’.

Hyderabad: After almost 20 years, the Telangana Waqf Board has revived its hearings to address encroachments on waqf properties, giving those accused of encroaching a chance to present their side ...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet approved amendments to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, claimed media reports citing sources. Notably, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the bill submitted its ...

Opposition MPs on Thursday claimed the report of the joint committee of Parliament on the Waqf bill sought to open the floodgates for targeting land belonging to other religious groups.

Even as the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, has been tabled in Parliament amidst uproar from the Opposition, the Telangana State Waqf Board (TGSWB) has, over the past few months, initiated efforts to ...