Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses an organisational meeting of the party at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, on June 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (June 1, 2025) launched a blistering attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of “opposing” Operation Sindoor and the Waqf…
NEW DELHI: Arguing against the new Waqf Amendment Act in the Supreme Court on Thursday, senior advocate Kapil Sibal claimed that Waqf is a dedication to God and that it “cannot be taken back once given”.Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai noted that the same provision exists in other religions, to which the advocate…
21 May 2025 12:42 PM IST SG Mehta: Now, the Gov found while registration is necessary, not brought to your notice, malafide is going on and the property was dealt with the way Muttawalli wanted Central Gov appointed a committee, 1976, report was implemented and law was passed but not given effect. findings of committee-…
File picture of Union Minister Kiren Rijiju | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju said in New Delhi on Thursday (April 17, 2025) that not following or implementing an Act passed by the Parliament of India was “untenable”, while referring to the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Mr. Rijiju’s statement comes in…
Meanwhile, the State government blamed the Centre for the violence, arguing that it was them who passed the law, which is encroaching on the rights of around 30 crore people. Senior Advocate Kalyan Bandyopadhyay said even the Supreme Court has taken the view that certain provisions of the Act must be stayed, while the challenge…
The Supreme Court will hear today a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear the petitions at 2 PM. Over seventy petitions have been listed before the bench. AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi,…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday termed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee as “Modern day Jinnah” and claimed that her party’s actions are akin to Muslim League in 1940’s.Condemning Mamata’s silence over the death of the three people in the violent protests in Murshidabad, BJP leader Tarun Chugh accused the TMC-led government of…
The Waqf (Amendment) Act received Presidential assent on April 5. The law proposes to amend the Waqf Act, 1995 in order to address the regulation of waqf properties. Waqf refers to properties dedicated exclusively for religious or charitable purposes under Islamic law. The Waqf Act, 1995 was enacted to govern the administration of waqf Properties (religious endowments)…
