Waqf Board
- India
Shimla mosque row: Masjid committee seeks permission to demolish illegal structure
Shimla: Amid escalating tensions over the Sanjauli mosque issue in Shimla, a Muslim welfare committee on Thursday urged the municipal commissioner to seal the unauthorised portion and also offered to demolish it…
- India
Delhi court extends Amanatullah Khan’s ED custody by 3 days
New Delhi: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Friday extended the ED custody of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan by three days in connection with the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering…
- Telangana
TS Waqf Board: Guardians turned predators; Trust betrayed
Hyderabad: Think of Waqf Board and what comes to mind is the image of fences eating the crops. Yes, the Waqf properties have suffered more at the hands of their custodians than…
- Delhi
Delhi Congress president attacks AAP after arrest of MLA Amanatullah Khan
New Delhi: Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav on Monday alleged that the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party MLA and chairman of Delhi Waqf Board Amanatullah Khan by the ED was yet another…
- Telangana
Telangana Waqf Board rejects controversial Waqf Amendment Bill 2024
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Waqf Board has become the first Waqf Board in the country to formally reject the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, recently introduced by the Central Government. During a crucial…
- India
First meet of Parliament panel on Waqf Bill underway
New Delhi: Parliament’s Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met here for the first time on Thursday where officials from the minority affairs and law ministries are briefing them about the…
- India
Parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill to hold first meet on Aug 22
New Delhi: The first meeting of the Parliament’s joint committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be held next week. The committee, chaired by BJP member Jagdambika Pal, will meet representatives of…
- India
Waqf Amendment Bill 2024: A breakdown of major proposals & reforms
New Delhi: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the first significant piece of legislation introduced by the Modi 3.0 government, has sparked considerable controversy among Muslim organisations and the opposition. The Bill, which…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Waqf Board chairman visits mosque over concerns of damage
Hyderabad: Telangana Waqf Board chairman Azmathullah Hussaini along with officials inspected the flyover works near Masjid-e-Ismail following rumours of the mosque being demolished during the ongoing civic works. After visiting the site,…
- India
Bill to amend Waqf law proposes sweeping changes, rename Act
New Delhi: A bill to amend the law governing Waqf boards has proposed far-reaching changes in the present Act, including ensuring the representation of Muslim women and non-Muslims in such bodies. The…
- India
Waqf Act to be amended: Here’s all that you need to know
Amid the Opposition’s resistance, the NDA government has proposed 40 amendments to India’s Waqf Act. According to the Union government, the amendments shall ensure accountability and transparency in the country’s waqf boards.…
- India
Opposition vows to oppose any bill to amend Waqf Act
New Delhi: Several opposition leaders on Monday alleged that the BJP-led government wants to bring a bill for amending the Wakf Act to create a divide in the society and asserted that…
- India
All India Muslim Jamaat chief supports Centre’s proposal to amend Waqf Board Act
Bareli: Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, the national President of the All India Muslim Jamaat, has responded to the Central government’s proposed amendment to the Waqf Board Act. He welcomed the government’s move…
- India
HC dismisses plea against Delhi Waqf Board administrator appointment
Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the appointment of the administrator of the Delhi Waqf Board, imposing a fine of Rs 10,000 on the petitioner. Justice Subramonium Prasad…
- India
India needs to be in strong hands of Modi: Uttarakhand Waqf Board chairman
Dehradun: At a time when the world is on the verge of war, India needs the strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttarakhand Waqf Board Chairman Shadab Shams said on Wednesday.…
