Waqf bill sent to joint parliamentary panel after heated debate

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday and referred to a joint parliamentary panel after a heated debate, with the government asserting the proposed law did not intend to......

Waqf bill BJP ploy to snatch Muslims' rights, will oppose: Oppn

Several Opposition leaders on Monday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government wants to bring a bill for amending the Wakf Act to create a divide in the society and asserted that they......

Govt to amend Wakf law for transparency, women inclusion

The government is all set to bring a Bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards to ensure more accountability and transparency in their functioning and mandatory inclusion of......

After UP, Uttarakhand implements kanwar route eatery order

Days after the Muzaffarnagar police asked all eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names, the Uttar Pradesh government is extending the controversial order across the......