The government introduced the bill in the budget session of Parliament which concluded earlier this month and it was decided to send the legislation to JPC for further scrutiny.
In a significant political development, a conglomeration of Muslim communities involving Islamic scholars, clerics, intellectuals has asked "secular political parties" to clarify their exact stand vis-a-vis the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which has been referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committe
The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 will be held on August 22 in the Parliament House Annexe in the national capital
Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray on his opposition to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, stating that he "is indebted to Muslims for their overwhelming support."
Dulan Kumar Das, originally from Bangladesh's Sylhet district has become the first person in Assam who has received Indian citizenship through the CAA.
Nepal's House of Representatives endorsed the enforced disappearances, Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (third amendment) Act 2024 on Wednesday. The recently amended bill comes after an agreement in between the major parties to list intentional and arbitrary killings as seriou
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju accused opposition parties of defaming the country and said that a campaign was being run to project that minorities were not safe in India.
Jamal Siddiqui, the national chief of the BJP Minority Morcha, has voiced strong support for the Waqf Board Amendment Bill recently introduced in Parliament.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 12: With trade, industry and services booming in India's City of Progress -- luxury real estate has also followed northwards in Bhubaneswar. Rising rates and high pre-launch booking volumes culminating in tower and phase-level sellouts are becoming the
In line with the ongoing development of the legislative and legal system, the Decree aims to, further, advance the legal framework supporting the efforts of the country's relevant authorities in charge of combating financial crimes
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Waqf Act provides for the renaming of the Waqf Act, 1995, as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995.