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Parvesh Verma to head eight-member panel formed to fast-track Delhi's infr
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The committee comprising of eight members, includes senior officials and bureaucrats from Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Public Works Department (PWD), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), and Central Public Works Department (CPWD) among other
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"Transparency is good for Muslims": J-K JD(U) president on Waqf Amendment
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The bill introduces reforms such as strengthening Waqf tribunals, setting fixed tenures for board members, and reducing mandatory contributions from Waqf institutions to boards from 7 per cent to 5 per cent. It also mandates audits for institutions earning over Rs one lakh and establishes a
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President of Indian Sufi Foundation welcomes Waqf bill, appeals to Muslims
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Lok Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 after a marathon and heated debate. During this debate, members of the INDIA bloc fiercely opposed the legislation, while the BJP and its allies strongly supported it, saying it would bring transparency and enhance the efficiency of Waqf b
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Lok Sabha passes Waqf Amendment Bill after marathon, heated debate
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Lok Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 on Thursday after a marathon and heated debate during which members of INDIA bloc fiercely opposed the legislation while BJP and its allies in strongly supported it, saying it will bring transparency and enhance the efficiency of Waqf boar
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West Bengal: BJP workers stage protest outside in Siliguri over alleged mu
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
BJP workers staged a protest outside the New Jalpaiguri Police Station in Siliguri on Wednesday over the alleged murder of a minor girl on Tuesday evening. BJP protesting members said that women in West Bengal are not safe.
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Shirley Botchwey assumes office as Commonwealth Secretary General
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
She is the second African and first African woman to lead the association of 56 countries which make up a third of the world's population and more than a quarter of the United Nations membership.
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Waqf Amendment Bill will not be implemented retrospectively, misconception
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday rejected opposition members' criticism that the government wants to interfere in the religious conduct of Muslims through the Waqf Amendment Bill and said the provisions in the legislation aim at better management of Waqf properties.
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AIADMK slams A Raja's remark on religious symbols in DMK garbs
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
AIADMK spokesperson Kovai Sathyan criticised DMK's A Raja for asking party members to remove religious symbols, saying it contradicts CM MK Stalin's inclusive stance.
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BYC leader Sammi Deen Baloch released; calls grow for freedom of other det
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Sammi Deen Baloch, a leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has been released after being detained under the MPO Act. While her release is welcomed, calls for the freedom of other detained BYC members continue to grow.
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"Bulldozing legislation...": Congress MP KC Venugopal criticizes Centre ov
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
KC Venugopal pointed out that the bill was only introduced to the members late in the afternoon the previous day, leaving insufficient time for them to review and suggest changes.
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Jana Sena party backs Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, Pawan Kalyan direc
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan has directed the party's Members of Parliament (MPs) to participate in the voting process and vote in favor of the bill, which is aimed at modernizing the Waqf Act.
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MK Stalin requests meeting with centre to present memorandum on concerns o
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"Vanakkam. I extend warm greetings from Tamil Nadu and hope this letter finds you well. I write to request an audience with you, along with select Members of Parliament from various political affiliations, to present a Memorandum on Delimitation that emerged from our recent deliberations," s
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