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"Third Launch Pad at Sriharikota; Rs 3984.86 cr project to be completed in
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
As per an official release, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Jitendra Singh said that the project has been approved by the Union Cabinet and financial sanction has been obtained for a total budget outlay of Rs 3984.86 Crore.
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Waqf Amendment Bill will benefit crores of people from Muslim community: R
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that the Waqf Amendment Bill will benefit crores of people from the Muslim community and that the property under Waqf has not been properly used in the interest of the poor.
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"If his allegations are proven, I will resign": Kharge slams Anurag Thakur
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Earlier on Wednesday, BJP MP Anurag Thakur accused the Congress President Kharge among others of "land grabbing" Waqf properties.
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"Violation of right to religion" J-K Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather o
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Meanwhile, Rijiju on Thursday moved a motion for consideration of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill of 2025 and the Musalmaan Wakf (Repeal) Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
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Maharashtra: Muslim scholars, ulemas hold protest against Waqf (Amendment)
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The protest, organized by Raza Academy, aimed to explore legal avenues to challenge the legislation.
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"Waqf bill based on total falsity, misinformation campaign by BJP": Congre
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of fuelling communal polarisation and spreading misinformation over the Waqf Amendment Bill.
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"Will go to the court; protest...": ASP chief Chandra Shekhar Azad on Waqf
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"Yesterday, the parties that use to talk about Muslim reservations and talk about bringing Muslims to the mainstream - the same parties betrayed Muslims and supported the bill... They are exposed now... We will go to the court and will be on the road to protest..." he said.
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Kiren Rijiju moves motion for consideration of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Ra
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
While addressing the upper house, Rijiju cited the Sachar committee report, which recommended that the central Waqf council and state Waqf board be broadened to make them inclusive. He apprised about the number of Waqf properties, saying that the Sachar committee estimated the earnings fr
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"Everyone will benefit": Waqf Bill JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal on passing
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee for the Waqf Bill, Jagdambika Pal, on Thursday expressed his satisfaction over the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, stating that the bill would benefit everyone.
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Transparency, accountability needed in Waqf: Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"The opposition only wants to spread false narratives. There was a need for transparency and accountability in Waqf (board)," Shaina NC told ANI.
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'It was a historic day': BJP MP Dinesh Sharma after Lok Sabha clears Waqf
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma on Thursday called the passage of the Waqf bill in the Lok Sabha a 'historic day.' He also said that this will bring a new era for especially for Muslim brothers
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"Against the Constitution; brought with intention to create disputes, cont
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"We opposed this bill in the JPC as well, we registered our protest in the Lok Sabha yesterday, and today when this bill comes to the Rajya Sabha, we will oppose it there too... This bill is against the Constitution of India... When Baba Saheb Ambedkar and the Constitution of India itself
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