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Secretary, ministry of minority affairs reviews UMEED portal implementatio
Updated : 11 months ago IST
As per the mandate of the UMEED Portal, details of all registered waqf properties across India are to be mandatorily uploaded within six months.
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Kiren Rijiju launches UMEED Portal, says, "Will add new chapter in history
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The portal is expected to introduce greater transparency, accountability, and public participation, thereby transforming the way Waqf assets are administered across India.
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Waqf Act designed to 'capture Waqf properties' through a process which is
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for petitioners, objected to the provision empowering a government Officer to decide disputes about whether Waqf properties have encroached on government land.
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ED raids at 9 locations in Gujarat regarding alleged irregularities in Waq
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to the ED, Salim Khan Jumma Khan Pathan, Mohammad Yasar Abdulhamiya Sheikh, Mehmud Khan, Fezmohamad Pir Mohammad Chobdar, and Saheed Ahmad Yakubhai Sheikh entered into fraudulent lease agreements, extorted rents from tenants, and submitted false affidavits to the Waqf Board.
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Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Waqf Act on May 15
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday scheduled the hearing of petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, for May 15 before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India-designate BR Gavai.
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Opposition leaders hope for relief as SC hears pleas challenging Waqf (Ame
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Amid the Supreme Court hearing challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, on Monday, opposition leaders expressed hope for judicial relief against what they termed an "unconstitutional" law targeting the Muslim community.
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Owaisi challenges PM Modi to ask Saudi crown prince, "if Medina built on W
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday addressed the Save Waqf Conference at Delhi's Talkatora Stadium and took aim at the BJP over its remarks on the existence of Waqf properties in Muslim countries and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi can ask
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"Two main objectives were to benefit poor Muslims and stop looting, misuse
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday expressed concerns over misuse of Waqf properties and emphasised the need for proper utilisation to benefit poor Muslims, during a press conference in Mumbai.
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"SC upholds Waqf Amendment Act, no change to existing Waqf land status": A
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Andhra Pradesh BJP President Daggubati Purandeswari addressed the Supreme Court's observations on the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, clarifying the court's stance and the government's position.
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"Normal procedure that court adopts": Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Meanwhile, the Supreme court, while hearing multiple petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on Thursday, recorded assurances from the Solicitor General, representing the Centre, that no appointments would be made to the Waqf Boards or Councils, an
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Waqf Amendment Act aims to curb corruption, land grabbing: Tripura CM Saha
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"The Waqf Amendment Act 2025 has been passed to address allegations of misuse of Waqf properties by a section of leaders, misuse of Section 40, land grabbing, and other corruption," said CM while addressing the Janajagaran Abhiyan organised at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan, Agartala, to rais
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"Waqf properties are essential part of our religion": AIMPLB raises concer
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali, an AIMPLB member, emphasised that several provisions of the amendments contradict Articles 14, 15, 25, and 26 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantee equality, non-discrimination, and freedom of religion.
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