New Delhi: A bunch of petitions challenging the amended Waqf law — meant to govern how Muslim charitable properties are managed — will be heard by the Supreme Court today. Six BJP-ruled states that intend to defend the law, have sought to join in. Here are the top 10 points in this story: The Waqf … Read more
Can the Waqf Bill be another turning point in Indian history, just as the Shah Bano episode proved to be in the 1980s? Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of Shah Bano, which mandated that she be granted maintenance by her husband in accordance with the civil law of the country, many Muslims viewed … Read more
For two days during this recently concluded Budget session, MPs were in Parliament from 11 am to 4 am the next morning. Seventeen hours on the trot. Surely, parliamentary democracy is all energised and in top form. Right ? No. Completely wrong. Don’t let the contrived all-night-long sessions deceive you. To borrow a sentence first … Read more
The Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the controversial Waqf Bill, sources told NDTV Thursday morning. The Cabinet accepted 14 alterations made by a joint parliamentary committee – to which the bill had been referred in August – in a meeting last week. The amended bill will now likely be tabled when the House reconvenes … Read more
New Delhi: The parliamentary panel reviewing the Waqf bill circulated a 655-page report today, incorporating all the changes suggested by its members. The Opposition, though, has alleged that none of its amendments have been incorporated. Amid fears that the existing Waqf properties will be subject to scrutiny after the amended law comes into force, the … Read more