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Fact Check: No, Waqf Board Hasn't Staked Claim To Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple
Social media users have shared a collage of two images: one showing the Shri Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai and the other featuring the idol of Ganesha located within the temple. The posts claim that the Waqf Board has staked a claim to the temple.
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Court Orders Release Of AAP's Amanatullah Khan In Money Laundering Case On Bail
A court here on Thursday ordered the release of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board case, while refusing to take cognisance of a chargesheet filed against him.
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Case Against Postal Officials Over Waqf Land
The Kerala High Court has observed that section 52A of the Waqf Act does not say that those in occupation of waqf property prior to that can be prosecuted for alienating such land without the Waqf Board's saction.
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Tripura Minister Sparks Row With "Waqf-Sanatan Board" Comment
Tripura's minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Sudhangshu Das, has sparked controversy with his comment that if Muslims have Wakf Board, Hindus should be entitled to have 'Sanatan Board'.
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Opposition MPs Write To Lok Sabha Speaker Over Waqf Bill Committee
Opposition MPs wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday, warning that they could 'dissociate' themselves from a joint parliamentary committee studying changes to the Waqf Bill.
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Siddaramaiah Orders Withdrawal Of Notices To Farmers Over Waqf Land Disputes
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday instructed officials to immediately withdraw all notices sent to farmers concerning Waqf land issues.
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Trinamool's Kalyan Banerjee Explains 'Hulk' Moment During Waqf Bill Meeting
Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee, whose 'Hulk' moment - he smashed a glass bottle on the table - at a joint parliamentary committee meeting last week on the Waqf Board Bill made headlines - has broken his silence.
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Archaeology Body Explains Stand On Jama Masjid As Protected Monument
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that declaring the historic Jama Masjid a "protected monument" would have a "substantial Impact" and no steps have been taken in this regard so far.
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In Row Over Waqf Bill, Trinamool's Kalyan Banerjee Smashes Glass, Cuts Thumb
There was drama, and broken glass and bandages, Tuesday - courtesy Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee - as a joint parliamentary committee met in Delhi to study amendments to the Waqf Bill.
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Uttarakhand Madrasa Board Planning To Introduce Sanskrit Education
The decision is being taken as part of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's plan to link madrasa-going children with mainstream education.
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Waqf Board Amendment Bill Necessary, Archaeological Body Tells Joint Panel
The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, was held on Friday.
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AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan Arrested By Probe Agency ED After Searches At His House
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate Monday in connection with alleged irregularities in appointments to the Delhi Waqf Board and leasing of its properties.
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Probe Agency Team At AAP MLA's Home, He Says It Plans To Arrest Him
Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) reached the residence of AAP leader Amanatullah Khan this morning in connection with the agency's investigation into a money laundering case against the MLA.
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Opinion | The Economic Rationale For Amending The Waqf Act
The Sachar Committee flagged the meagre revenue generation from Waqf properties. The report observed that annual income from Waqf properties (in 2005) across India was approximately ₹163 crore, representing a meagre rate of return of just 2.7%.
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"Imagine, A Civic Body HQ Became Waqf Land": Minister Counters Opposition
A handful of people captured Waqf boards in the country and ordinary Muslims did not get justice, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha today, countering the Opposition's charge on the Waqf (Amendment) Act that was introduced today.
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Fact Check: No, Waqf Board Hasn't Staked Claim To Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple
Social media users have shared a collage of two images: one showing the Shri Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai and the other featuring the idol of Ganesha located within the temple. The posts claim that the Waqf Board has staked a claim to the temple.
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Court Orders Release Of AAP's Amanatullah Khan In Money Laundering Case On Bail
A court here on Thursday ordered the release of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board case, while refusing to take cognisance of a chargesheet filed against him.
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Case Against Postal Officials Over Waqf Land
The Kerala High Court has observed that section 52A of the Waqf Act does not say that those in occupation of waqf property prior to that can be prosecuted for alienating such land without the Waqf Board's saction.
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Tripura Minister Sparks Row With "Waqf-Sanatan Board" Comment
Tripura's minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Sudhangshu Das, has sparked controversy with his comment that if Muslims have Wakf Board, Hindus should be entitled to have 'Sanatan Board'.
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Opposition MPs Write To Lok Sabha Speaker Over Waqf Bill Committee
Opposition MPs wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday, warning that they could 'dissociate' themselves from a joint parliamentary committee studying changes to the Waqf Bill.
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Siddaramaiah Orders Withdrawal Of Notices To Farmers Over Waqf Land Disputes
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday instructed officials to immediately withdraw all notices sent to farmers concerning Waqf land issues.
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Trinamool's Kalyan Banerjee Explains 'Hulk' Moment During Waqf Bill Meeting
Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee, whose 'Hulk' moment - he smashed a glass bottle on the table - at a joint parliamentary committee meeting last week on the Waqf Board Bill made headlines - has broken his silence.
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Archaeology Body Explains Stand On Jama Masjid As Protected Monument
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that declaring the historic Jama Masjid a "protected monument" would have a "substantial Impact" and no steps have been taken in this regard so far.
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In Row Over Waqf Bill, Trinamool's Kalyan Banerjee Smashes Glass, Cuts Thumb
There was drama, and broken glass and bandages, Tuesday - courtesy Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee - as a joint parliamentary committee met in Delhi to study amendments to the Waqf Bill.
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Uttarakhand Madrasa Board Planning To Introduce Sanskrit Education
The decision is being taken as part of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's plan to link madrasa-going children with mainstream education.
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Waqf Board Amendment Bill Necessary, Archaeological Body Tells Joint Panel
The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, was held on Friday.
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AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan Arrested By Probe Agency ED After Searches At His House
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate Monday in connection with alleged irregularities in appointments to the Delhi Waqf Board and leasing of its properties.
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Probe Agency Team At AAP MLA's Home, He Says It Plans To Arrest Him
Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) reached the residence of AAP leader Amanatullah Khan this morning in connection with the agency's investigation into a money laundering case against the MLA.
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Opinion | The Economic Rationale For Amending The Waqf Act
The Sachar Committee flagged the meagre revenue generation from Waqf properties. The report observed that annual income from Waqf properties (in 2005) across India was approximately ₹163 crore, representing a meagre rate of return of just 2.7%.
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"Imagine, A Civic Body HQ Became Waqf Land": Minister Counters Opposition
A handful of people captured Waqf boards in the country and ordinary Muslims did not get justice, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha today, countering the Opposition's charge on the Waqf (Amendment) Act that was introduced today.
