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"Management Involves Secular Activities": Centre On Waqf Act In Top Court
The management of Waqf properties, or charitable donations by Muslims, "involves significant secular activities", the government told the Supreme Court Friday.
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Challenges To Waqf Law To Be Heard By Supreme Court Today: 10 Points
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.
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"Cannot Blame All Muslims...": Kiren Rijiju On Waqf Assets Occupation
Asserting that the Waqf Amendment Act will facilitate "justice" for everyone, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the entire Muslim community cannot be "blamed" for some Muslim leaders who occupied Waqf properties.
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"Want Permanent Central Forces Camp": Riot-Hit Bengal Families Still Shaken
Days after a protest against the Waqf Amendment Act in West Bengal's Murshidabad took a violent turn, leading to three deaths and destroying properties of many, residents of the affected areas are now picking up the pieces
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"Such Language...": Opposition Counters PM's 'Muslims Fix Punctures' Remark
Opposition leaders have reacted sharply to a remark by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he said Muslim youths wouldn't need to earn a livelihood by repairing punctures if the Waqf properties had been used honestly.
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After Murshidabad, Violence During Waqf Protest In Another Bengal District
A fresh bout of violence - over changes to the Waqf laws, which govern how Muslim charitable properties are administered - rocked Bengal's South 24 Parganas district Monday.
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BJP Slaps Down Mamata Banerjee's Appeal As 3 Die In Waqf Law Protests
A teen boy was shot amid police firing in Bengal's Murshidabad Saturday as protests over changes to the Waqf laws - which govern how Muslim charitable properties are administered - enter a second consecutive day.
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'Will Protect Minorities, Their Properties In Bengal': Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Muslims were aggrieved because of the enactment of the Waqf (Amendment) Act and assured the minority community members that she would protect them and their properties in the state.
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10 Hours On, Marathon Debate On Waqf Bill Continues In Lok Sabha
Union minister Amit Shah, speaking at the debate over the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha this evening, presented a long list of properties that he said were given for Waqf.
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"Centre Won't Interfere In Religious Institutions": Who Said What On Waqf Bill
A fierce showdown between the government and opposition members is underway in the Lok Sabha over a key legislation that seeks to improve the administration of Waqf properties in the country.
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Waqf Amendment Bill In Lok Sabha On Wednesday, 3 Days Before Session Ends
The Waqf Amendment Bill - which proposes several changes to laws governing central and state boards, which decide how Muslim charitable properties are administered - will be tabled in the Lok Sabha Wednesday.
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Rules On 2 Non-Muslim Members Among 14 Changes To Waqf Amendment Bill
The parliamentary committee that cleared the Waqf Amendment Bill - which seeks to make 44 changes to the way Muslim charitable properties are managed in the country - made 14 alterations to the draft as it greenlit the proposed legislation Monday.
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Waqf Panel Dissatisfied With Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan Responses
A parliamentary panel examining the Waqf Amendment Bill expressed dissatisfaction on Thursday over the responses given by Karnataka, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh about the status of Waqf properties in their respective states.
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"If I Dig Up Parliament, Find Something...": A Owaisi On Mosque Surveys
Participating in a debate on the Constitution in Lok Sabha, Asaduddin Owaisi accused the central government of trying to "snatch away" Waqf properties.
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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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"Management Involves Secular Activities": Centre On Waqf Act In Top Court
The management of Waqf properties, or charitable donations by Muslims, "involves significant secular activities", the government told the Supreme Court Friday.
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Challenges To Waqf Law To Be Heard By Supreme Court Today: 10 Points
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.
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"Cannot Blame All Muslims...": Kiren Rijiju On Waqf Assets Occupation
Asserting that the Waqf Amendment Act will facilitate "justice" for everyone, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the entire Muslim community cannot be "blamed" for some Muslim leaders who occupied Waqf properties.
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"Want Permanent Central Forces Camp": Riot-Hit Bengal Families Still Shaken
Days after a protest against the Waqf Amendment Act in West Bengal's Murshidabad took a violent turn, leading to three deaths and destroying properties of many, residents of the affected areas are now picking up the pieces
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"Such Language...": Opposition Counters PM's 'Muslims Fix Punctures' Remark
Opposition leaders have reacted sharply to a remark by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he said Muslim youths wouldn't need to earn a livelihood by repairing punctures if the Waqf properties had been used honestly.
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After Murshidabad, Violence During Waqf Protest In Another Bengal District
A fresh bout of violence - over changes to the Waqf laws, which govern how Muslim charitable properties are administered - rocked Bengal's South 24 Parganas district Monday.
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BJP Slaps Down Mamata Banerjee's Appeal As 3 Die In Waqf Law Protests
A teen boy was shot amid police firing in Bengal's Murshidabad Saturday as protests over changes to the Waqf laws - which govern how Muslim charitable properties are administered - enter a second consecutive day.
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'Will Protect Minorities, Their Properties In Bengal': Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Muslims were aggrieved because of the enactment of the Waqf (Amendment) Act and assured the minority community members that she would protect them and their properties in the state.
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10 Hours On, Marathon Debate On Waqf Bill Continues In Lok Sabha
Union minister Amit Shah, speaking at the debate over the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha this evening, presented a long list of properties that he said were given for Waqf.
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"Centre Won't Interfere In Religious Institutions": Who Said What On Waqf Bill
A fierce showdown between the government and opposition members is underway in the Lok Sabha over a key legislation that seeks to improve the administration of Waqf properties in the country.
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Waqf Amendment Bill In Lok Sabha On Wednesday, 3 Days Before Session Ends
The Waqf Amendment Bill - which proposes several changes to laws governing central and state boards, which decide how Muslim charitable properties are administered - will be tabled in the Lok Sabha Wednesday.
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Rules On 2 Non-Muslim Members Among 14 Changes To Waqf Amendment Bill
The parliamentary committee that cleared the Waqf Amendment Bill - which seeks to make 44 changes to the way Muslim charitable properties are managed in the country - made 14 alterations to the draft as it greenlit the proposed legislation Monday.
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Waqf Panel Dissatisfied With Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan Responses
A parliamentary panel examining the Waqf Amendment Bill expressed dissatisfaction on Thursday over the responses given by Karnataka, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh about the status of Waqf properties in their respective states.
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"If I Dig Up Parliament, Find Something...": A Owaisi On Mosque Surveys
Participating in a debate on the Constitution in Lok Sabha, Asaduddin Owaisi accused the central government of trying to "snatch away" Waqf properties.
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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.
