The Supreme Court will today hear petitions challenging key provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. Petitioners argue the Act violates constitutional rights by preventing religious communities from reclaiming sites altered before independence.
12 December,2024 09:28 AM IST | New Delhi
The parliamentary committee, whose tenure has been extended by Lok Sabha till the last day of the next Budget Session, has also sought from the states details of the properties claimed by Waqf boards exercising Section 40 of the Waqf Act
02 December,2024 07:30 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Maharashtra
The Maharashtra government had issued a GR, stating that the finance and planning department has approved a Rs 10 crore grant for strengthening the Maharashtra State Board of Waqfs (MSBW) headquartered in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
29 November,2024 05:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra
The development comes a day after a government resolution (GR) was issued, in which the state administration ordered disbursal of Rs 10 crore funds for strengthening the state Waqf Board
29 November,2024 04:21 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Lok Sabha adopted a motion, moved by Jagdambika Pal, chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf Bill, for presenting the report by the last day of Budget Session next year
29 November,2024 08:57 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
In a memorandum to the Speaker, the opposition members also sought an extension of the tenure of the Joint Committee of Parliament by a "reasonable time" to allow substantive deliberations on the expansive legislation
26 November,2024 07:53 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
he community has requested the government to review the Waqf Act and facilitate the return of their property
25 November,2024 10:20 AM IST | Kochi | mid-day online correspondent
The five new bills include Merchant Shipping Bill, Coastal Shipping Bill, Indian Ports Bill, Punjab Courts (Amendment) Bill and Rashtriya Sahkari Vishwavidalaya Bill.
23 November,2024 10:32 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Chairman and BJP member Jagdambika Pal announced that Thursday's meeting would be the last sitting of the panel and a draft report would be circulated to the members shortly, which led to protests by the Opposition members, contending that they need more time to study the changes to the draft legislation
21 November,2024 05:40 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Amit Shah drew parallels between the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls and the epic Mahabharata, portraying the BJP-led Mahayuti as the 'Pandavas' and the Maha Vikas Aghadi as the 'Kauravas'
15 November,2024 05:17 PM IST | Yavatmal (Maharashtra) | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
