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New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has defended his role as Chairman of the Central Waqf Council and stated that the Ministry of Minority Affairs is not exclusive to Muslims but represents all six officially recognised minority communities in India. Speaking to ANI, Rijiju responded to criticism by …

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 …

New Delhi: AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which was passed by the Rajya Sabha last night. One of the main contentions of Mr Owaisi was the inclusion of non-Muslim members in Waqf councils and state boards. In …

New Delhi: Union home 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. The list included land belonging to temples, other religions, the government and others. His point: “You …