Tag Archives: Waqf

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will continue hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on Thursday. The top court will hear the matter at 2 p.m. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan was on …

Hearing a raft of petitions challenging provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, the Supreme Court on Wednesday posed a series of questions to both the petitioners and the Centre.  Here Are Some Of The Key Quotes From The Hearing: “We are told Delhi High Court is built on Waqf Land… …

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 …

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hardened his stance on protests against the amended Waqf law today, saying his government would not allow any protest or demonstration. People, he said, might oppose or support the Act, but nobody would be allowed to hit the streets. His statement comes a …

An initial investigation into the violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad during anti-Waqf protests suggest the involvement of suspected Bangladeshi elements. Sources said this is the report that the Union Home Ministry has received from the Central forces deployed in the state. The report suggests that these infiltrators received support from …

New Delhi: In an all-out attack on the Congress for its stand against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Congress has only appeased Muslim fundamentalists and its opposition to the new law proves this. He also questioned why the Congress does not name a Muslim …

Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. Several petitions were filed in the top court challenging the Act, contending that it was discriminatory towards the Muslim community and violated their fundamental rights. The Rajya …

Kolkata: Skeletal remains of burnt vehicles, a looted shopping mall and a vandalised pharmacy were some of the tell-tale signs of violence that engulfed parts of Murshidabad district of West Bengal during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. On Sunday, roads were deserted, shops closed and people remained indoors as …

Guwahati: After West Bengal, protests against the Waqf Amendment Act in Assam witnessed violence today. A demonstration against the new law, which cleared the Parliament a week back, in Assam’s Cachar district turned violent when a section of protesters threw stones at police. Security forces dispersed the mob to bring …

Underlining that constitutional courts cannot be a mute spectator, the Calcutta High Court on Saturday ordered the deployment of Central forces in Bengal’s Murshidabad where anti-Waqf protests have resulted in the death of three people. Several vehicles, including police vans, were set on fire, stones were thrown at security forces, …