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TopicWaqf Act

Topic: Waqf Act

Inside Bhai Preet Singh’s anti-mosque campaign in Delhi. Courts, clashes, claims

Meet the activist operating outside party politics, using social media tips and court petitions to challenge mosques and dargahs across Delhi.

Interim order a ‘relief’, but Muslim outfits want SC to strike down Waqf (Amendment) Act

While interim order has sparked hope among some, others like All India Muslim Personal Law Board & Jamaat-e-Islami Hind have decided to continue movement against Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

SC refuses to stay provision abolishing ‘waqf-by-user’, says abolition not arbitrary prima facie

If legislature finds that 'waqf by user' has led to massive encroachments & seeks to delete the provision, such an amendment cannot be considered arbitrary, SC says.

SubscriberWrites: Op Sindoor & Waqf Act, 2024 – Unanswered Questions and Controversies

Amid controversies, Operation Sindoor and the Waqf Act raise critical questions—issues of national interest deserve clarity, not political diversion.

Waqf not essential practice in Islam, waqf-by-user not a fundamental right—SG Tushar Mehta in SC

Making opening argument on behalf of Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tells SC that state waqf boards discharge secular functions, unlike Hindu endowment boards.

Acquisition of waqf assets by legislative diktat—Sibal’s opening arguments for petitioners in SC

CJI Gavai told petitioners challenging Waqf Act amendments that, for interim relief, they must make out ‘very strong, glaring case; otherwise, presumption of constitutionality will be there’.

SC cites judicial restraint, high threshold for invoking contempt as it rejects plea against Nishikant

Dubey last month launched broadside against SC while it was hearing pleas against Waqf Act. SC said the statements were aimed at scandalising and lowering court's authority.

Waqf bodies ‘advisory’ in nature, unfounded to draw parallels with temple boards, Centre tells SC

Legislative design of new law will ensure that no person is denied access to courts & that decisions are made within bounds of fairness & legality, it adds.

Removal of ‘waqf by user’ isn’t just about land—it erases memory, practice, and pluralism

The Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 puts at stake not just Muslim property rights but the very idea of how India manages its religious diversity.

‘Could’ve made one puncture wallah an MP’—Owaisi takes dig at Modi over ‘unconstitutional’ waqf law

New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that the Waqf (Amendment) Act is an attempt by the Modi government...

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.