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TopicWaqf (Amendment) Bill 2024

Topic: Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024

BJP MP urges Home Minister Amit Shah to impose AFSPA in Murshidabad after violence

Lok Sabha MP from Bengal Jyotirmay Singh Mahato has requested that the affected border districts be declared as 'disturbed areas' due to the alleged repeated communal attacks on Hindus.

2 killed in violence linked to anti-Waqf law protests in Bengal’s Murshidabad

A father and son were found with multiple stab wounds inside their home in Jafrabad in Samserganj area, where large-scale violence was reported Friday.

BJP tutors its leaders to take ‘facts’ about new Waqf law to people’s doorstep via townhalls, meetings

At a BJP workshop to answer party leaders’ queries, concerns over ‘practicing Islam’ clause were raised. There was no ‘satisfactory response’, but they were asked to focus on other positives.

As SC agrees to hear pleas challenging Waqf Act’s validity, clamour grows for a repeal

Anti-Waqf Act protests have turned volatile in parts of the country including Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Muzaffarnagar in UP, and Manipur.

U-turn on Waqf Bill spurs unease within BJD, senior leaders ask Patnaik to declare his stand

Group of 10 senior party leaders met BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Friday after whip Sasmit Patra told party’s Rajya Sabha MPs to vote on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 as per their conscience.

‘Must bring Hindutva movement closer to awareness of Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb’—Shashi Tharoor

The MP-author was speaking at an event in Delhi hours after passing of Waqf Bill in LS & before the passing in RS. If polarisation continues, India might lose out, he said.

Congress to challenge ‘constitutionality’ of Waqf Amendment Bill in SC, says Jairam Ramesh

The senior Congress leader said that his party will continue to resist any actions by the Modi govt that it views as assault on the principles enshrined in the Constitution of India.

Hindu temples’ properties to ‘encroacher protection’—key debates on Waqf Bill before it cleared RS

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Upper House with a 128-95 vote at 2.30 am Friday after a fiery 12-hour debate.

Waqf Amendment Bill passed in Rajya Sabha after 12 hours of intense debate

With 128 Ayes and 95 Noes, the bill now awaits the President's ascent. It was passed by members of the Lok Sabha late Wednesday night.

Endorsing Waqf Bill, ex-PM Deve Gowda washes hands of any kind ‘of ism’, including secularism

JD(S) chief Gowda lauded Modi-led central government for bringing in law to prevent ‘rich and powerful within Muslim community from swallowing up property donated as waqf’.

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Socialism hinders India’s industrial growth. We need free enterprise first

‘The tirade against capitalism is wholly unfounded. Capitalism as it has shaped during the past quarter of a century is a far better method of developing the economic resources of any country,’ wrote DN Hosali in 1956.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.