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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicWaqf Bill

Topic: Waqf Bill

SC dismisses PIL seeking SIT probe into violence in Murshidabad protests over Waqf Act

The plea, filed by Satish Kumar Agarwal, alleged failure of state in protecting life & property. Justice Surya Kant found no reason to entertain the petition in SC & suggested Agarwal approach the High Court.

A lesson in power play by Rekha Gupta & BJP’s game plan to save itself from another waqf embarrassment

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

10 months in Opposition, how Naveen Patnaik is facing challenge to his leadership

Since BJD's 2024 defeat in the state & LS elections, leaders have been questioning Patnaik over VK Pandian's role, party's policy in its current Oppn position & now, the waqf bill U-turn.

J&K assembly session interrupted for 3rd consecutive day amid ruckus over Waqf bill

The house was adjourned for three hours Wednesday—last day of the Budget session—amid sloganeering from both the ruling National Conference & Opposition BJP.

President Droupadi Murmu gives nod to Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025

The Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha with 128 members voting in favour and 95 opposing it; and in Lok Sabha early Thursday, with 288 members supporting it and 232 against it.

The art of duct-taping what isn’t broken & an uncompromising burden of proof

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Unconstitutional & discriminatory,’ Congress MP Jawed, AIMIM prez Owaisi move SC against Waqf Bill

Mohammad Jawed’s plea says the Waqf Bill restricts new converts from creating Waqfs, violating Articles 15 and 25 by discriminating on religion and curbing freedom of practice.

Muslim community stage protest against passage of Waqf Bill at Park Circus Crossing in Kolkata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has also criticised the BJP for introducing the Waqf Bill, accusing it of attempting to divide the country.

Removal of Section 40 isn’t an attack on Waqf Boards. It’s a much-needed course correction

Under Section 40, the Waqf Board has the authority to initiate a suo motu enquiry to determine if a property is Waqf—a power unique to it.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.