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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicWaqf Bill

Topic: Waqf Bill

Modi govt’s bill ‘targeting Allah’s lands’ & why India’s new RBI Governor must be cautious

International media also took note of the security breach during S Jaishankar’s visit to London, when a Sikh separatist broke through a police cordon

Muslims want waqf reforms too. It’s not an issue for political acrimony

It’s unfortunate that acrimonious divisions marred the tabling of the report on waqf in Parliament

Here’s what JPC report on Waqf Bill redacted from Opposition’s dissent notes

A look at report tabled in RS & corrigendum issued later show redacted portions either raise questions on JPC chairperson's conduct or criticise BJP 'agenda' behind introducing bill.

‘Rejected all suggestions by Opposition,’ Cong MP Pramod Tiwari criticises JPC report in Waqf bill

Tiwari further said that the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) document had become a government report and sought reconsideration before proceeding further.

On TTD barring non-Hindus from temple service, Owaisi cites waqf bill to slam Chandrababu’s ‘hypocrisy’

As BJP ally TDP supported temple board's move as well as amended waqf law, Owaisi asks, ‘if only Hindus should govern Hindu endowments, why the discrimination against Muslim waqfs?'

As Waqf JPC draft report builds on BJP’s proposals, Oppn decries ‘hit at Muslims’ faith’

31-member JPC adopted 655-page report Tuesday. It is to be submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Thursday, but there is no clarity on if it will be tabled in Parliament in budget session.

JPC adopts draft report and amended Waqf bill Opposition slams its provisions as ‘unconstitutional’

Opposition members criticised the adopted Bill saying it will destroy the Waqf board by allowing for the government's interference in the religious matters of Muslims

‘Undeclared emergency,’ say Oppn MPs after being suspended from Waqf Bill joint parliamentary panel

MPs accuse ruling NDA of being in a tearing hurry due to upcoming Delhi polls; BJP calls their conduct on Friday unparliamentary.

SubscriberWrites: Legal Overreach of the 1995 Waqf Act

A glaring example of the Waqf Board's unchecked powers was revealed in Karnataka, where a state government-appointed commission uncovered widespread tampering with land records.

Waqf board JPC’s Oppn members seek time to submit report, say many stakeholders yet to give their views

AAP MP Sanjay Singh said Speaker Om Birla assured that the time limit for submitting the report would be extended.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

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.