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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicWaqf Bill

Topic: Waqf Bill

‘U-turn’, a horror film starring Modi 3.0 & how to blitzkrieg your way through a traffic jam

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

Waqf is anti-Quran. Muslim elite used it to build political power

Waqf is rarely seen running charities because it has been more about building and maintaining the Muslim elite’s power than about charity.

Modi govt wants centralised waqf, what’s the system in Muslim-majority nations like Pakistan, Bangladesh

Waqf Bill was introduced in LS for 'effective management' of waqf properties & to 'enhance efficiency' of administration. It has come under heavy criticism from Oppn & section of Muslims.

Urdu press slams Waqf bill, sees ‘agenda to strip Muslims of assets under guise of reform’

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Justice for Muslims or beginning of Collector Raj? Waqf board is Centre’s next big overhaul

The united Opposition came down heavily on the Centre, alleging that the Waqf Bill had been introduced with an eye on the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections.

Waqf Bill 2024 finally recognises ‘minority’ doesn’t mean Muslim, Sunni, male

The key change here is that the State will have more say in the regulation of waqf boards and even allow non-Muslim CEOs to be appointed by the government.

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.