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TopicWaqf board

Topic: Waqf board

Encroachments, need for regular surveys of properties — what waqf boards discussed with Smriti Irani

At three-hour interaction, they also requested for special funds from the central government to protect their vacant land parcels by constructing schools, hospitals etc.

Mann accuses Amarinder of allotting prime waqf land to Mukhtar Ansari’s sons when he was Punjab CM

This comes days after CM announced decision to 'recover Rs 55 lakh', spent on 'keeping Ansari in a Punjab jail', from former CM & his jails minister Sukhjinder Randhawa.

Waqf boards are India’s big urban landlords. But whose interest are they serving?

Waqf boards are the third largest landowners in India, after Armed Forces and Railways. But India's Muslim community is still struggling for basic needs.

Piran Kaliyar ‘trafficking hub’ row: Uttarakhand waqf board chief says ‘I stand by what I said’

BJP leader Shadab Shams says opposition trying to divert his statement which was targeted at hotels and residential areas in Piran Kaliyar and not at the Kaliyar Sharif dargah.

Want UP-style madrasa surveys, mosque CCTVs in police control, says new Uttarakhand Waqf Board head

Shadaab Shams, who was elected unopposed to the position last week, said the board also plans to introduce mainstream education in madrasas through subjects like maths and science. 

Delhi L-G grants CBI sanction to prosecute AAP MLA Amantullah Khan in Waqf Board case

Khan, who is also the chairman of Delhi Waqf Board, is being prosecuted by the probe agency in a case of 'illegal' appointments registered against him in 2016.

Muslims have to constantly offer ‘proof of patriotism’. Delhi riots just amplified the extent

In an essay in 'Citizenship: Context and Challenges', Fatima Khan details the experience of covering the Delhi riots 2020 and its impact on Muslims in the city.

Delhi HC grants Centre two weeks to reply on plea seeking reopening of Nizamuddin Markaz

The Markaz had been locked since 31 March last year following Tablighi Jamaat congregation amid Covid lockdown. The court has now listed the matter for hearing on 16 September.

Viral posts claim Dilip Kumar donated his wealth to Waqf Board. It’s not true

Hours after Dilip Kumar's death, several social media users said the late actor donated his wealth to the Waqf Board, instead of giving it to an NGO or old age home.

No loudspeakers in Karnataka mosques, dargahs from 10pm to 6am — state Waqf Board order

The order, dated 9 March', said increasing the ambient noise level around these structures has 'deleterious effects on human health and the psychological well-being of people'.

On Camera

China detains and harasses an Indian citizen. New Delhi must do more than issue a démarche

The baseless claim of Arunachal Pradesh as 'Southern Tibet' cropped up once again when an Indian national was harassed by Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Airport.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

Airbus & Embraer in the mix, IAF plans revamp of military transport fleet with MTA as new workhorse

Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.