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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicWaqf boards

Topic: Waqf boards

Why Kerala’s Catholic bishops are throwing their weight behind Waqf Amendment Bill

Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council has urged MPs from the state to vote in favour of the bill, reintroduced in Parliament Wednesday. At the heart of the decision is the Munambam land dispute.

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

Centre asks IIT Delhi to draw up roadmap to effectively manage waqf properties, boards in 22 states

The govt found it necessary to assess the functioning of WAMSI portal as several states are unable to provide accurate information about waqf properties, it is learnt.

Waqf issue escalates in Karnataka while 2012 report on Waqf property irregularities & ‘mafia’ gathers dust

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya has highlighted ‘waqf land grab’ and the Opposition has been attacking Siddaramaiah govt on ‘appeasement politics’. Congress has termed the matter a 'conspiracy'.

Waqf Amendment Bill isn’t radical enough. Reinvent or wind up

The near total absence of any visible charity by Waqf should bring us to its real character and organisational structure.

Waqf Bill 2024 a reform that will help Muslim women become part of India development story

Those opposed to the Bill must understand that this is a matter about management of real estate. It's crucial to free waqf from the clutches of select people.

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.