Waqf Amendment Bill tabled in Lok Sabha amid opposition: Key points NEW DELHI: The BJP-led central government tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament on Wednesday amid opposition from INDIA bloc. The bill incorporates suggestions made by the Joint Parliamentary Committee that examined it. The House also took up the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024,…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army said that Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire agreement at Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Poonch on Tuesday and did “unprovoked firing“.The Indian Army did not report any casualties on the Pakistan side, but official sources said that five enemy soldiers were injured in the explosion and subsequent exchange…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “key player in geopolitics” because he can talk to every leader of the world, including US President Donald…
Prashant Kishor (PTI file photo) Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor on Wednesday called the Waqf Amendment Bill an attempt at political polarisation and also attacked Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for supporting it.Speaking to ANI, Kishor said the Bill is being pushed through without taking the affected communities into confidence. He pointed out that…
NEW DELHI: The central government is all set to be tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament on Wednesday amid strong resistance from the opposition. While the BJP-led government claims that the bill would improve the administration and management of Waqf properties in the country, the opposition has termed it a “targeted legislation” and “fundamentally…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand HC, led by Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Alok Mehra, directed the state govt to respond within 48 hours to multiple petitions challenging the UCC, with the next hearing in 10 days.Over half a dozen petitions have been filed, including one by Suresh Singh Negi, who questioned live-in relationship provisions and their…
NEW DELHI: Defying resistance from opposition parties and Muslim bodies like All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the govt has decided to seek passage of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, clearing the way for a showdown in the House.With the numbers arrayed on its side thanks to support from ‘secular’ allies…
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat HC has upheld the acquittal of six individuals in the killing of three British nationals of Indian origin near Prantij in Sabarkantha district during the 2002 riots. A special SIT court in Himmatnagar had exonerated the accused citing lack of evidence on Feb 27, 2015. HC comprising justices A Y Kogje and S…
SRINAGAR: Union home minister Amit Shah will visit J&K next week, chief minister Omar Abdullah announced Monday. This will be Shah’s first trip to the Union Territory since last year’s assembly elections in which Omar’s National Conference (NC) won a landslide.The CM insisted however, that Shah’s trip shouldn’t be linked with ongoing operations in Kathua…
NEW DELHI: The top Army commanders on Tuesday kicked off a review of the overall security situation along the borders with China and Pakistan as well as discussions on key operational priorities and modernisation of the over 11.5-lakh strong force.The four-day Army commanders’ conference (ACC), chaired by General Upendra Dwivedi and attended by chiefs of…
