India's upper house Friday passed the controversial Waqf bill changing the way donated Muslim properties worth billions of ...

The new Waqf law aims to prevent misuse of properties and promote social welfare through enhanced governance and transparency ...

Jammu and Kashmir's assembly witnessed turmoil for the second day as opposition parties moved a no-confidence motion against ...

The protest was organised by a coalition of student groups including AUSF, Fraternity Movement, Students Islamic Organisation ...

Act, which was passed by Parliament last week, has come into force India from Tuesday (8 April), reports The Hindu. In a notification, India's Ministry of Minority Affairs said, "In exercise of the ...

Waqf refers to assets dedicated exclusively to religious or charitable purposes under Islamic law, with their sale or ...

The history of Waqf in India dates back to the pre-colonial era when Islamic rulers and nobles often endowed properties for ...

Removing Section 40 of the 1995 Act and changing the long-standing 'once a waqf, always a waqf' rule could deepen the gap ...

The Congress-led opposition firmly opposed the proposal, calling it unconstitutional and discriminatory against Muslims.

In the latest episode of India Upfront, Pranesh Roy discusses Waqf Act row. A BJP leader’s house torched in Manipur for ...

Opposition parties and Muslim groups are challenging the legislation’s constitutional validity in the Supreme Court.

For the first time, their ancestral land is shielded by law from arbitrary Waqf claims. Second, the Bill protects India’s rich historical legacy by prohibiting the declaration of any ...