Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s refusal to stay the restrictions imposed by the Kerala High Court on the functioning of the Kerala State Waqf Board has prompted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to claim that its legal challenge against the Board has been substantially upheld. BJP State Vice-President Shaun George, who had challenged the constitution of the Board before the Kerala High Court, said on Tuesday that the apex court had granted only limited relief to the Waqf …
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Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) Animesh Bhargave, one of the two Hindu members in the recently reconstituted Waqf Board committee of Madhya Pradesh, outlined his priorities while defending his appointment as an ‘inclusive’ move and one aimed at bringing more transparency in the board’s functioning. Speaking to IANS, Bhargave said that the ten-member Board’s foremost priority was to increase the efficiency of Waqf board properties, prevent income leakages, and transfer benefits to the disadvantaged…
United Nations, March 20 (IANS) India has dismissed a report by the expert on minority issues as “factually incorrect” and displaying “hostility” to the country.Gaurav Kumar Thakur, a counsellor at India’s UN Mission in Geneva, said India rejects the assertions of Nicolas Levrat, the special rapporteur on minority issues, about the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.His assertions are “factually incorrect and based on a poor grasp of its background and history”, Thakur said on Tuesday at a se…
Udham Singh Nagar, Dec 24 (IANS) Uttarakhand Waqf Board Chairman Shadab Shams on Wednesday urged all stakeholders to ensure the timely registration of Waqf properties on the UMMEED portal, following the extension of the deadline for online registration. He said the initiative aims to protect Waqf assets and ensure that their benefits reach poor and deserving sections of the Muslim community.Speaking to reporters, Shams said that the Waqf Amendment Act introduced by the Modi government has renewe…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) The family members of Hargobindo Das and his son Chandan Das, the father and the son killed in Murshidabad riots in April this year, will approach the Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty for the 13 convicts in the case who were sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday by the Jangipur sub-divisional court in the same district of West Bengal. The decision was taken by the family members of the deceased father and son after they had a meeting with the Leader of the Opp…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) The Jangipur Sub-Divisional court in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, on Tuesday, sentenced 13 individuals convicted for the murder of Hargobindo Das and his son Chandan Das in April during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. The Sub-Divisional Court Judge Amitabha Mukhopadhyay had convicted 13 individuals on Monday.The quantum of punishment was pronounced on Tuesday, with the entire court premises wrapped in a thick security blanket.The deceased father and son …