Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) took action against 18 employees engaged in non-Hindu practices. AIMIM chief Asaduddin ...

Opposition members voiced their strong criticism of the adopted Bill, which was approved with 15-11 votes, alleging that it was "unconstitutional" and will destroy the Waqf board by allowing for ...

Immediate action sought in ensuring the return of places of worship in Kashi and Mathura; abolition of Waqf Board demanded ...

While the Telangana government and the Telangana State Waqf Board (TGSWB) are yet to jointly finalise and issue a gazette notification for these properties, officials remain optimistic that they ...

The Muslim Personal Law Board has come down heavily on the allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party for supporting the Waqf Bill and appealed to the Opposition to unite to defeat the Bill in the ...

PRAYAGRAJ: Taking their endeavour against government control over temples across the country forward, the saints and seers ...

One of the biggest objections was on the inclusion of non-Muslims to the Waqf Board. One of the changes accepted by the panel said 'two of total members of the board appointed under this sub ...

The amendments suggest that the non-Muslim members of the board will exclude ex-officio members, which means that it may have a maximum of four non-Muslim members. Waqf Bill gets JPC nod with 14 ...

The Muslim women have been empowered further by the Central government as they have been also included as members of the Waqf boards. Some of the key provisions of the Waqf Amendment Bill ...

In India, waqfs are governed under the Waqf Act. Each state has a waqf board led by a legal entity, which is empowered to acquire, hold and transfer property. The Act was last amended in 2013.