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"Women Largest Minority": Top Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Reservation Law
Justice Nagarathana, the sole woman judge in the Supreme Court, remarked that women are the largest minority in the country.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Questions To Amit Shah On 'Sack Jailed Ministers' Law
Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah defended the proposed law to remove ministers accused of serious offences if they are jailed for more than a month, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal hit back
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Kiren Rijiju's Theory On Why Rahul Gandhi Did Not Speak During Waqf Debate
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has expressed surprise over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, not taking part in the marathon debate on the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha.
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'Will Protect Minorities, Their Properties In Bengal': Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Muslims were aggrieved because of the enactment of the Waqf (Amendment) Act and assured the minority community members that she would protect them and their properties in the state.
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Protests Against Waqf Bill In Manipur, House Of BJP Leader Torched
The house of Asker Ali -- BJP Minority Morcha's Manipur president --- was set on fire by a mob late on Sunday evening, allegedly for supporting the Waqf Amendment Act, sources said. Protests were held today in different Muslims pockets of the state.
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Congress Kept Muslims Out Of Mainstream For 60 Years: Kiren Rijiju
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused the Congress and other opposition parties of scaring the Muslim community with the Waqf Bill and asserted that the central government worked for all with the motto of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'.
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No Non-Muslim Can Interfere In Waqf Board, Says Kiren Rijiju
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday dismissed allegations that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, would harm Muslim interests.
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"Dilute, Defame, Divide, Disenfranchise": Congress' '4D' Attack On Waqf Bill
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi launched a fierce counterattack Wednesday - after Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf Amendment Bill - accusing the BJP-led government of trying to "defame (and) disenfranchise minorities" and staging an "a
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Controversial Waqf Bill In Lok Sabha: Does BJP Have The Numbers?
Lok Sabha is set to witness a marathon debate today as Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has introduced the Waqf Amendment Bill, which has sparked heated political exchanges over the past few weeks
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Opposition Protests BJP Member's Derogatory Remarks, Walks Out Of Waqf Bill Joint Committee Meeting
Several opposition MPs on Tuesday walked out of a meeting of the joint committee on the Waqf Bill, alleging derogatory remarks against them by a BJP member.
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Assam Tables Bill To End Muslim Marriages, Divorce Law. Reason Given Is...
The Assam government on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims, stating that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community.
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First Meeting Of Parliament Panel On Waqf Amendment Bill Underway
Parliament's Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met in Delhi for the first time today where officials from the minority affairs and law ministries are briefing them about the various amendments proposed in the draft law.
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"Imagine, A Civic Body HQ Became Waqf Land": Minister Counters Opposition
A handful of people captured Waqf boards in the country and ordinary Muslims did not get justice, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha today, countering the Opposition's charge on the Waqf (Amendment) Act that was introduced today.
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Waqf Act Amendment Bill To Be Introduced In Lok Sabha Today
Waqf Act Amendment Bill: The BJP-led government is slated to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday to amend the Waqf Act, 1995.
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Bill To Amend Water Act To Decriminalise Minor Offences Clears Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill which seeks to decriminalise minor offences related to water pollution, enable the Centre to prescribe service conditions of chairpersons of State Pollution Control Boards, and exempt certain categories of ind
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"Women Largest Minority": Top Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Reservation Law
Justice Nagarathana, the sole woman judge in the Supreme Court, remarked that women are the largest minority in the country.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Questions To Amit Shah On 'Sack Jailed Ministers' Law
Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah defended the proposed law to remove ministers accused of serious offences if they are jailed for more than a month, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal hit back
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Kiren Rijiju's Theory On Why Rahul Gandhi Did Not Speak During Waqf Debate
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has expressed surprise over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, not taking part in the marathon debate on the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha.
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'Will Protect Minorities, Their Properties In Bengal': Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Muslims were aggrieved because of the enactment of the Waqf (Amendment) Act and assured the minority community members that she would protect them and their properties in the state.
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Protests Against Waqf Bill In Manipur, House Of BJP Leader Torched
The house of Asker Ali -- BJP Minority Morcha's Manipur president --- was set on fire by a mob late on Sunday evening, allegedly for supporting the Waqf Amendment Act, sources said. Protests were held today in different Muslims pockets of the state.
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Congress Kept Muslims Out Of Mainstream For 60 Years: Kiren Rijiju
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused the Congress and other opposition parties of scaring the Muslim community with the Waqf Bill and asserted that the central government worked for all with the motto of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'.
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No Non-Muslim Can Interfere In Waqf Board, Says Kiren Rijiju
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday dismissed allegations that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, would harm Muslim interests.
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"Dilute, Defame, Divide, Disenfranchise": Congress' '4D' Attack On Waqf Bill
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi launched a fierce counterattack Wednesday - after Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf Amendment Bill - accusing the BJP-led government of trying to "defame (and) disenfranchise minorities" and staging an "a
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Controversial Waqf Bill In Lok Sabha: Does BJP Have The Numbers?
Lok Sabha is set to witness a marathon debate today as Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has introduced the Waqf Amendment Bill, which has sparked heated political exchanges over the past few weeks
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Opposition Protests BJP Member's Derogatory Remarks, Walks Out Of Waqf Bill Joint Committee Meeting
Several opposition MPs on Tuesday walked out of a meeting of the joint committee on the Waqf Bill, alleging derogatory remarks against them by a BJP member.
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Assam Tables Bill To End Muslim Marriages, Divorce Law. Reason Given Is...
The Assam government on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims, stating that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community.
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First Meeting Of Parliament Panel On Waqf Amendment Bill Underway
Parliament's Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met in Delhi for the first time today where officials from the minority affairs and law ministries are briefing them about the various amendments proposed in the draft law.
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"Imagine, A Civic Body HQ Became Waqf Land": Minister Counters Opposition
A handful of people captured Waqf boards in the country and ordinary Muslims did not get justice, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha today, countering the Opposition's charge on the Waqf (Amendment) Act that was introduced today.
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Waqf Act Amendment Bill To Be Introduced In Lok Sabha Today
Waqf Act Amendment Bill: The BJP-led government is slated to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday to amend the Waqf Act, 1995.
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Bill To Amend Water Act To Decriminalise Minor Offences Clears Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill which seeks to decriminalise minor offences related to water pollution, enable the Centre to prescribe service conditions of chairpersons of State Pollution Control Boards, and exempt certain categories of ind
