“People I know are getting divided into Hindu-Muslim right in front of my eyes,” lamented Debangshu Bhattacharya, the young TMC leader who popularized the iconic Khela Hobe slogan. When the youth gets disheartened, it is obvious that the situation is dire. Debangshu’s Facebook post came on the backdrop of three deaths in violent protests in…
Naveen Patnaik came out in strong defence of his close aide VK Pandian NEW DELHI: BJD president and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday came out in strong defence of his close aide VK Pandian, calling for unity within the party after signs of internal rift emerged over the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Bill,…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP and party whip in the Lok Sabha, Mohammad Jawed, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025, calling it discriminatory against the Muslim community and violative of fundamental rights. The petition, filed through advocate Anas Tanwir, comes even before the bill has become law —…
Around 200 police personnel and four KSRP platoons have been rushed to Kadakol. The trouble started with rumours that most properties around a shrine in the village have been marked as Waqf assets HAVERI: Tension gripped a village in Haveri district after scores of villagers, fearing their houses would be taken over by Waqf Board,…
BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi NEW DELHI: Former minority affairs minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has urged the Waqf system to move beyond its “touch-me-not” syndrome, following the government’s plan to introduce a Bill to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards. This amendment aims to ensure more accountability and transparency in…
