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India Rebukes Bangladesh Over Bengal Violence Remarks, Urges Focus on Minority Rights at Home
On Thursday, Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus' press secretary appealed to India to see to the safety of Muslim minorities who have been affected by the violence in Murshidabad in which three individuals died and hundreds were injured.
Centre Assures SC of No New Waqf Appointments or De-Notification Under Waqf Act
In an interim order, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Mehta accepted the undertaking of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the status of the existing waqfs, such as waqf by user, would not be altered and affected.
India Rebukes Pakistan for Remarks on Waqf Bill, Cites Poor Minority Rights Record
We firmly deplore the motivated and unfounded remarks by Pakistan on the Waqf Amendment Act passed by the Parliament of India.
Bengal Waqf Violence Spreads to Bhangar, While Murshidabad Stays Peaceful
In Bhangar, ISF members clashed with police during protests against the contentious Act. The clashes resulted in several injuries, damage to government property, and the torched vehicles of several police vans.
Letters from hundreds of Muslim widows triggered waqf reforms, says PM Modi
This was announced a few days after the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, had been put into effect, following the assent of the President on April 5. The Parliament had passed the legislation on April 4 and it became effective from April 8.
PM Modi Questions Congress Over Lack of Muslim Party Chief Amid Waqf Board Remarks
Addressing the opening of the Hisar airport in Haryana, PM Modi posed the Waqf law reforms as a work of "real social justice" and asserted them in the context of the larger vision of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, whose birthday was being celebrated. The Congress, he stated, had always exploited Ambedkar's name for electoral politics while blocking steps toward equality.
Violence Erupts in Bengal as Protests Intensify Over Waqf Act
Clashes broke out in Nimtita and Suti, both in minority-dominated Murshidabad district, after protesters clashed with security personnel. The protesters obstructed railway tracks for hours and caused damage to railway property at Nimtita railway station.
'Waqf Bill will benefit Muslims, no threat to religious sites,' says Shahabuddin Razvi
He appreciated the bill's passage in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, thanking the Modi government for passing it.
Waqf Bill will benefit Muslims, Oppn misleading public, Says Shahabuddin Razvi
Hoping that the bill will be passed in Parliament smoothly, Razvi said, "I hope the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is passed in Parliament smoothly. The opposition will make chaos, as they tend to save their vote bank with such moves."
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