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Bhubaneswar: A section of senior BJD leaders Saturday demanded strong action against Rajya Sabha MP and national spokesperson Sasmit Patra for ‘creating confusion’ among lawmakers ahead of the voting on Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the upper house of Parliament. Patra, also the leader of the...

New Delhi: Congress MP Mohammad Jawed and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday challenged the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the Supreme Court, saying it violated the constitutional provisions. Jawed's plea alleged the bill imposed "arbitrary restrictions" on Waqf properties and their...

Bhubaneswar: A day after announcing that the Biju Janata Dal would oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, the party Thursday said it has not issued any whip to its MPs about voting on the matter in Rajya Sabha. The MPs will vote according to...

New Delhi: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is facing a crucial Rajya Sabha test Thursday, a day after sailing through the Lok Sabha following a marathon 12-hour debate. Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju tabled the Bill and emphasized why it was significant in bringing a...

Washington: US President Donald Trump announced a baseline rate of 10 per cent on all imports and higher individualised rates for dozens of countries, including 26 per cent for India, 34 per cent for China and 20 per cent for the EU. The levies are...

New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Wednesday tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, which seeks to improve the functioning of Waqf properties, address complexities, ensure transparency and introduce technology-driven management. Tabling the Bill, which was examined and redrafted by...

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Wednesday tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha amid sloganeering from the Opposition. An eight-hour discussion on the bill, subject to an increase, is scheduled. The Opposition claimed that the Centre is "bulldozing the legislation" as...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha will take up the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill for discussion and passage Wednesday, setting the stage for a showdown between a government determined to push it through and an opposition united in condemning the proposed law as unconstitutional. Rajya Sabha...

Palanpur (Gujarat): Eighteen persons were killed and five others injured after a blast at a firecracker warehouse led to a blaze and collapse of the building in Gujarat's Banaskantha district Tuesday, officials said. The incident took place in an industrial area near Deesa town at...