The new law passed by Parliament states that existing ‘waqf by user’ properties registered on or before the commencement of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, will remain as waqf properties, ‘except that the property, wholly or in part, is in dispute or is a government property’

Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has defended his role as Chairman of the Central Waqf Council and stated that the Ministry of Minority Affairs is not exclusive to Muslims but represents all six officially recognised minority communities

After a gap of 15 years, a Pakistani foreign secretary landed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka to hold bilateral meetings. Amid strained India-Bangladesh ties, Pakistan has been accused of pushing its agenda of encouraging anti-India extremists.