India's parliament passed a controversial bill that amends laws governing Muslim land endowments, known as waqfs, by including non-Muslims on the boards that manage these properties and increasing ...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s parliament passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments ...

In India, waqf property is managed by semi-official boards, one for each state and federally run union territory. The law would require non-Muslims to be appointed to the boards.

India’s main opposition party says it will challenge a recently passed bill that overhauls laws governing Muslim religious endowments in the country’s Supreme Court. The waqf amendment bill ...

Credit: Photo by Naveed Ahmed on Unsplash For centuries, Indian Muslims have managed tens of thousands of holy sites across India, stewarding properties such as mosques, madrasas, orphanages, and ...

India, April 2 -- The reforms suggested in the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday for discussion and passage by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren ...

India's parliament has passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH ...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The Lower House of India’s parliament early Thursday passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws gove… ...