Parliament has given its approval to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, with the Rajya Sabha passing it in the early hours of Friday after a 12-hour-long debate. The Bill secured 128 votes in favour and ...

Rajya Sabha also saw a fiery debate on the Waqf bill, with arguements from both the treasury and opposition benches going well past midnight.

The Rajya Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in the early hours of Friday, having debated the bill for about 14 hours ...

Bill, 2025, early Friday after intense debate, with 128 MPs in favor and 95 against. Introduced Thursday after Lok Sabha approval, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju emphasized that the bill concerns ...

After it was passed in the Lok Sabha, the Waqf Bill has been tabled in the Rajya Sabha. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has presented the bill before the upper house on Thursday.

Bill, 2024, following its passage in the Lok Sabha. With the NDA holding a slight numerical advantage in the Upper House, the ...

Bill, 2025 was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Friday after an over 12-hour-long marathon debate on the legislation. In total, 128 votes were cast in favour of the bill and 95 votes against the bill. The ...

Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha today, which aims to bring changes to the Waqf Act, 1995, that governs the management of Waqf ...

In Rajya Sabha, the voting was 128 votes in favour of the Waqf bill and 95 against. The bill will now be forwarded to President Droupadi Murmu for her assent, following which it will become an Act.

Bill, 2025, after a 13-hour debate in the Rajya Sabha, where it was approved with 128 votes in favor and 95 against. The Lok Sabha had earlier cleared it with 288 votes for and 232 against.

While members of the INDIA bloc strongly opposed it, the BJP and its allies backed the bill, arguing that it would enhance transparency and streamline Waqf board operations.The session extended beyond ...

The Rajya Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill, in the early hours of April 4. Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, ...