The Lok Sabha has passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which aims to regulate the Waqf properties by proposing amendments in the Waqf Act, 1995.
The Bill was tabled before the House on Wednesday. It was introduced by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and passed at around 2 am on Thursday, after a marathon debate of over 12 hours.
While 288 Members of Parliament (MPs) voted in favour of the Bill, 232 opposed the legislation.
Rijiju said the Bill did not infringe on the religious rights of ...
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Supreme Court judge Justice Rajesh Bindal on Thursday called for revising the syllabus for legal education in the country with greater emphasis on the practical aspects of law.
Addressing the inaugural session of the Bharat Shiksha Summit 2025 organised by the Balaji Foundation in New Delhi, Justice Bindal drew attention to the uneven quality of legal education in the country. He said the country has some 5 lakh law students but doesn’t have enough good faculty to teach them.
There is a l...