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 ...

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

Bill in the Rajya Sabha last week set a new benchmark by scripting new record of having longest discussion in the history of ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement came soon after the Rajya Sabha gave its approval to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, following its passage in the Lok Sabha on Thursday ...

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.

Waqf Bill in Rajya Sabha Highlights: Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju speaking in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of the Parliament on April 3.(PTI) Waqf Bill in Rajya ...

Rajya Sabha passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after over 12 hours of heated debate between the Centre and the Opposition. In Rajya Sabha, the Bill got 128 votes in its favour and 95 against ...

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

The legislation proposes several changes to the Waqf Act of 1995. It aims to: - Reduce mandatory contributions by waqf institutions from 7 per cent to 5 per cent. Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren ...

Bill—ahead of the Rajya Sabha discussion on April 3, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chief Sonia Gandhi said the Waqf Bill was “bulldozed” through Lok Sabha. She added that it is a brazen ...

The BJP-led NDA is well placed in the Rajya Sabha too, with 125 MPs, including the BJP’s 98, the JD(U)’s four, the NCP’s 3, the TDP’s two, and the six nominated members ...

Parliament in the wee hours of Friday (April 4, 2025) morning cleared the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, after nearly 14-hour debate in Rajya Sabha by 128 members voting in favour and 95 against.