A Waqf is a Muslim religious endowment, usually in the form of landed property, made for purposes of charity and community welfare.

My preface also makes it very clear it’s applicable to governments across the system. So, who will act on it, when and what, speed, etc. is not for me to determine. SEBI cracks down on Motilal ...

He said: “internationally, there is a growing trend toward the abolition of the death penalty ... and ensuring that our criminal justice system reflects fairness and proportionality,” he ...

The FCI currently holds 49.37 million tonne (MT) — 32.36 MT of rice and 17 MT of wheat. (Representational Image/Reuters) With the finance ministry releasing Rs 1.26 lakh crore or 86% of total ...

In India, the whip system is as old as its parliamentary history, according to former Lok Sabha secretary-general P D T Achary. The system is important for parliamentary functioning as parties see ...

Sen. Mike Lee is continuing to call for the abolition of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). "Tired of being groped every time you travel? Abolish TSA," the senator said in a recent ...

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought the abolition of the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) system under the Income Tax Act. A bench comprising Chief Justice ...

The Supreme Court of India declined to entertain a PIL challenging the TDS system under the Income Tax Act. Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar suggested the petitioner move to ...

The changes set out in Labour’s Budget – intending to remove domicile status from the UK tax system from April 2025 – would have reduced the tax breaks enjoyed by the country’s non-doms ...

A group created a message with candles urging nuclear abolition in Hiroshima on Wednesday, exactly four years after the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force on January ...

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