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1 week ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Neyaz Farooquee
A controversial new law introduced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has put the spotlight on waqf, or properties donated by Indian Muslims over centuries. Waqf is a tradition across many Muslim-majority countries, where these properties are used to house and operate schools, orphanages, hospitals, banks and graveyards. The properties in India are managed by waqf boards formed by different state governments.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Neyaz Farooquee
Neyaz FarooqueeBBC News, DelhiA controversial new law introduced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has put the spotlight on waqf, or properties donated by Indian Muslims over centuries. Waqf is a tradition across many Muslim-majority countries, where these properties are used to house and operate schools, orphanages, hospitals, banks and graveyards. The properties in India are managed by waqf boards formed by different state governments.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Neyaz Farooquee
Neyaz Farooquee - BBC News, DelhiWed, April 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM UTC6 min readA controversial new law introduced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has put the spotlight on waqf, or properties donated by Indian Muslims over centuries. Waqf is a tradition across many Muslim-majority countries, where these properties are used to house and operate schools, orphanages, hospitals, banks and graveyards.
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2 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Vishnukant Tiwari |Neyaz Farooquee
Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav is accused of performing heart surgeries that resulted in seven deaths [Narendra Ahirwar]Police in India have arrested a man, who is accused of impersonating a British doctor, for performing surgeries that allegedly led to the death of seven patients. Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav - also known as Dr N John Camm - worked as a cardiologist at a missionary hospital in Madhya Pradesh state.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Vishnukant Tiwari |Neyaz Farooquee
Image source, Narendra AhirwarImage caption, Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav is accused of performing heart surgeries that resulted in seven deathsPolice in India have arrested a man, who is accused of impersonating a British doctor, for performing surgeries that allegedly led to the death of seven patients. Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav - also known as Dr N John Camm - worked as a cardiologist at a missionary hospital in Madhya Pradesh state.
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3 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Neyaz Farooquee
The government claims the bill brings transparency but critics see it as an infringement on the rights of Muslims [Getty Images]The lower house of India's parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to change how properties worth billions of dollars donated by Indian Muslims over centuries are governed. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 - which brings in dozens of amendments to an existing law - was passed late on Wednesday night after a heated debate that went on for over 12 hours.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Neyaz Farooquee
The lower house of India's parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to change how properties worth billions of dollars donated by Indian Muslims over centuries are governed. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 - which brings in dozens of amendments to an existing law - was passed late on Wednesday night after a heated debate that went on for over 12 hours. The government says the bill will introduce transparency into the management of waqf, as the properties are called.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Neyaz Farooquee
Indian MPs debate controversial bill on Muslim propertiesNeyaz FarooqueeGetty ImagesThe government claims the bill brings transparency but critics see it as an infringement on the rights of MuslimsIndian lawmakers are debating a controversial bill that seeks to change how properties worth billions of dollars donated by Indian Muslims over centuries are governed.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Neyaz Farooquee
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Neyaz Farooquee
Indian conglomerate Adani has restored full electricity supply to Bangladesh, four months after it reduced the feed by half over unpaid dues. Adani Power supplies 1,600 MW to Bangladesh from its coal-powered plant in India's eastern state of Jharkhand. "We're making regular payments to Adani and receiving power as per our requirements," Rezaul Karim, chairman of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), told Bloomberg on Thursday. AdvertisementThe supply was restored about two weeks ago.
