THE HEADLINES ::
- Supreme Court refuses to stay Waqf law; Puts on hold certain provisions of Waqf Amendment Act 2025 including 5-year Islamic practice clause.
- Minority Affairs Minister, Kiren Rijiju welcomes the interim judgement.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch development projects worth over 40,000 crore rupees including an airport in Purnea and National Makhana Board in Bihar today.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls for regulations on AI to match the pace of its growth.
- Person-to-Merchant transaction of UPI’s single day limit raised to 10 lakh rupees in specified categories.Three top naxalites killed in encounter in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.
- And in Asia Cup Cricket, Sri Lanka to take on Hong Kong in Dubai and UAE to clash with Oman in Abu Dhabi.
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The Supreme Court has refused to stay the Waqf law but put on hold certain provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025. The clause requiring a person to be a practising Muslim for five years before dedicating property as Waqf has been stayed. The top court ruled that this clause will remain suspended until State Governments frame rules to determine such conditions. Pronouncing an interim order, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India, justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said, it has considered prima facie challenge to each of the sections and found no case was made out to stay the entire statute.
The provision allowing a government-designated officer to decide disputes on whether Waqf property encroaches on government land has also been stayed, with the court observing that executive officers cannot adjudicate citizens’ rights, as this will violate separation of powers. The court also restricted the creation of third-party rights over such disputed properties until tribunals decide the matter.
The Court has also addressed the provision on the inclusion of non-Muslims in waqf bodies. The provision allowing the nomination of non-Muslim members to the Waqf Boards has not been stayed.
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Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju today welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on the Waqf Amendment Bill, describing it as a beacon of India’s parliamentary democracy. Speaking to the media in Mumbai, Mr Rijiju noted that the Bill was passed in Parliament after the longest discussion in history and asserted that it will benefit the entire Muslim community, including poor Muslim brothers and women.
Earlier, Mr Rijiju presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of the Centre of Excellence in Heritage Languages and Cultural Studies at the Kalina Campus of Mumbai University. Addressing the occasion, he said this was not merely the beginning of a course, but the laying of a strong foundation for India’s bright future rooted in its cultural heritage.
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The Prime Minister will launch development projects worth over 40,000 crore rupees in Bihar’s Purnea district this afternoon. He will also address a public meeting at Sheesha Badi in Gulab Bag in Purnea this afternoon. The Prime Minister will inaugurate the newly built Purnea airport and start flight service from the airport. With this, domestic flight services from Purnea will commence to other parts of the country. Mr. Modi will also launch the National Makhana Board in Bihar. A report:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting at Sheesha Bari in Purnea and inaugurate several developmental projects for the state. The Prime Minister will launch flight services from the newly constructed Purnea Airport. He will also inaugurate the National Makhana Board, which will benefit the Makhana-producing farmers from the region. The Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for railway projects worth more than 6,000 crore rupees in Bihar. He will also lay the foundation stone of a railway line between Vikramshila and Kataria, to be built at a cost of around 2,200 crore rupees, providing direct rail connectivity across the Ganga River. Mr. Modi will flag off a new Vande Bharat Express between Danapur and Jogbani, and also inaugurate two Amrit Bharat trains. To promote self-reliance in Bihar’s power sector, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the 2,400 MW Pirpainti Thermal Power Project, which will involve a private sector investment of 25,000 crore rupees. In addition, he will lay the foundation stone for the first phase of the Kosi-Mechi River Interlinking Project, which will greatly help in flood control and enhancing irrigation facilities. Dharmendra Kumar Rai, Akashvani News, Purnea.
Talking to Akashvani, a makhana merchant hailed the launching of the Makhana board:
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Guided by the mantra of Seva and Sushasan, that is, Public Service and Good Governance, the Government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been working tirelessly to bring transformation and progress. Today, in this Special Series- “Seva Parv”, we bring to you, how the Modi government has transformed our Holy Ganga, through the Namami Gange Campaign:
River Ganga is the lifeline of India – sacred, eternal and a vital artery of India’s economy. The Namami Gange Programme, launched in June, 2014 by the Narendra Modi government is an ambitious and holistic initiative to restore the health of the River Ganga. PM Modi has emphasized that cleanliness of Ganga is a collective responsibility…
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Namami Gange is a multifaceted approach integrating pollution batement, ecological restoration, capacity building, and community engagement. It focuses on both the river’s environmental integrity and the livelihoods of millions who depend on it. The Programme has made significant strides in pollution batement. Sewage treatment capacity has surpassed the pre-2014 capacity by over 30 times. The improvement in the riverine ecosystem is substantiated by the increase in population of Gangetic Dolphin. In fact, dolphins are now recorded from previously unreported stretches of the Ganga River.
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What was once seen as an impossible dream has been turned into a national movement under Narendra Modi’s leadership. The sacred Ganga, long burdened by neglect, now flows with new hope, as faith meets fierce action and vision becomes a reality.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that if Artificial Intelligence-AI is sprinting, then the regulations should also run the race equally. The Minister said this while launching Niti Aayog’s report on the roadmap of AI for Viksit Bharat and the Frontier Tech Repository in New Delhi today. Ms Sitharaman cautioned about AI’s rapid growth, saying that people should be conscious and not sit back on ethics.
Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw and CEO, NITI Aayog BVR Subrahmanyam also attended the event. Mr Vaishnaw stressed the need to master future technologies and develop a talent pipeline.
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Three top Naxalites were killed in an encounter in Karandi village in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand this morning. The slain Naxalites include Central Committee Member Sahdev Soren alias Parvesh, who carried a bounty of 1 crore rupees, Raghunath Hembrom alias Chanchal with a reward of 25 lakh rupees and Birsen Ganjhu alias Ramkhelawan, who had a reward of 10 lakh rupees. The joint operation was conducted by Hazaribagh police and CRPF 209 Cobra battalion.
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Unified Payments Interface (UPI) users can now make Person-to-Merchant (P2M) transactions of upto 10 lakh rupees within 24 hours, with verified merchant for specified categories effective from today. The single transaction limit has also been raised for P2M transactions to 5 lakh rupees in specified categories. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), said in a circular issued last month that per-transaction limit has been raised upto 5 lakh rupees while the daily aggregate limit has been increased to 10 lakh rupees in insurance premiums, capital markets, travel, collections and Government e-Marketplace (GeM). However, the limit for Person-to-Person (P2P) transfers remains unchanged at 1 lakh rupees per day.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision on the next generation of GST reforms was materialised in the begining of this month, when the GST Council reduced tax rates in many sectors to ease the lives of citizens. Every day we bring to you information on different sectors which have benefitted from the next gen GST reforms. Today, we take a look at some items on which GST has been slashed from 12 percent to 5 percent.
The GST Council on the 3rd of this month announced a series of Next Generation GST reforms, providing big relief to the common man through significant tax reduction in the various sectors. The council has reduced GST from 12 to 5 percent on footwear which is not exceeding the sale value of 2500 rupees. The government also brought down the tax rate on idols made of wood, stone and metals to 5 percent, which previously was a part of 12 percent slab. Similar reduction has been made for the glass statues, artware of iron, aluminium, brass and copper. Talking to the Media, Chartered Accountant and taxation specialist T Suresh said that these reforms are going to impact country’s economy positively.
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Ahead of the festive season, these next gen gst reforms will reduce the tax burden on the common man and boost the nation’s economy, With SAKLEN AKHTAR, SHIVANG for Akashvani News, Delhi.
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Bombay High Court Chief Justice Chandrshekhar administered the oath to Aacharya Devvrat as Governor Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai today. Acharya Devavrat took oath in Sanskrit language. He is the 22nd Governor of the state. He succeeds C.P.Radhakrishnan who has been elected as Vice President of India.
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Heavy rain caused widespread waterlogging and traffic disruptions in several parts of Mumbai like Dadar, Andheri, Kurla, Bandra today. In the early hours, Andheri Subway was closed after one to one-and-a-half feet of rainwater accumulated, making it unsafe for commuters. More from our correspondent:
The IMD issued a red alert to Mumbai ,Thane and Ratnagiri districts. The civic body also warned of intense to very intense spells of rain and thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph, in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane and Raigad districts for the next three hours. The situation was being closely monitored and further updates would be shared. Bhavana Akashwani (News), Mumbai.
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The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over Northeast India including Konkan, Goa, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Similar conditions will prevail over Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, and Uttarakhand today.
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In the Asia Cup cricket, the United Arab Emirates will take on Oman today in a high-stakes Group A clash at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The match is set to begin at 5:30 PM IST. In another Group A fixture, Sri Lanka will face Hong Kong at the Dubai International Stadium. The game will begin at 8 PM IST.
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Benchmark domestic equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, were trading moderately up in afternoon trade today. The Sensex lost 139 points to 81 thousand 766, and Nifty declined 50 points to 25 thousand 63, when reports last came in.
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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN:
- Supreme Court refuses to stay Waqf law; Puts on hold certain provisions of Waqf Amendment Act 2025 including 5-year Islamic practice clause.
- Minority Affairs Minister, Kiren Rijiju welcomes the interim judgement.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch development projects worth over 40,000 crore rupees including an airport in Purnea and National Makhana Board in Bihar today.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls for regulations on AI to match the pace of its growth.
- Person-to-Merchant transaction of UPI’s single day limit raised to 10 lakh rupees in specified categories.
- Three top naxalites killed in encounter in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.
- And in Asia Cup Cricket, Sri Lanka to take on Hong Kong in Dubai and UAE to clash with Oman in Abu Dhabi.
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