28 C Politics / The New Indian Express
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 23 a plea seeking uniformity in granting compensation to the victims of hate crime and mob lynching. The apex court had in April 2023 sought responses from the Centre, states and Union Territories (UTs) on the petition filed by 'Indian Muslim for Progress and Reforms' (IMPAR). It had asked the Centre, states and UTs to apprise the court of the steps taken for formulating a scheme for providing relief to the families of victims of mob lyn
The contentious Waqf (Amendment) Act, which was passed by Parliament last week, has come into force from Tuesday, the government said in a notification. The Ministry of Minority Affairs notification said, In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (14 of 2025), the Central Government hereby appoints the 8th day of April, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha pass