Parliament Committee Rejects All Opposition Amendments to Proposed Waqf Bill; Communal Riots Increased in 2024, Highest in Maharashtra; Indian News Organisations Sue OpenAI for Copyright Violation

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Snapshot of the day

January 27, 2025

The Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, approved 14 amendments proposed by members of the ruling BJP and its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies and rejected 44 others from the Opposition side on Monday. Overall, 66 amendments were proposed, including 23 by MPs from the ruling BJP and 44 by opposition members of the committee. The Waqf panel