We’re building a brand-new studio to bring you bold ground reports, sharp interviews, hard-hitting podcasts, explainers and more. Support Scroll’s studio fund today.

The Supreme Court has stayed several provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act, which had gone into effect from April 8. Among the provisions put on hold is one that required a person creating a waqf, or Muslim charitable endowment, to have been a practicing Muslim for at least five years.

The amendments brought in April allowed non-Muslims on waqf boards, restricted property donations and changed how waqf tribunals function.

On Monday, the Supreme Court said that the number of non-Muslim members cannot exceed four in the Central Waqf Council and three in state waqf boards. It also stayed a provision that allowed the government to derecognise waqf land while a decision on encroachment is pending. Read more.

With the Waqf Bill, the state brings a legal bulldozer to minority rights

The Supreme Court has said that the acquisition of animals by the wildlife rescue centre Vantara was prima facie within the rules. It cited a report by a Special Investigation Team it had appointed.

The centre is run by Reliance Foundation in Gujarat’s Jamnagar.

The court had formed the team on August 25 after an ailing elephant was shifted from a temple in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur to Vantara, sparking a row. In its report submitted last week, the team said it was satisfied with the compliance and regulatory measures followed by the centre.

While the Supreme Court initially said that the report would be made part of the order, Vantara objected to it, saying that a “certain narrative” was being circulated. It claimed that publishing the report would allow more speculation than necessary. The bench then held that the report would not be made public and that “it will not permit anyone to raise questions again and again”. Read on.

A Maoist leader carrying a reward of Rs 1 crore on his head has been killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district. With the death of Sahadev Soren, Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that “Naxalism has been completely eradicated” from the Bokaro region in northern Jharkhand.

Two other suspected members of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), Raghunath Hembram alias Chanchal and Birsen Ganjhu alias Ramkhelawan, were killed along with Soren. Read more.

A dead body in the forest, injured children, and other unanswered questions about Bastar encounter

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed petitions against the state government’s decision to invite writer and activist Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara celebrations. The bench said that it was “not persuaded to accept that a person from a different faith inaugurating a function organised by the state would violate a legal or constitutional right of the petitioners”.

Mushtaq was the winner of the 2025 International Booker Prize. Mysuru Dasara is a 10-day state festival that begins with the Hindu festival of Navratri and ends on Vijayadashami, or Dussehra. This year, the festivities start on September 22 and conclude on October 2. Read on.

📰 Crime Today News is proudly sponsored by DRYFRUIT & CO – A Brand by eFabby Global LLC

Design & Developed by Yes Mom Hosting