What is Waqf bill 2025?

The permanent dedication of any mobile or immobile property by an individual for any purpose recognized by Muslim law as pious, religious, or benevolent is known as "waqf." 

Waqf properties, which are endowed for religious and philanthropic reasons and have religious, social, and economic significance, have long been regulated in India. The first important segment of legislation to create a framework for their management was the Waqf Act of 1954. Subsequent adjustments have been proposed over time to enhance accountability, governance, and stop the abuse of these properties.

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 has been approved by Parliament. After a Parliament has passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The Rajya Sabha approved it with 128 votes in favour and 95 against after a 12-hour debate. The Lok Sabha had already passed it earlier.

Along with this, the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025 was also approved, which repeals the old Mussalman Wakf Act of 1923.

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025's objective is: 

1. Enhance Waqf property management 

2. Preserve historic sites

 3. Encourage social welfare, particularly for Muslim women who have been widowed or divorced. 

4. Improve communication and cooperation between local government and Waqf Boards

5. To make the Waqf Board more inclusive, include members from other Muslim sects. 

6. To maintain the secular but community-focused structure, restrict the representation of non-Muslims.

Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Minority Affairs, stated: The Bill benefits Pasmanda Muslims and those with limited resources. It has no effect on Waqf properties. Stakeholders and a Joint Parliamentary Committee contributed to its drafting. There will be 22 members on the Waqf Council (up to 4 non-Muslims), whereas there will only be 3 non-Muslims on the Waqf Board. The government made a point of promoting inclusive development, or "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas."

COVID-19 vaccine and side effects

Coronavirus immunizations are protected, and getting immunized will assist with ensuring you against creating serious COVID-19 sickness. You might encounter some gentle incidental effects in the wake of getting vaccinated, which are signs that your body is building protection.

      Immunizations are intended to give you insusceptibility without the risks of getting the sickness. It's normal to encounter some mild to-direct incidental effects while getting immunizations. This is on the grounds that your immune system framework is training your body to respond in some ways: it expands blood stream so more immune cells gets circulated, and it brings your internal heat level up in request to kill the infection.

   Mild or moderate incidental effects, similar to a low-grade fever or muscle pains, are typical and not a reason to get worried: they are signs that the body's immune system framework is reacting to the vaccine, explicitly the antigen (a substance that triggers a immune reaction), and is equipping to battle the infection. These incidental effects typically disappear all alone following a couple of day. Encountering no incidental effects doesn't mean the immunization is inadequate. It implies everyone reacts in an unexpected way.

       Revealed symptoms of COVID-19 vaccines have for the most part been mild and direct and have endured no longer than few days. Average incidental effects incorporate pain at the infusion site, fever, exhaustion, head ache, muscle pain, chills and diarrhoea. The odds of any of these incidental effects happening after immunization vary as per the particular vaccine.

     After getting the immunization, an individual ought to be mentioned to remain for 15–30 minutes at the immunization site so health care worke are accessible if there should arise an occurrence of any quick responses. More uncommon incidental effects announced for some COVID-19 immunizations have included serious unfavorably susceptible responses like hypersensitivity, which is uncommon. 

 

 Worldwide health organizations, including WHO, are intently observing for any startling incidental effects following COVID-19 immunization use. There have been worries about COVID-19 immunizations making individuals wiped out with COVID-19. In any case, none of the endorsed vaccines contain the live viruses that causes COVID-19, which implies that COVID-19 immunizations can't make you debilitated with COVID-19. 

       After immunization, it normally requires half a month for the body to fabricate insusceptibility against SARS-CoV-2, the infection that causes COVID-19. So it's conceivable an individual could be contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 not long previously or after immunization and still become ill with COVID-19. This is on the grounds that the antibody has not yet had sufficient opportunity to give immunity. 

Encountering incidental effects in the wake of getting immunized implies the immunization is working and your resistant framework is reacting as it ought to. Vaccines are protected, and getting immunized will assist with ensuring you against COVID-19.

Whatsapp payments: new payment platform about to launch

 Simple and instant texting application, WhatsApp is about to lauch its  payment facility, however there aren't as numerous takers for it, basically in India until further notice. The organization, notwithstanding, may have thought about an approach to change that. WhatsApp Payments, like Google pay is apparently wanting to offer cashback to clients who make utilizing WhatsApp Payments. As per a report in WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo, the application might get cashbacks on UPI installments by means of WhatsApp soon.

     To help utilization and set it in opposition to rivals like Google Pay and Paytm, WhatsApp is taking a gander at cashback coupons. The component, as indicated by WABetaInfo, is at present being developing and can't be gotten to by any clients. It is, nonetheless, said to land in a future form of the application.

     The report additionally says that the component will be restricted to clients in India and any installment of Rs 10 or above might be qualified for cashback coupons.WhatsApp dispatched UPI-based installments back in mid 2018, however the element stayed in beta for about a few years after the fact till WhatsApp got every one of the vital endorsements. WhatsApp installments was carried out for all clients last year, yet has neglected to acquire considerable consideration in India. WhatsApp Payments rivals Google Pay, which likewise offers clients cashback on every exchange.

     

BITCOIN: Voyage of values

 Ten years after Bitcoin was dispatched by an anonymous individual or a team of people, named Satoshi Nakamoto, it has turned into the world's biggest and most significant digital money. For long, Bitcoin stayed in the shadows however in 2017, it started acquiring its real value when its cost revitalized from $777.76 to $19,497.40 during the year. However at that point the increases were lost. By March 2020, Bitcoin was again back to exchanging at $5,000. Notwithstanding, that year Bitcoin's worth rose almost three times, beating gold by a factor of 10. Before the finish of December 2020, the cryptographic money was exchanging at record highs of near $30,000.

       Likewise, its ascent corresponded with the pandemic and lockdowns . With economies attempting to stay above water, reserves started to move unavailable business sectors quickly and filling gold and cryptographic money. Bitcoin, which was procreated out of the 2008 economic emergency, profited from the following enormous monetary shock the world got.

      This year, Bitcoin's excursion started on a excitable note. Towards the finish of February, Bitcoin had ascended more than $55,000. The value rise was sponsored by Tesla's declaration that month that it had obtained $1.5 billion worth of the computerized coin. After a short respite in March, it arrived at its lifetime high of almost $65,000 in April this year. Of course, the digital currency market declined in May as China fixed crypto mining inside its region. Bitcoin's cost was decreased to not exactly 50% of its top, beneath $30,000. The cost has settled since and Bitcoin is presently exchanging above $42,000. 

         

UK's new travel guidelines: biased and prejudiced

 The UK government's new global travel rules, which don't perceive individuals immunized in India as being "completely inoculated", have been impacted as "hostile" "strange" and "bigot". The new guidelines mean individuals immunized in India will in any case need to home quarantine for 10 days in the UK when those inoculated in scores of different nations will not.

    Rajya Sabha MP and Congress legislator Anand Sharma said the UK government's choice to not perceive completely immunized Indians is "oppressive, bigot and merits the most grounded judgment". In a progression of tweets on Monday, Sharma said Covishield is equivalent to Astrazeneca in UK and produced under permit by Serum Institute of India and sent out to European nations, including UK. He likewise said that the antibody has additionally been supported by the WHO.

  On September 17, the UK had declared new standards for worldwide travel to supplant the current arrangement of red, golden and green. The new standards partition nations into red and the remainder of the world and become effective at 4 am (UK time) on October 4.

      Those considered as "completely immunized" will presently don't need to home quarantine for 10 days, presently don't have to take a pre-takeoff test, nor require a day 8 Covid-19 test. They simply need to take a Covid-19 test on day 2 after they show up. Yet, individuals inoculated in India will be treated as "unvaccinated" as the UK just considers completely immunized to be the people who have been immunized under a supported immunization program in the UK, Europe or the US, or who were inoculated in 17 different nations,including Australia, Israel, Japan and Singapore. India, Pakistan and numerous different nations are not on that rundown. Those immunized in India will in any case have home quarantine for 10 days, take a pre-flight Covid test and take Covid tests on days 2 and 8. 

Abdul Ghani Baradar in Time 100 most influential personalities

 Time Magazine had released its 100 most influential personalities of 2021. Remarkable personalities from different fields including artists, leaders, innovators are included. By 2020, its circulation had reached 1.6 million. Time 100 is published annually and it is, in turn, an honour to be in Time 100.

    It was in September 2021 that it published its top 100 and those who made it to the list include Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Cathy park, Simone Biles, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk. The list is also occupied by Abdul Ghani Baradar, yes the one who is the deputy prime minister in the Taliban's newly announced government which was not even recognised by any of the International community. He is a secretive man, who rarely makes public statements and is co-founder of the Taliban. Baradar is reported in the listing as a charismatic military leader and fulcrum of future Afghanistan. This is debatable to list him as an influential person.

Is North Korea missile tests, a threat to the international community?

Several missile tests were carried out by North Korea since the 1980s. It was in 1984 the first missile testing was carried out, which is a Scud-B missile test firing. Since 2020 nearly 147 strategic missile tests have been conducted.

      It was on 11 and 12 of September 2021, a new long-range cruise missile was tested. Nuclear warheads were assembled to this cruise missile. Speaking of cruise missiles, they are the weapons used against terrestrial targets which travel at a constant speed and are designed to deliver a warhead over long distances. They are self-navigating and follow a low-altitude trajectory. According to KCNA statements, the tests saw missiles travelling up to 1,500km(930 miles) and flight paths including figure 8 patterns. US sanctions regarding missile tests remain questionable. However, some of the reports also suggest that UN security council sanctions prohibit North Korea from testing ballistic missiles and not cruise missiles. Not much later, a second weapon test using two ballistic missiles were carried out which travels around 800km. A reactor that produces plutonium for nuclear weapons was started by North Korea last month

      Major concerns of this act are in neighbouring countries like Japan and South Korea. South Korea increased its alert level and is in cooperation with the US. Japan responded to this launch as "outrageous" and a threat to peace.

    Despite the above concerns, the big question is what is the intention of these consecutive missile launches when the country is suffering from severe food shortages, economic regression and forced lockdown due to the covid19 pandemic.