The Hindu’s Top news of the day - January 29, 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu’s Top news of the day - January 29, 2025

The Hindu  

Multiple casualties as stampede broke out at Maha Kumbh Multiple casualties took place as a stampede broke out at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early Wednesday as crores of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya. While the Uttar Pradesh government has remained tight-lipped about the number of casualties, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and many Union Ministers, several Chief Ministers and Opposition leaders across parties offered their condolences to the victims and their families. PM Modi slams Kejriwal over ‘poisoning Yamuna’ remark, says Delhi does not forgive sinners Slamming AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal over his remarks that “poison” is being mixed in the Yamuna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that fearing their defeat in the Delhi polls, “AAP-da people“ have turned desperate. Chief Minister’s post in Tamil Nadu remains elusive for Scheduled Castes Despite Scheduled Castes constituting 20% of Tamil Nadu’s population and accounting for at least one-fifth of the population in 17 out of 32 districts as per the 2011 Census, the top political post — Chief Minister — of the State has remained elusive for the community. Ex-Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder son indicted for alleged misappropriation Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder son has been indicted in the High Court for alleged misappropriation from an Indian investment before 2015.

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Centre Told to Submit FIRs in Triple Talaq Cases
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Centre Told to Submit FIRs in Triple Talaq Cases

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to furnish data on FIRs and chargesheets filed against men for pronouncing instant triple talaq to divorce spouses in contravention of the Muslim Women Act 2019. The apex court was hearing a clutch of petitions filed by various Muslim individuals and outfits challenging the constitutional validity of the 2019 Act …

Triple Talaq: How many FIRs lodged against Muslim men under anti-triple talaq law, SC asks Centre
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Triple Talaq: How many FIRs lodged against Muslim men under anti-triple talaq law, SC asks Centre

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Centre to collect the total number of criminal cases registered against Muslim men under a law which penalises declaration of triple or instant talaq. But Mr. Pasha interjected to point out that the practice of triple talaq ceased to have any legal effect ever since the Supreme Court declared it “manifestly arbitrary” in …

‘You are not Muslim’: UP man gives ‘triple talaq’ to wife for supporting police action in Sambhal
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘You are not Muslim’: UP man gives ‘triple talaq’ to wife for supporting police action in Sambhal

Live Mint  

A woman from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh is making headlines after her husband gave her ‘triple talaq’ for supporting police action following Sambhal violence. The woman has alleged that while she was watching a video linked to the recent Sambhal violence, her support for police action infuriated her husband Ejazul. After this, Nida filed a police complaint against her husband …

Centre defends law on triple talaq in SC, says practice ‘fatal’ to institution of marriage
7 months, 1 week ago

Centre defends law on triple talaq in SC, says practice ‘fatal’ to institution of marriage

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has defended its 2019 law against triple talaq by telling the Supreme Court that the practice is “fatal” to the institution of marriage. In an affidavit filed in response to petitions challenging the law, the Centre has said that despite the Supreme Court setting aside the practice in 2017, it has “not worked as a sufficient deterrent in …

Centre files affidavit in Supreme Court, defends criminalising instant triple talaq law
7 months, 1 week ago

Centre files affidavit in Supreme Court, defends criminalising instant triple talaq law

India TV News  

The Central government on Monday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court defending its 2019 law criminalising instant triple talaq and said that the 2019 Act helps in ensuring the larger constitutional goals of gender justice and gender equality of married Muslim women and helps subserve their fundamental rights of non-discrimination and empowerment. The Centre in the affidavit further added …

MP: Muslim woman given triple talaq by her husband for voting BJP in Lok Sabha elections
9 months ago

MP: Muslim woman given triple talaq by her husband for voting BJP in Lok Sabha elections

Op India  

In Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, a 26-year-old Muslim woman has alleged that her husband gave her “triple talaq” after he was enraged with her for voting for the BJP in the Lok Sabha election. The officer went on to say that the complaint woman supported and voted for a political party, which infuriated her husband, who then gave her a …

Muslims in Ayodhya say 'mandir-masjid' a non-issue, want development and jobs
10 months, 1 week ago

Muslims in Ayodhya say 'mandir-masjid' a non-issue, want development and jobs

New Indian Express  

"The BJP has done good work in Ayodhya and hence it should get the due credit. Ansari said workers of political parties have been coming to his house to seek his vote and the BJP was the first to approach him. Ansari had earlier said that the BJP brought an end to the Ram temple issue. Hitting out at the …

Amit Shah slams foreign media over ‘anti-Muslim’ law claims: 'Ask them...'
1 year ago

Amit Shah slams foreign media over ‘anti-Muslim’ law claims: 'Ask them...'

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah has hit back at foreign media for questioning the contentious laws brought in by the Narendra Modi government, particularly those related to religion and citizenship. Foreign media outlets have been actively scrutinising India's ban on the triple talaq practice in Islam, abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and the Citizenship Amendment Act, which …

Practice and law: debating aspects of the Muslim personal law
1 year ago

Practice and law: debating aspects of the Muslim personal law

The Hindu  

Last week, the Assam Government quietly repealed the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935. The decision was widely criticised in political circles, but the fact remains that the Muslim personal law, and inevitably, Muslim marriage, divorce, maintenance and inheritance, have been in the public eye in recent years. They have all been the subject of study for academics …

PM Modi asks BJP MPs to reach out to Muslim women for celebrating festival of Rakhi
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Modi asks BJP MPs to reach out to Muslim women for celebrating festival of Rakhi

India TV News  

PM Modi asks BJP MPs to reach out to Muslim women for celebrating festival of Rakhi Some MPs present in the meeting said Modi emphasised the need to connect with every section of society and then noted his government's decision to ban the practice of instant divorce among Muslim men. PM Modi to BJP MPs: Asserting that his government's decision …

All India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board Approaches Supreme Court Against Extra-Judicial & Unilateral Talaq
2 years, 5 months ago

All India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board Approaches Supreme Court Against Extra-Judicial & Unilateral Talaq

Live Law  

The All-India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board has moved Supreme Court seeking against unilateral forms of divorce by Muslim husbands by pronouncement of talaq as per the personal law.The Board seeks to declare divorce given to Muslim women without following the due procedure as null & void with retrospective effect.The Board sought a direction from the Court to declare that …

Morning Digest | India-China ties seeing a positive impetus, says Chinese Ambassador; Salman Rushdie’s attacker pleads not guilty, and more
2 years, 7 months ago

Morning Digest | India-China ties seeing a positive impetus, says Chinese Ambassador; Salman Rushdie’s attacker pleads not guilty, and more

The Hindu  

India-China ties seeing a positive impetus, says Chinese Ambassador India and China are seeing a “positive impetus” to ties, given two meetings between the Foreign Ministers in the past few months and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attendance at the BRICS summit in June, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said on Saturday. Salman Rushdie’s attacker pleads not guilty The man …

India TV Samvaad: Triple talaq law reduced cases by 90%, says Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan
2 years, 9 months ago

India TV Samvaad: Triple talaq law reduced cases by 90%, says Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan

India TV News  

Highlights Kerala Governor complimented PM Modi for enactment of law against Triple talaq Governor said "Many Islamic nations ended the social malpractice but it was prevalent in India In 2019, BJP govt enacted a law making instant triple talaq a criminal offence India TV Samvaad: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Monday complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government for …

From hijab ban to Ram Mandir: When the Supreme Court was drawn into religious debates
3 years ago

From hijab ban to Ram Mandir: When the Supreme Court was drawn into religious debates

Firstpost  

The hijab row has moved from classrooms to the top court. The Karnataka High Court’s decision to uphold the ban on the headscarf has been challenged in the Supreme Court After the Karnataka High Court dismissed petitions seeking permission to wear hijabs inside the classroom after it deemed that the headscarf was not an essential religious practice of Islam, the …

Triple talaq law helping women: PM in Mann ki Baat
3 years ago

Triple talaq law helping women: PM in Mann ki Baat

Hindustan Times  

Women in the country are “reaching new heights”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he hailed his government’s women-centric decisions, including a law against the practice of triple talaq. The country has seen an 80% reduction in cases related to the practice of triple talaq, Modi said. The Prime Minister also talked about redefining “Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat ” …

Chhattisgarh: Woman Moves HC Challenging Validity of Sharia Court, Triple Talaq Order
3 years, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh: Woman Moves HC Challenging Validity of Sharia Court, Triple Talaq Order

News 18  

A woman has filed a petition in the Chhattisgarh High Court, challenging the validity of a Sharia court operating in Raipur and a 'triple talaq' order passed by it against her recently. But, the respondent had proceeded for the 'triple talaq', her counsel Devershi Thakur said on Thursday. The 'Idara-e-Shariya Islami Court' here last month passed the triple talaq order …

BJP manifesto for 2022 Uttar Pradesh election released, a comparison with 2017 poll promises
3 years, 1 month ago

BJP manifesto for 2022 Uttar Pradesh election released, a comparison with 2017 poll promises

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party released its election manifesto for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls on Tuesday, hours before the campaign for the first of the seven-phase voting ended. Titled Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra, the BJP manifesto promises a long list of 'freebies' while trying to keep the core Hindutva voting bloc intact. COVER PHOTO In January 2017, when then BJP …

UP polls: Bareilly cleric’s daughter-in-law, a triple talaq victim, joins BJP
3 years, 1 month ago

UP polls: Bareilly cleric’s daughter-in-law, a triple talaq victim, joins BJP

Hindustan Times  

After praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for scrapping triple talaq, Nida Khan, the daughter-in- law of Islamic cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan from Bareilly’s famous Dargah Ala Hazrat, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Lucknow on Sunday. They include former UP minister in the Samajwadi Party government Shivcharan Prajapati, former BSP general secretary Gangaram Ambedkar, who was OSD to the then …

Triple talaq law reduced cases by 80%, showed ’better results’: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
3 years, 7 months ago

Triple talaq law reduced cases by 80%, showed ’better results’: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Live Mint  

The law to criminalise triple talaq has reduced such instances by 80 per cent in the country, claimed Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi during an event to celebrate Muslim Women Rights Day. Minority Affairs Ministry is observing August 1, Sunday, as Muslim Women Rights Day to commemorate two years of Muslim Women Act. The law came into effect …

Muslim Women Rights Day 2021: Govt Marks 2nd Anniversary of 'Historic' Step to Ban Triple Talaq
3 years, 7 months ago

Muslim Women Rights Day 2021: Govt Marks 2nd Anniversary of 'Historic' Step to Ban Triple Talaq

News 18  

It was on August 1, 2019, that the Narendra Modi government passed the Triple Talaq bill in Parliament, abolishing the practice of instant divorce and ‘nikah halala’ in the Muslim community, and since then, the day is celebrated as Muslim Women Rights Day as the government marks gender equality. On the second anniversary of the event on Sunday, Union Minority …

Assam Assembly polls | NDA gave liberty to Muslim women: Nadda
4 years ago

Assam Assembly polls | NDA gave liberty to Muslim women: Nadda

The Hindu  

BJP president J.P. Nadda on Monday said the NDA government gave Muslim women in the country the liberty they deserved by declaring triple talaq illegal. Claiming that the party has been working for Assam’s peace and prosperity, he alluded to “positive changes” in Jammu and Kashmir after the repeal of Article 370 of the Constitution. The Narendra Modi government made …

All India Muslim Personal Law Board Moves SC Challenging Triple Talaq Act [Read Petition]
5 years, 5 months ago

All India Muslim Personal Law Board Moves SC Challenging Triple Talaq Act [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Kamal Faruqui, member of Executive Committee of the Board have moved the Supreme Court challenging The Muslim Women Act, 2019, which criminalises triple talaq, saying the same is unconstitutional and brings marriage on the brinks of breakdown. It lays challenge to Section 2 of the Act which makes Talaq e Biddat "or …

Muslim body moves Supreme Court against law on triple talaq
5 years, 5 months ago

Muslim body moves Supreme Court against law on triple talaq

India TV News  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court challenging the law which criminalises instant triple talaq. The Muslim Women Act, 2019 makes talaq-e-biddat or any other similar form of talaq having the effect of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronounced by a Muslim husband void and illegal. The plea by AIMPLB and Kamal Faruqui …

Post triple talaq ban, Muslim women in UP constructing temple for PM Modi
5 years, 5 months ago

Post triple talaq ban, Muslim women in UP constructing temple for PM Modi

India TV News  

In a special way to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the introduction of various social reforms, a group of Muslim women in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district are constructing a temple dedicated to the prime minister. Ruby Ghazni, who is leading the group, said that the Prime Minister had done a lot for Muslim women in particular and deserved to …

UP govt's assistance to triple talaq survivors delinks outlawed practice from religion, may help widen acceptability of ban
5 years, 6 months ago

UP govt's assistance to triple talaq survivors delinks outlawed practice from religion, may help widen acceptability of ban

Firstpost  

With Yogi Adityanath govt Thursday offering free legal aid to survivors of instant triple talaq and financial assistance, the outlawed practice has now become a social issue On Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced that his government would provide free legal aid to the Muslim women who have been given triple talaq by their husbands. However, with the …

UP government to provide free legal aid, ₹6,000 annual allowance to triple talaq victims
5 years, 6 months ago

UP government to provide free legal aid, ₹6,000 annual allowance to triple talaq victims

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh government would ensure ₹6,000 annual allowance for victims of the banned practice of instant triple talaq, besides providing the needy ones among them with housing facility and the means to earn their livelihood, announced Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday. The Uttar Pradesh government would ensure ₹ 6,000 annual allowance for victims of the banned …

SC Issues Notice On Another Plea Challenging Criminalization Of Triple Talaq
5 years, 6 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Another Plea Challenging Criminalization Of Triple Talaq

Live Law  

The Bench of Justices N. V. Ramana, Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi of the Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice in another petition challenging the constitutional validity of the law criminalizing Triple Talaq. It is noteworthy that Section 3 of the Act prescribes imprisonment of a Muslim husband for a term which may extend to three years and fine, …

Supreme Court agrees to examine triple talaq law
5 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to examine triple talaq law

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the challenge to the provisions in the Muslim Women Act, 2019, that criminalises the instant triple talaq and provides for the imprisonment of husband for divorcing wife and the retrospective applicability of the law. Seeking the Centre’s response on multiple petitions challenging different aspects of the Act also known as …

SC to examine validity of new triple talaq law, issues notice to Centre
5 years, 7 months ago

SC to examine validity of new triple talaq law, issues notice to Centre

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea challenging the newly-minted law which criminalizes the practice of instant triple talaq. The Muslim Women Act, 2019, makes instant triple talaq a cognizable offence, attracting up to three years of imprisonment with a fine. Citing a five-judge Constitution bench verdict, which had declared the practice of triple talaq …

Triple Talaq: SC issues notice to Centre on plea against new law; agrees to examine validity
5 years, 7 months ago

Triple Talaq: SC issues notice to Centre on plea against new law; agrees to examine validity

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the validity of a newly enacted law which makes the practice of instant divorce through triple talaq among Muslims a punishable offence entailing imprisonment of up to three years. A bench of justices N V Ramana and Ajay Rastogi issued notice the Centre on a batch of petitions which has sought to …

SC Issues Notice On Petitions Challenging the Constitutional Validity of New Triple Talaq Law
5 years, 7 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Petitions Challenging the Constitutional Validity of New Triple Talaq Law

Live Law  

Supreme Court has issued notice on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Muslim Women Act, 2019. Subsequently, the triple talaq law- Women Act 2019 was passed by the Central government on July31, 2019, criminalizing such pronouncement and prescribing a punishment of up to 3 yrs imprisonment for the same. Petitions Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulama Vs Union of India …

Supreme Court agrees to hear pleas against new triple talaq law, issues notice to Centre
5 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear pleas against new triple talaq law, issues notice to Centre

India Today  

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear pleas against Triple talaq act and has issued a notice to the Centre on the same. The Supreme Court is seeking response from the Centre on petition challenging newly enacted law on triple talaq. Earlier in August, the new legislation which makes the practice of instant divorce through 'triple talaq' among Muslims a …

Fear of triple talaq kept haunting Muslim women, we ended it: PM Modi in Independence Day speech
5 years, 7 months ago

Fear of triple talaq kept haunting Muslim women, we ended it: PM Modi in Independence Day speech

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday his government took steps to help Muslim women stop living in fear and removed the practice of triple talaq as he addressed the nation in his sixth straight Independence Day speech. PM Modi “The fear of triple talaq kept haunting Muslim women in our country, which is why we took the step to …

PIL filed in Supreme Court challenging triple talaq law
5 years, 7 months ago

PIL filed in Supreme Court challenging triple talaq law

India TV News  

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional validity of the Muslim Women Act, 2019 which criminalises triple talaq. The public suit has been filed by the Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema, a religious organisation of Sunni Muslim scholars and clerics in Kerala, which has requested the apex court to strike down the new act …

Mathura man gives triple talaq to wife over dowry, case registered under newly enacted law
5 years, 7 months ago

Mathura man gives triple talaq to wife over dowry, case registered under newly enacted law

India TV News  

Under the newly enacted law that prohibits instant pronouncement of "triple talaq", a case has been registered in Uttar Pradesh here, where a man allegedly divorced his wife in the middle of a road for refusing to arrange a dowry amount of Rs 1 lakh, police said. Mathura Senior Superintendent of Police Shalabh Mathur said a case under the new …

TMC leader Siddiqullah Chowdhury refuses to accept the Triple Talaq Act, says it is attack on Islam
5 years, 7 months ago

TMC leader Siddiqullah Chowdhury refuses to accept the Triple Talaq Act, says it is attack on Islam

Op India  

Two days after getting a clear passage in the Rajya Sabha, the contentious Triple Talaq Bill today got the Presidential nod and has finally become law now. Despite this historic decision, which would free Muslim women from the barbaric Islamic practise of triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat, the minister in the Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal government, Siddiqullah Chowdhury, showing complete disrespect …

Up to 3 years jail for Muslim men giving instant triple talaq: Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill
5 years, 7 months ago

Up to 3 years jail for Muslim men giving instant triple talaq: Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill

Firstpost  

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday gave his assent to the Muslim Women, Bill, 2019 New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday gave his assent to the Muslim Women, Bill, 2019, which criminalises instant ’triple talaq’ among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband. Soon after the Bill was passed on July 30 by …

Women will be ultimate sufferers of triple talaq law: AIMPLB
5 years, 7 months ago

Women will be ultimate sufferers of triple talaq law: AIMPLB

India TV News  

Women will be ultimate sufferers of triple talaq law: AIMPLB Women will be the ultimate sufferers of the triple talaq legislation as they will be damaging their homes and causing harm to their husbands, Asma Zehra, the Chief Organiser of the women's wing of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board said on Wednesday. Women will be the ultimate sufferers …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat July 30 episode: Historic passage of Triple Talaq Bill will act as a deterrent
5 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat July 30 episode: Historic passage of Triple Talaq Bill will act as a deterrent

India TV News  

It was a historic day in Parliament, when the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Muslim Women Bill by 84 votes to 99. The second argument put forth was that triple talaq could be declared illegal, but it should not be declared a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment. With the passage of Triple Talaq Bill, the Modi government has crossed …

Triple talaq bill passed: PM Narendra Modi salutes courage of Muslim women
5 years, 7 months ago

Triple talaq bill passed: PM Narendra Modi salutes courage of Muslim women

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha passed triple talaq bill on Tuesday. "Passage in the Rajya Sabha of Muslim Women Bill completes Parliament's approval of ban on the inequitable practice of triple talaq. A milestone in the quest for gender justice; a moment of satisfaction for the entire country" Union Home Minister Amit Shah dubbed this "a great day for India's democracy" "Today is …

Historical wrong done to Muslim women corrected: PM Modi on Triple Talaq Bill
5 years, 7 months ago

Historical wrong done to Muslim women corrected: PM Modi on Triple Talaq Bill

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Hailing the passage of the Triple Talaq Bill by Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that a historic wrong done to Muslim women has been corrected and an "archaic and medieval practice" confined to the dustbin of history. Lok Sabha had passed the Muslim Women Bill, 2019 last week. Modi said this is a victory of …

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tables Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha, says 'it should not be seen through political prism'
5 years, 7 months ago

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tables Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha, says 'it should not be seen through political prism'

Firstpost  

Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday moved the triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha, saying it has been brought to ensure justice for Muslim women and should not be seen through a political prism New Delhi: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday moved the triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha, saying it has been brought to ensure justice …

Triple Talaq Bill sails through Rajya Sabha
5 years, 7 months ago

Triple Talaq Bill sails through Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The Muslim Women Bill, 2019, better known as the Triple Talaq Bill, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. In the 240-member House, 99 members voted in favour of the Bill, 84 opposed it while 57 members stayed away — by either walking out, abstaining or being absent. Minutes after the vote, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that by …

Opinion | Talaq jeopardy
5 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | Talaq jeopardy

Live Mint  

The practice of instant triple talaq, under which a Muslim man divorces his wife by uttering the word “talaq” thrice in one go, may not be rampant, but is too appalling for a secular democratic state to ignore. Last week, the Lok Sabha passed the Muslim Women Bill, 2019, which seeks to forbid it. The main objection raised by the …

Centre trivalised triple talaq by sidelining Opposition remarks on bill; govt's attempt at Muslim inclusion reeks of haste
5 years, 8 months ago

Centre trivalised triple talaq by sidelining Opposition remarks on bill; govt's attempt at Muslim inclusion reeks of haste

Firstpost  

The Muslims in India need inclusion, but to do it in a haphazard manner disregarding every Opposition point of view, as seen during the debate on triple talaq bill, not only trivialises the issue but also reeks of arrogance The public’s expectation from the Narendra Modi government is really high. Let’s focus on the Muslim Women Bill, 2019, which was …

Muslim man in Surat gives Triple Talaq to wife for not getting dowry
5 years, 8 months ago

Muslim man in Surat gives Triple Talaq to wife for not getting dowry

Op India  

A 23-year-old Muslim woman in Surat has lodged an FIR against her husband accusing him of giving her triple talaq illegally after her parents could not provide him Rs. Speaking to the media, the victim woman said that her husband gave her Triple Talaq orally in front of his family, just 40 days after her mother died. After that, she …

Triple Talaq Bill Passed By Lok Sabha [Read Bill]
5 years, 8 months ago

Triple Talaq Bill Passed By Lok Sabha [Read Bill]

Live Law  

After intense discussion which lasted nearly five hours, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the "Muslim Women Bill 2019", commonly known as Triple Talaq Bill.The motion to consider the Bill was passed with 303 'yes' votes against 82 'no' votes. After intense discussion which lasted nearly five hours, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the "Muslim Women Bill 2019", commonly …

Daily Bulletin: Modi leads Yoga Day celebrations in Ranchi; Sitharaman to chair first GST council meet as finance minister; day's top stories
5 years, 9 months ago

Daily Bulletin: Modi leads Yoga Day celebrations in Ranchi; Sitharaman to chair first GST council meet as finance minister; day's top stories

Firstpost  

The world celebrates the fourth international yoga day on Friday, the 21st of June; The Lok Sabha will debate today the contentious triple talaq bill; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair her first meeting of the GST Council; day’s top stories International Yoga Day today The world is celebrating the fourth international yoga day on Friday which is also the …

Congress to oppose Bill on triple talaq
5 years, 9 months ago

Congress to oppose Bill on triple talaq

India TV News  

The Congress on Thursday said it will oppose the triple talaq Bill in Parliament, saying a debate was needed on some of its provisions. Congress Rajya Sabha member and spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said: "On triple talaq, we have raised some fundamental points. His remarks came a day after the government said it will introduce a Bill in the coming …

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