BJP trying to divide Muslim families with Triple Talaq bill: Mehbooba Mufti
Dec 31, 2018, at 03:29 pm
Srinagar, Dec 31 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday criticised the Triple Talaq Bill and hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party by saying that it is attempting to divide Muslim families.
Triple talaq bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha today
Dec 31, 2018, at 10:41 am
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IBNS): The government will table the triple talaq bill, which will end the prevalent practice of divorcing women by their husbands in Muslim community, in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament, on Monday, media reports said.
Congress to oppose triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha tomorrow
Dec 30, 2018, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): The Congress will do everything in its power to stop the triple talaq bill in its present form from being passed by the Rajya Sabha when it is tabled in the Upper House on Monday.
Triple talaq bill passed in Lok Sabha; Congress, AIADMK walk out
Dec 27, 2018, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The revised version of the triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, was passed in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.
Triple talaq bill not against any community: Law minister
Dec 27, 2018, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said it was essential that the Parliament saw the triple talaq bill as one for the rights of women and not against any community.
Triple Talaq to be a punishable offence; Union cabinet clears executive order
Sep 19, 2018, at 12:33 pm
New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): The Union cabinet passed an executive order on Wednesday to make Triple Talaq (a practice of instant divorce given to Muslim women by their husbands) a punishable offence, media reports said.
BJP's masterstroke of triple talaq bill throws Opposition in "secularism" dilemma
Jan 04, 2018, at 10:05 pm
A party which is often accused of being the proponent of 'Hindutva' delivered a masterstroke to the opposition groups by introducing the much awaited triple talaq bill in the winter session of Parliament in early 2018. And what followed in the upper house with the united opposition hullabaloo is a Shah Bano redux of 1986, reigniting India's pseudo-secularism debate.
Arun Jaitley attacks Congress over its stand on triple talaq
Jan 04, 2018, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley attacked the principal opposition party, Congress, over its stand on triple talaq bill which was tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday but soon followed by uproar in the House, media reports said.
Triple Talaq bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday
Jan 02, 2018, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017, aka the Triple Talaq Bill, will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Cabinet clears Triple Talaq bill, to be tabled in Parliament next
Dec 15, 2017, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IBNS): The Cabinet has cleared the Triple Talaq bill, which will be tabled in the Parliament during the ongoing winter session, media reports said.
Union govt likely to introduce Bill to end 'triple talaq' in winter session of Parliament
Nov 21, 2017, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): The Union government is likely to introduce the Bill to end 'triple talaq' in the upcoming winter session of Parliament, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Kolkata: Triple talaq petitioner Ishrat Jahan alleges her kids were kidnapped, rescued later
Sep 01, 2017, at 02:06 am
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS): Hours after triple talaq petitioner from Kolkata's twin city Howrah, Ishrat Jahan, claimed that her two children had gone missing from her residence, police rescued the duo on Thursday late evening, reports said.
Rahul Gandhi welcomes Triple Talaq verdict
Aug 23, 2017, at 02:19 am
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Hours after the Supreme Court verdict, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday congratulated women of India who fought for justice in connection with the Triple Talaq issue.
SC verdict on Triple Talaq is historic: Naqvi
Aug 23, 2017, at 01:18 am
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs ( Independent Charge ) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict on Triple Talaq issue.
India's Supreme Court strikes down Triple Talaq, asks Govt to frame law
Aug 22, 2017, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): In a landmark victory for the Muslim women in India, who were fighting to scrap the practice of instant triple talaq, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday said the practice is unconstitutional and illegal, and asked the country's government to legislate a law in Parliament.
Petitioners Zakia Soman, Shayara Bano welcome Supreme Court's verdict on Triple Talaq
Aug 22, 2017, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Two main petitioners, Zakia Soman and Shayara Bano, on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's declaration of instant Triple Talaq (oral divorce to Muslim women by their husbands) as "unconstitutional" by a 3:2 majority verdict.
Triple Talaq unconstitutional, illegal, says Supreme Court; asks Govt to frame law
Aug 22, 2017, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): In what is seen as a landmark victory for the Muslim women fighting to scrap the practice of triple talaq, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said the practice is unconstitutional and asked the government to legislate a law in Parliament.
Supreme Court bars Triple talaq for 6 months till Parliament legislate
Aug 22, 2017, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday put a stay on triple talaq for six months and asked the Parliament to legislate a law on the contentious practice in Muslim society.
Triple talaq: Verdict to be out by 10:30 am, India waits with bated breath
Aug 22, 2017, at 03:52 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): The much awaited triple talaq verdict will be out by 10:30 am on Tuesday morning, reports said.
India awaits a landmark Supreme Court verdict on triple talaq on Tuesday
Aug 22, 2017, at 05:58 am
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday is likely to deliver its verdict on the controversial Triple Talaq, the practice of a unilateral oral divorce to Muslim women by their husbands
SC concludes hearing on triple talaq, reserves verdict
May 18, 2017, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Thursday finished hearing the triple talaq case and reserved its verdict on whether the practice is constitutionally valid, reports said.
May 16, 2017, at 08:47 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS) : The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the triple talaq practice is a matter of faith and there is no question of constitutional morality or equality, media reports said.
Five-member all-faith bench of SC judges starts hearing Triple Talaq
May 11, 2017, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Thursday began hearing the sensitive issue on Triple Talaq, reports said.
Triple Talaq used to satisfy lust, says Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya
Apr 29, 2017, at 11:12 pm
Lucknow, Apr 29 (IBNS): Triggering a controversy, Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya has said some men use triple talaq practice to satisfy their “lustâ€.
PM Modi urges everyone not to look at Triple Talaq from a political aspect
Apr 29, 2017, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi, Apr 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, said that he hoped Muslim communities will come forward to resolve the issue of Triple Talaq, media reports said.
Silence on triple talaq like Draupadi episode : UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Apr 17, 2017, at 08:33 pm
Lucknow, Apr 17 (IBNS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said politicians keeping silence on the issue of triple talaq are equally guilty as those getting instant divorce from wife by the words of mouth.
Muslim sisters should get justice: Modi
Apr 17, 2017, at 12:54 am
Bhubaneswar, Apr 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday raised the issue of triple talaq and said 'justice' should be done for women belonging to the Muslim community, reports said.
Triple Talaq issue to be heard during summer vacation : Supreme Court
Mar 30, 2017, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS) : A five-judge constitution bench will sit on May 11 during the summer vacation to hear the triple talaq case to take a decision on the legality of the long-practised tradition in the Muslim community that allows a husband to get instant divorce from wife by saying "talaq" three times, Chief Justice J S Khehar on Thursday said.
Top court to consider legal aspects of Triple Talaq on Thursday
Feb 14, 2017, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IBNS): The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it will frame issues related to the Triple Talaq on Thursday, according to media reports.
Allahabad HC says triple talaq violates rights of Muslim women and is unconstitutional
Dec 08, 2016, at 07:42 pm
Allahabad, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Allahabad High Court on Thursday said that personal law boards are not above the Constitution while ruling that triple talaq among Muslims is unconstitutional, according to media reports.