Bill banning Triple Talaq is aimed at securing justice to women: Vice President
Aug 01, 2019, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has hailed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, passed in the Rajya Sabha the other day, and said that it was aimed at securing gender rights and justice to women.
Triple Talaq Bill will empower Muslim women : Manipur CM
Jul 31, 2019, at 03:28 pm
Imphal, Jul 31 (UNI)Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said India is moving in the right direction as the Triple Talaq bill aims at ensuring gender dignity, justice and equality.
Rajya Sabha passes Triple Talaq bill, Modi calls it victory of gender justice
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi, Jul 30 (IBNS): After facing a hurdle in the Upper House the last time, the contentious Triple Talaq bill on Tuesday finally passed the test of the Rajya Sabha amid walkouts by various political parties which brought down the majority mark.
NDA looks to pass triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha today
Jul 30, 2019, at 01:58 pm
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): After the Right To Information (RTI) Amendment, 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is looking to pass the triple talaq bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday despite lacking the required number in the lower house of the parliament.
Lok Sabha passes bill to criminalise instant triple talaq
Jul 25, 2019, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi, Jul 25 (IBNS): The contentious bill to criminalise instant triple talaq was passed in the Lok Sabha amid a walkout by the opposition Congress party.
Hope the Triple Talaq Bill gets passed in the Parliament: DCW chief Swati Maliwal
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:35 pm
New Delhi, Jun 21 (UNI) Delhi Commission of Women chief Swati Maliwal has expressed hope that the 'Triple Talaq bill " would be passed in Parliament on Friday.
New Triple Talaq bill tabled in Lok Sabha
Jun 21, 2019, at 01:16 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): A new and fresh bill to ban the practice of instant Triple Talaq among Muslims has been tabled in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the parliament).
New Triple Talaq Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha today
Jun 21, 2019, at 12:27 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (UNI): A new and fresh bill to ban the practice of instant Triple Talaq among Muslims will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Will come to power and scrap triple talaq bill, says Congress; BJP calls it 'appeasement politics'
Feb 13, 2019, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Drawing sharp criticism from the ruling BJP for its alleged "appeasement politics" ahead of the General Elections, Mahila Congress president Sushmita Dev said her party will come to power and scrap the triple talaq bill, which aims to end the practice of instant divorce to wives in Muslim community orally, media reports said.
Parliament Session: Rajya Sabha adjourns sine die, Citizenship Bill and Triple Talaq Bill lapse
Feb 13, 2019, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) : In a major development, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on the last day of the budget session on Wednesday which resulted in the lapse of the much-debated Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018.
Rajya Sabha adjourns sine die, Citizenship Bill and Triple Talaq Bill lapse
Feb 13, 2019, at 03:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on the last day of the budget session on Wednesday resulting in the lapse of the much debated Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018.
Citizenship Amendment and Triple Talaq Bills to lapse if not passed by Rajya Sabha today
Feb 13, 2019, at 01:08 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) : The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, seeking to grant citizenship to minorities from few neighbouring countries seeking refuge in India and The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018 for abolishing the triple talaq system, will lapse if they do not get passage in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, the last day of the Budget session.
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.
Revised triple talaq bill likely in Lok Sabha today
Dec 27, 2018, at 11:38 am
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): The government is likely to table the revised triple talaq bill, which makes the practice of giving an instant divorce to Muslim women by their husbands a punishable offence, in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of parliament) on Thursday.
Congress blocked Triple Talaq bill due to vote-bank politics: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Sep 19, 2018, at 01:54 pm
New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): Slamming the Congress, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has alleged that the opposition party indulged in vote-bank politics while blocking the Triple Talaq Bill, which received the cabinet's nod on Wednesday.
Triple Talaq bill stalled in Rajya Sabha, likely to be tabled in parliament's winter session
Aug 10, 2018, at 03:07 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The triple talaq bill was blocked by the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of parliament) on Friday, the last day of the parliament's monsoon session, media reports said.
Cabinet approves Triple Talaq Bill, adds provision for bail
Aug 09, 2018, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared the amendment to the triple talaq bill with the approval for making provision for granting bail to men found guilty of declaring instant divorce to their wives, reports said.
Triple Talaq Bill pushed to Budget session of Parliament, RS adjourned sine die
Jan 05, 2018, at 08:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Muslim Women Protection of Rights in Marriage Bill 2017, popularly known as the Triple Talaq Bill, is likely to be taken up in the Budget session of Parliament as the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, the last day of the winter Parliament session, according to media reports.
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.
Triple Talaq bill to be presented in Lok Sabha today
Dec 28, 2017, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS) : Months after the Supreme Court struck down the Muslim practice of instant divorce, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will table the triple talaq bill or the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017 in the Lok Sabha Thursday.