Fresh bill introduced to make triple talaq penal offenceCiting details of instant triple talaq cases, the government had last week informed the Lok Sabha that till now 430 incidents of triple tal...
17 Dec, 2018, 07.40 PM IST
Government to move Ordinance for new law on triple talaq, 3-year jail term for guiltyAs per the new legislation, a sentence of three years can be awarded to those who indulge in instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat).
02 May, 2018, 01.36 PM IST
Eyes on vote banks keep instant talaq pot boilingJust as Congress stand in the Shah Bano case was made with an eye on minority votes, its stance on instant talaq is aimed at keeping intact...
17 Jan, 2018, 07.49 AM IST
Government mulls ordinance on triple talaqThe All India Muslim Personal Law Board and various women's groups too are ranged against the bill. The women's groups are particularly opp...
11 Jan, 2018, 10.42 AM IST
Instant Triple Talaq Bill: Little probability of Congress & BJP thrashing out a solutionBy heeding to Congress and Opposition demand, BJP would be ceding some of the credit for the bill to them, a scenario not acceptable to the...
08 Jan, 2018, 07.28 AM IST
Instant Talaq Bill may head to Rajya Sabha PanelVice-President M Venkaiah Naidu has ruled that the amendments moved by Anand Sharma (Congress) and Sukhendu Shekhar Roy (TMC) that seek to ...
04 Jan, 2018, 07.16 AM IST
Instant talaq bill listed for today in Rajya Sabha; Congress keeps government guessingAs per the Rajya Sabha’s list of business, the instant talaq Bill should be taken up by the House on Tuesday.
02 Jan, 2018, 11.27 AM IST
'All legal routes open for instant talaq victims, Bill ensures Muslim women's rights'The bill makes grant of instant talaq a cognisable and a non-bailable offence. Any Muslim woman subjected to instant talaq can approach a C...
02 Jan, 2018, 06.28 AM IST
Triple talaq bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha tomorrowThe Bill has already been passed in the Lok Sabha but is expected stalled in the Upper House of the Parliament, where the govt lacks a majo...
01 Jan, 2018, 08.52 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq bill by voice voteThe Bill which makes instant triple talaq illegal and void and awarding a jail term of up to three years to the husband was introduced in t...
29 Dec, 2017, 06.27 AM IST
Government introduces triple talaq bill in Lok SabhaThe draft bill says, "any pronouncement of talaq by a person upon his wife, by words, either spoken or written or in electronic form or in ...
28 Dec, 2017, 05.10 PM IST
Triple talaq bill to be introduced in Parliament todayThe bill, prepared by an inter-ministerial group, makes instant triple talaq-- spoken, in writing or by electronic means -- "illegal and vo...
28 Dec, 2017, 09.47 AM IST
Muslim bodies not consulted on triple talaq bill: GovernmentLaw Minister Ravi Shankar said the government believed that the proposed bill would help ensure gender justice, gender equality and dignity...
20 Dec, 2017, 03.59 PM IST
Union Cabinet clears Bill on instant triple talaqThe government is expecting to get the Bill passed in the ongoing winter session of the Parliament which commenced today.
16 Dec, 2017, 12.39 AM IST
Congress may oppose triple talaq bill if it violates Supreme Court verdictCongress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the party would support the bill criminalising instant triple talaq if it was within the Suprem...
15 Dec, 2017, 10.12 PM IST
Eight states lend support to law against instant talaqThe Supreme Court had declared the age-old Islamic practice as arbitrary and unconstitutional in August, but reports of instant triple tala...
15 Dec, 2017, 01.08 AM IST
Govt proposes three-year jail term for instant Talaq, Bill may be introduced in winter sessionThe Muslim Women Protection of Rights in Marriage Act is meant to ensure Muslim men do not indulge in instant triple talaq, declared illega...
02 Dec, 2017, 01.06 AM IST