Anti-triple talaq crusader Shayara Bano gets minister rank in UttarakhandChief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat's media coordinator Darshan Singh Rawat said ,Bano is among three women, who were appointed vice presi...
21 Oct, 2020, 11.52 AM IST
BJP's progressive policies drew me to party: Shayara BanoBano, a resident of Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand, was welcomed into the BJP by its state president Bansidhar Bhaga...
11 Oct, 2020, 02.00 PM IST
Muslim women’s body seeks family lawThe women's organisation stated that issues such as polygamy, halala and age of marriage still remained “unsolved”
27 Aug, 2019, 08.20 AM IST
Planning triple talaq courts for speedy justice: Ravi Shankar PrasadSpeaking to ET, Prasad said there was such a suggestion and the “government will surely look into having separate magistrate courts” for th...
02 Aug, 2019, 09.25 AM IST
Bill to ensure Muslim women are treated as equals: Shayara BanoThe challenge now is to ensure that the law is not misused, says victim Nida Khan.
31 Jul, 2019, 08.36 AM IST
Triple talaq crusaders continue to fight for survivalIshrat Jahan had joined the BJP in 2018 and was initially expected to be one of the major minority faces of the party in Bengal.
14 Apr, 2019, 11.41 AM IST
Plea in Supreme Court challenging ordinance to make instant triple talaq penal offenceUnder the proposed ordinance, instant triple talaq has been declared illegal and void and will attract a jail term of three years for the h...
25 Sep, 2018, 06.16 PM IST
Meet Sameena who is leading polygamy fightThe mother of three and a resident of Delhi, Sameena is one of the main petitioners in the case along with Delhi-based advocate Ashwini Kum...
03 Jul, 2018, 08.10 AM IST
One nation one code- will the UCC make Indian families fairer?Extra-judicial divorce remains more readily available to Muslim men than to Muslim women, who access it mainly through khula, which require...
04 Oct, 2017, 01.43 PM IST
Triple talaq: Here's why Supreme Court may strike down unilateral talaqsArguments have ended in the triple talaq case and the judgement is expected before August. SC’s decision will have far-reaching implication...
22 May, 2017, 12.02 AM IST
5 judges of 5 faiths on SC's triple talaq bench; hearing to begin todayFor a sensitive issue like this, the lead petition is aptly titled "Quest for Equality vs Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind".
11 May, 2017, 08.20 AM IST
We want equal opportunities as per constitution: Rights activistsThe group, which issued a joint statement recently, included Bebaak Collective, Aawaz-e-Niswaan, Parvaaz Sangathan, Janvikas, Sahiya and Mu...
06 May, 2017, 05.16 PM IST
NCW demands ban on triple talaq, polygamy in affidavit to SCThe NCW says that its submission before the court comes in the backdrop of several complaints made to it by aggrieved Muslim women.
08 Nov, 2016, 05.12 PM IST
Forced to undergo six abortions, says triple talaq challenger Shayara BanoBano's husband had summarily posted a 'talaqnama' to her in October, which led to her taking recourse to the judiciary to get the triple ta...
19 Apr, 2016, 02.26 PM IST
Triple talaq: Muslim Law Board to contest Shayara Bano case in Supreme CourtIn 1985, Shah Bano, a 62-year-old Muslim mother of five from Indore, who was divorced by her husband, had won the right to alimony in the S...
18 Apr, 2016, 12.30 PM IST
Freedom from triple talaq: Goa shows the wayIf a referendum with secret voting is held among Muslim women, they will surely opt to abolish triple talaq and polygamy . But they are not...
03 Apr, 2016, 10.26 AM IST
Supreme Court seeks Narendra Modi government’s views on triple talaqThe bench issued notices to the ministries of law, minority affairs, and women and child development, seeking their views on the matter.
01 Mar, 2016, 07.44 AM IST