Centre to oppose polygamy, Nikaah Halala at Supreme Court hearingNikaah halala makes it mandatory for a divorced Muslim woman to marry another man, consummate the marriage and divorce him should she wish ...
30 Jun, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
Most Muslims favour ban on bad tradition of triple talaq: NaqviIn recently-concluded winter session of Parliament, Lok Sabha passed a landmark bill making talaq-e-biddat or instant triple talaq a "cogni...
08 Jan, 2018, 05.41 PM IST
View: What made Cong take a u-turn just weeks after supporting Instant Talaq Bill?Suddenly, the BJP government stood exposed in everyone’s X-Ray glasses vision as trying to push forth a law that was deeply — and oh-so-con...
04 Jan, 2018, 08.22 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi talks about women on Haj and instant talaq in Mann Ki BaatAlmost 1,300 Muslim women, from Kerala to North India, have applied to travel on Haj without a male guardian after we scrapped the rule, sa...
01 Jan, 2018, 07.49 AM IST
1300 Muslim women apply to go alone to Haj after we scrapped Male Guardian rule: PM Narendra ModiAlmost 1300 Muslim women, from Kerala to North India, have applied to travel on Haj without a male guardian after we have scrapped that rul...
31 Dec, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
Premature to make a complete observation on Supreme Court's verdict on triple talaq: Sanjay Jha, Congress"The SC has at the same time said that for any amendments to happen to the current triple talaq issue it is for the legislators to get toge...
22 Aug, 2017, 02.38 PM IST
Supreme Court refuses to entertain fresh plea against triple talaqA five-judge Constitution bench had reserved its verdict on May 18 on the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the...
13 Aug, 2017, 10.23 AM IST
Triple talaq: Supreme Court allows Salman Khurshid to assist as amicus curiaeA five-judge constitution bench would commence hearing from May 11 to decide a batch of petitions challenging 'triple talaq', 'nikah halala...
03 May, 2017, 12.58 PM IST
Deal with triple talaq as reform measure: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi“It is best that the reform comes from the community itself. We have had informal sessions with many groups from the community,” Naqvi said.
01 May, 2017, 12.44 AM IST
Personal law board treats Muslim women as objects: VHPPitching for equal rights for Muslim women, VHP general secretary Surender Jain accused the AIMPLB of "imposing centuries-old orthodox and ...
17 Apr, 2017, 07.44 PM IST
Pregnant woman writes to PM, urges to put end to triple talaqThe woman, Shagufta, has claimed her in-laws were pressurising her to go for abortion, while her husband had verbally divorced her over the...
29 Mar, 2017, 10.15 PM IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad dares Congress, SP, BSP to clarify stand on triple talaqThere has been a lot of controversy over the stand of the BJP and the Narendra Modi government on the triple talaq issue. Let me point out ...
19 Feb, 2017, 06.38 PM IST
CPI attacks Ravi Shankar Prasad over triple talaq, questions timing of his commentSenior BJP leader Prasad had yesterday said the Centre is committed to ending the "evil social practice" of triple talaq and had asked the ...
06 Feb, 2017, 04.49 PM IST
BJP-led Center may ban triple talaq after UP polls, says Union Minister Ravi Shankar PrasadSpeaking at a press conference yesterday, he said the tradition denies respect for women and it needs to be banned.
05 Feb, 2017, 07.18 PM IST
No one can change personal law: Khalid Rasheed Firangi MahaliA 2015 study, released by the BMMA that has been working for over a decade for the abolishment of the practice, showed that nearly one in 1...
23 Oct, 2016, 12.54 PM IST
Government will reach out to Muslims before taking decision on triple talaq: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviAIMPLB has said that the Centre’s stand in the Supreme Court against the practice of triple talaq was a “conspiracy” to implement a uniform...
17 Oct, 2016, 12.06 AM 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