The new version of the bill with a provision for bail is expected to win support of the Congress and other Opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha.
10 Aug 2018 1:23 AM
The magistrate will now have powers to grant bail to men found guilty of giving instant triple talaq to their wives.
09 Aug 2018 5:24 PM
Kejriwal's remarks came a day after the PM Modi, during a rally in UP's Azamgarh, asked if the Congress was a party for Muslim men alone.
16 Jul 2018 8:43 AM
PM Modi slams Opposition on triple talaq, sets tone for Monsoon Session.
15 Jul 2018 1:27 AM
Clerics who addressed the event also urged the Dalits to come on one platform against the BJP at the Centre.
16 Apr 2018 2:15 AM
Kovind also made it clear that the Narendra Modi government will do everything to empower the minorities but not appease them.
30 Jan 2018 1:07 AM
Kovind said 'a sustained debate is required on simultaneous elections and all political parties need to arrive at a consensus on it.'
29 Jan 2018 4:41 PM
'We should rise above politics and make most use of our healthy parliamentary committees system and have proactive discussions,' Modi said.
29 Jan 2018 11:55 AM
The PM urged leaders to ensure success of Budget session and said the govt is taking suggestions of opposition 'sincerely'.
29 Jan 2018 9:08 AM
The Budget Session will commence with the customary address of the President at a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
29 Jan 2018 1:18 AM
At the same time, he asked the Muslim community to socially boycott those who take the instant triple talaq route to divorce.
23 Jan 2018 5:54 PM
Rule 74 of the Lok Sabha’s Rules of Procedure mentions motions that may be moved after introduction of a bill.
14 Jan 2018 12:45 AM
The government has listed the bill again for tomorrow in the list of business in the Rajya Sabha.
05 Jan 2018 12:41 AM
The bill, which has divided the political class and drawn criticism from several Muslim bodies, was passed in the Lok Sabha on December 28.
04 Jan 2018 9:44 PM
The Union minister said he had 'nothing to say about regional parties' as they might have opposed the bill due to 'regional pressures'.
04 Jan 2018 9:55 AM
Squarely blaming the BJP over the bill she even predicted that the bill would only increase woes for the Muslim women.
04 Jan 2018 2:23 AM
She accused BJP of trying to 'do politics' with the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, which was passed in the LS.
03 Jan 2018 7:57 PM
Lok Sabha has already cleared 'Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill and is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
02 Jan 2018 5:10 PM
The bill, which makes instant triple illegal with up to three years in jail for the husband, was passed by the Lower House last week.
02 Jan 2018 4:20 AM
Women under the draft law can seek subsistence allowance and can claim custody of minor children.
01 Jan 2018 1:35 AM