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The Triple Talaq Bill has been passed in the absence of Congress and AIADMK lawmakers who staged a walkout minutes ahead of voting. (Representational Image | File)

Bill criminalising triple talaq passed in Lok Sabha amid walkout

Govt rejects Opposition demand to refer it to a joint select committee.

28 Dec 2018 12:56 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a function to mark one year of the Himachal Pradesh BJP government in Dharamsala. (Photo: PTI)

Modi: Congress misleading farmers on loan waiver

Speaking in Hindi, Mr Modi said the Congress had made a fool of the people through its loan waiver promises.

28 Dec 2018 12:49 AM IST

According to NIA, a locally-made rocket launcher, material for suicide vests and 112 alarm clocks to be used as timers were recovered from the searches. (Photo: ANI)

ISIS' case: Court allows NIA 12-day custody of 10 suspects

The accused were allegedly planning to jolt the national capital by a series of attacks and serial blasts.

28 Dec 2018 12:43 AM IST

A view of Shillong

In Shillong, friends at a time of conflict

The agitation against illegal foreign immigrants in Assam in the 1970s had its echoes in Shillong as well.

28 Dec 2018 12:33 AM IST

Smoke was seen coming out of the Dum Dum-bound metro rake soon after it left the Maidan station. (Photo: ANI)

16 passengers fall ill after fire breaks out in Kolkata Metro coach

Fire has been doused with help of fire hydrants. Fire Service and Kolkata Police Disaster Management were also present.

27 Dec 2018 7:53 PM IST

Centre passed an ordinance imposing three year penalty on husband who gives triple talaq.

Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill after Congress, AIADMK walk out

The Bill was taken up in the House for debate amid uproar by opposition parties.

27 Dec 2018 7:18 PM IST

Its not necessary for the baby to get HIV if the mother has the disease.

TN teen who donated blood to pregnant woman attempts suicide knowing...

Blood donated by the teen was meant for his relative, but it was not used and stored in the hospital's blood bank.

27 Dec 2018 6:47 PM IST

Education minister Partha Chatterjee

BJP's Rath Yatras aimed at stirring up communal passion in West...

The three-phased Rath yatra, was scheduled to be held in December and cover all the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West...

27 Dec 2018 6:04 PM IST

Assam Rifles (AR) which is under the Eastern Command of the Indian Army is strengthening the Indo-Myanmar border. (Representational Image | PTI)

Assam Rifles strengthens Indo-Myanmar border to curb trans-border...

The vast stretch of Indo-Myanmar Border along North Eastern states of Arunachal, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram is manned...

27 Dec 2018 5:40 PM IST

Stand by sentiments expressed by my party president: Anupriya Patel

Anupriya Patel had on Wednesday given a miss to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's programme in Deoria...

27 Dec 2018 5:21 PM IST

It was very positively received all around the world, especially by the Sikh community. We are actively working to develop infrastructures at Kartarpur, said Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal. (Photo: Twitter | @ForeignOfficePk)

Pak says Kartarpur corridor 'high point of diplomacy' for Imran Khan...

Spokesperson Mohammad Faisal also stated there has been no progress because New Delhi is not taking heed.

27 Dec 2018 5:14 PM IST

Speaking in Lok Sabha before moving the resolution, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the triple talaq bill, which seeks imprisonment for Muslim men accused of instant divorce, is not about politics but empowerment and justice for women. (Photo: File | Screengrab LSTV)

Triple talaq bill about justice: Govt as Oppn seeks bill be sent to...

Opposing the bill, Congress MP said real purpose of the bill was not to empower Muslim women but to 'penalise' Muslim...

27 Dec 2018 4:51 PM IST